UPDATE – 10/14/2024:

Recertification Webinar registrations are now open.

Pre-License and Recertification registrations are now open for the following:

Please monitor our website for further updates.

Thank you!

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2024 – 2025 Courses

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In-Person Pre-License Review

In-Person Pre-License Trainings

November 20 – 21, 2024	Three Rivers Convention Center Kennewick, WA	Register Here!
January 29 – 30, 2025	Yakima Convention Center Yakima, WA	Register Here!
February 12 -13, 2025	Mirabeau Park Hotel Spokane, WA	Register Here!
February 2025	Kennewick, WA	Registration coming soon!
February 25 – 26, 2025	Courtyard by Marriott Pullman, WA	Register Here!

December 11 – 12, 2024	Lynnwood Event Center Lynnwood, WA	Register Here!
January 8 – 9, 2025	The Heathman Lodge Vancouver, WA	Register Here!
January 2025	Tacoma, WA	Registration coming soon!
March 4 – 6, 2025 PCO FOCUSED	D.F. Allmendinger Center WSU Puyallup REC Puyallup, WA	Registration coming soon!
March 2025	Tacoma, WA	Registration coming soon!
March 26 – 27, 2025	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	Register Here!

In-Person Recertification

November 20 – 21, 2024 Agenda	Three Rivers Convention Center Kennewick, WA	Register Here!
January 29 – 30, 2025 Agenda	Yakima Convention Center Yakima, WA	Register Here!
February 12 – 13, 2025 Agenda	Mirabeau Park Hotel Spokane, WA	Register Here!
February 2025	Kennewick, WA	Registration coming soon!
February 27 – 28, 2025 Agenda	Courtyard by Marriott Pullman, WA	Register Here!

December 11 – 12, 2024 Agenda	Lynnwood Event Center Lynnwood, WA	Register Here!
January 8 – 9, 2025 Agenda	The Heathman Lodge Vancouver, WA	Register Here!
January 2025	Tacoma, WA	Registration coming soon!
March 2025	Tacoma, WA	Registration coming soon!
March 26 – 27, 2025 Agenda	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	Register Here!

Online Recertification Webinars

Credits requested for each webinar:
WSDA (3 credits), ODA (3 credits), and ISDA (2 credits)

December 2, 2024	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
WSDA Update on Pesticide Compliance (Aaron Brown) WSDA Update on Certification & Training Changes and How They Will Affect Your License in the Near Future (Christina Zimmerman) Improving Habitat for Pollinators (Ryan Kuesel)
December 3, 2024	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
Understanding How to Use the Updated PICOL Database (Kristi Boone) Palmer amaranth, a New Invasive Weed in the Pacific Northwest (Rui Liu) Emerald Ash Borer in the Pacific Northwest – Implications for Washington State (Kevin Zobrist)
December 16, 2024	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
The Hows, Whys, and Whats of Pesticide Resistance (Michelle Moyer) Endangered species and pesticide label changes in Washington (Abigail Nickelson) Understanding and Using Growing Degree Day Models for Washington Pest Management Systems (Laura Kraft)
December 17, 2024	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
X-Disease Vector Management (Tobin Northfield) Are There Connections Between Soil Health and Weeds? (Chris Benedict) Entomology and Integrated Pest Management in Washington State Specialty Crops (Louis Nottingham)

Credits requested for each webinar:
WSDA (3 credits), ODA (3 credits), and ISDA (2 credits)

January 10, 2025	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
WSDA’s Update on Pesticide Compliance (Aaron Brown) Endangered species and pesticide label changes in Washington (Abigail Nickelson) Diamide Insecticide Toxicity to Daphnia magna and Simocephalus vetulus (Stephanie Eckard)
January 17, 2025	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
Mulch Matters! Impact of Mulches on Crop Production (Lisa DeVetter) Understanding How to Use the Updated PICOL Database (Christina Mercado) Emerald Ash Borer in the Pacific Northwest – Implications for Washington State (Kevin Zobrist)
January 24, 2025	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
What’s Bugging You? A Review of Native & Invasive Forest Pests in Washington (Molly Darr) Providing Resources for Alternative Pollinators (Rae Olsson) Pear Integrated Pest Management in Wenatchee: Three Years of Phenology-Based Management (Molly Sayles)
January 31, 2025	9:00am – 12:00pm	Register Here!
EPA’s Herbicide Strategy and What it Means to Pesticide Applicators (Henry Wetzel) Are There Connections Between Soil Health and Weeds? (Chris Benedict) WSDA’s Update on Certification & Training Changes and How They Will Affect Your License in the Near Future (Kaile Adney)

In-Person Spanish Recertification

December 12, 2024	Lynnwood Event Center Lynnwood, WA	Registration coming soon!

Contact Information:

WSU Pesticide Resources and Education Program

509-335-2830

Pre-License: review courses, study manuals, licensing guide