April 7, 2017: at 10:00 am: 
Sacramento's Organic Advocate Steven Zien will be making a presentation on organic pest management at the Organic Gardening Club of Sacramento's  monthly meeting at 5750 Grant Ave. in Carmichael Park in Carmichael California. Spring is here and your plants are being visited by insects (good and bad), diseases, and weeds are sprouting everywhere. Steve will help you identify if the bugs are good or bad, and what to do about all your pest problems using organic methods and products. There will even be time for your questions to be answered.

April 8, 2017: from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm:  
Integrated Pest Management Advocate  Steven Zien with Our Water Our World will have an educational booth at Emigh Hardware 3555 El Camino Ave, Sacramento California. Get your pest and garden problems solved by an expert in organic gardening. Learn safe methods of managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to do the job right! 

April 9, 2017: from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm:  
Integrated Pest Management Advocate  Steven Zien with Our Water Our World will have an educational booth at Green Acres Rocklin 5436 Crossings Drive, Rocklin California. Get your pest and garden problems identified and solved by an expert in organic gardening. Learn less-toxic methods of managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to do the job right!

April 16, 2017: from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm:  
Integrated Pest Management Advocate  Steven Zien with Our Water Our World will have an educational booth at Green Acres Rocklin 5436 Crossings Drive, Rocklin California. Get your pest and garden problems identified and solved by an expert in organic gardening. Learn less-toxic methods of managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to do the job right! 

April 22 (Earth Day), 2017: from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm:  
Integrated Pest Management Advocate  Steven Zien with Our Water Our World will have an educational booth at The Plant Foundry 3500 Broadway, Sacramento, California. Get your pest and garden problems identified and solved by an expert in organic gardening. Learn less-toxic methods of managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to do the job right! 

 April 23, 2017: from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm:  
Integrated Pest Management Advocate  Steven Zien with Our Water Our World will have an educational booth at the West Sacramento Earth Day Celebration 1110 West Capital Ave. West Sacramento. Get your pest and garden problems identified and solved by an expert in organic gardening. Learn less-toxic methods of managing pests of the garden and home and go home with what you need to do the job right! 

 April 29, 2017: from 8:30 am to Noon:  
Integrated Pest Management Advocate and EcoLandscapeer  Steven Zien will teach "Integrated Pest Management II: An Advanced Perspective." The class will be held at the Rocklin Event Center 2650 Sunset Blvd. Room 107, Rocklin California. This half-day seminar goes beyond the basics to discuss pest identification, key strategies to prevent pests, and management options from cultural controls to pesticides. This seminar focuses on Holistic Pest Management, which acknowledges that plants and their pests function in an ecological system. You will learn how to keep the ecosystem balance so pest do not become a problem; and to address intolerable pest problems with effective, environmentally-friendly management strategies. The fee is only $55 ($45 for EcoLandscape California members) and in addition to the class attendees will receive the publication "Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, 3rd edition" (a $37 value) as well as a 20X magnifying hand lens with LED lights for identifying those pesky pests. For information and to register go to the EcoLandsacpe California website. Space is limited so sign up today to insure your spot.