{"id":1226,"date":"2025-11-07T07:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/urbanparks\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:44:17","slug":"2025-2026-workshop-schedule-posted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/urbanparks\/2025\/11\/07\/2025-2026-workshop-schedule-posted\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 &#8211; 2026 Workshop Registration Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Urban and Municipal Park&#8217;s 2025 &#8211; 2026 workshop schedule is now posted. 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