Online prairie dog management course offered

A new online course for prairie dog management is available for commercial pesticide applicators through the University of Wyoming Extension.

Content for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture-approved Prairie Dog Management Certification course has been provided through a partnership with the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council and extension, said Jeff Edwards, extension pesticide training coordinator.

There is a $10 fee and the course can be accessed by going to www.uwyo.edu/uwe and clicking on Extension Online Courses. Brittney Gross, instructional technology educational specialist with UW Extension, designed the course and said the class is self-paced. Each of the three modules has an assessment. Participants must score at least 70 percent on each to receive certification. Once successfully completed, a certificate will be e-mailed to the participant, and then the certificate must be mailed to the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to document the two CEUs.