Hot Topics

Hot Topics are self-paced continuing education opportunities available for Continuing Education credits. Each Hot Topic should take about thirty minutes to two hours to complete, and can be done alone or in a small cohort with a facilitator using the facilitator's guide.

New Hot Topics

• Ecosystem-Supportive Plant Selection (added Fall 2024)

Beneficial Insect Hot Topics

• Natural Enemies

• Rusty Patched Bumblebee

Pest Hot Topics

• Jumping Worm 

• Japanese Beetles

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

• Emerald Ash Borer on the Move

• What You Should Know About Tomato Bacterial Canker

Health and Safety Hot Topics

• Sharing garden plants, seeds, and tools safely

• Food safety in the garden

• Gardening in COVID-19 

Best Practice Hot Topics

• Repairing Lawns

• Herbicide Damage from Lawn Care Treatments

• Living Soil: Soil Organic Matter

• Growing Plants in a Changing Climate