| Community Organization, Resources, and Services (2 Classes) | | | How to Plan and Implement a Community Festival
Festival planning is not as easy as it seems. Festivals have become very popular in many communities. If you are interested in starting a festival in your area, or if you help plan a festival in your area, you can benefit from the advice and suggestions offered in this class. When you finish with this class, you will be able to plan and implement a successful festival in your community. This class covers how to organize, what committees you will need, how to convince people to volunteer to help you, etc. Also discussed in depth is finances - how to raise funds to put your event on, and how to attract corporate sponsors. | | | Special Event Planning 1-2-3
At Special Event Planning 1-2-3, you will learn the easy way to successfully plan and organize personal or organizational special events. The planning process starts with you getting to know who you are as a planner. Are you organized, creative, high-spirited, or gentle? Are you forceful, restless, bold or tenancious. This five part workshop starts with helping you examine and apply the traits you possess to become a successful special event planner. You will then learn to create, plan, organize and facilitate a special event: create a budget, involve your cold and warm markets, design the event, obtain volunteers, publicize and even what to do when the guests arrive. | | Community Psychology | | Environment (2 Classes) | | | Climate Change
Become a Climate Champion! Climate Change, Global Warming and the Greenhouse effect are the biggest issues we face in the world today. This course considers the rate of climate change, and what we must do to adapt our philosophies, economics, and lifestyle to reduce carbon emissions. At the end of the day it is about taking responsibility and looking after the Earth which sustains our very lives. | | | Landscaping 101
The enjoyment of a beautiful landscape is one of the great pleasures of home ownership. However, actually realizing your landscaping visions can be stressful Frequently you have a bare dirt and poor grass yard or an all grass yard and you just don't know where to start. This online course can help. Landscaping 101 will not only teach you the basics of the science of landscaping, it will show you how to apply your own creativity to transform your yard into a work of art. In this course you will: Learn the basics of landscaping including harmony, balance, color, natural transitions, proportion and line. Learn how to assess your present landscape needs. Learn how to assess the purpose of your landscape. Learn how to gather ideas and whether to use professional help or not. Learn how to plan your landscape, and schedule the work. Learn how to avoid common landscaping mistakes. Learn how to make the most of what you have. This starter course is ideal for anyone -- whether you just want to improve one corner of the yard, or you want to add some flowerbeds or a tree or shrub here and there, or you're starting from scratch with a bare lot and need to learn how to start, plan, and finish an entire landscape. | | Environmental Control Technologies | | Environmental Health | | Environmental Health Engineering | | Environmental Resources Management | | Environmental Studies (1 Class) | | | Introduction to Gardening
Does spring weather make you wish to get your hands dirty in the garden? Is your neighbor's garden the envy of your eye? Have you always wanted to start a garden but just were not sure how to start? The easiest way make this decision is to take a class that will guide you step by easy step through the process of deciding what kind of garden you wish to start, where to place it, how to be certain that the soil is ready and good for growing, how to know what to plant and where to plant it. Basic Gardening will take you from the basic plant parts, and why they are important all the way to the production of fruit. You will discover the importance of having good soil, and what that means, and how to correct it in your yard. The gardener's best friend is the composter, and the beginning gardener needs to understand just what composting is and why that is such an important skill. Becoming more aware of the ecology of our world and how we can work with it rather than against it is a very important lesson. You will also learn about plant hardiness and planting zones; about the most important date in a gardener's life: the date of the last spring frost. You will learn about plant propagation, the proper care of seedlings, and how to care for newly transplanted additions to your garden. You will even learn how to repel pests and attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. Basic Gardening is a class to give the novice gardener all the basic information necessary to begin the most popular U.S. hobby to date: gardening. | | Forestry and Related Sciences | | Parks | | Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | | Wildlife & Fisheries |
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