Topics include gardening, tick bite prevention, well water protection, more
The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension is expanding its free online webinars this spring and summer to include topics such as tick bite prevention, well water protection, septic system management, nutrition, forestry and other topics.
Programs are offered every other Tuesday
through July beginning at 7 p.m. The programs are free and open to the public,
but registration is required.
“The pandemic forced us to switch from in-person programming to virtual programs last year, and we were able to reach an average of 150 people per live webinar – a five-fold increase from attendance at our in-person workshops,” said Kate Venturini, the outreach program administrator for Cooperative Extension.
“It’s wonderful to see the
appetite for science-based information from folks at home this year. We are so
happy to be a connector to factual information for Rhode Islanders through our
free webinar series.”
More than 5,000 people attended 36 Cooperative
Extension-hosted webinars in 2020, and an additional 2,000 people have viewed
the recordings on YouTube. The lineup for upcoming webinars is as follows:
Feb. 16: Seed-Starting Indoors
March 2: Seed-Starting and Transplanting
Outdoors
March 16: Interactive Discussion:
Community Troubleshooting for School Gardeners
April 6: Insects in the Vegetable
Garden—Tools for Success
April 20: Ground Covers: An
Alternative to Lawns
May 4: Are You a Smart Well Owner?
May 18: The What and When of Tick
Protection!
June 1: Unusual Fruits to Consider
for your Landscape
June 15: Managing Forests to Combat
Climate Change
June 29: Septic System Basics:
Keeping Them at their Best to Protect Public and Environmental Health
July 13: Q&A: The Science Behind
Diets and Nutrition
