Mark Your Calendars! Green Industry Events for August 2005

The heat of August may be keeping your crews busy, but don’t forget to take some time for your professional education. Choose from these events coming up for the month of August. Also be sure to visit the Lawn & Landscape Events/Calendar page for events throughout the remainder of 2005 and for the coming 2006 season.

AUG. 3 Prairie Star Collection at the Kansas State University Trial Gardens, Olathe, Kan. Contact: Bill Malouche, billm@nnpkc.com, 913/362-0503

AUG. 3 Landscape & Sports Turf Research Field Day, Plant Science Research & Extension Farm, Adelphia, N.J. Contact: New Jersey Turfgrass Association, www.mjturfgrass.org, 215/757-NJTA

AUG. 3 Illinois Landscape Contractors Association Summer Field Day, Mariani Nursery, Kenosha, Wis. Contact: Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, www.ilca.net, 630/472-2851

AUG. 3 to 4 2005 Lawn & Landscape Weed & Insect Summit – North, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact: Michelle Fitzpatrick, mfitzpatrick@gie.net, www.weedinsectsummit.com, 800/456-0707.

AUG. 4 Golf & Fine Turf Research Field Day, Hort Farm II, North Brunswick, N.J. Contact: New Jersey Turfgrass Association, www.njturfgrass.org, 215/757-NJTA

AUG. 4 Summer Plant Identification: Trees & Shrubs, Ann Arbor, Mich. Dr. David Michenere, assistant curator and adjunct professor, University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nicholas Arboretum. Contact: Michigan Green Industry Association, www.landscape.org, 248/646-4992

AUG. 6 to 10 International Society of Arboriculture 81st Annual Conference & Trade Show “Trees in Tune,” Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Jessica Marx, jmarz@isa-arbor.com, www.isa-arbor.com/confernce.aspx, 888/472-8733

AUG. 9 to 10 KNLA & KGGA Summer Conference at Johnson Community College, Overland Park, Kan. Contact: 785/456-2066

AUG. 9 to 11 Grandy & Associates’ Basic Business Boot Camp, Indianapolis, Ind. Contact: Linda Haddix, 800/432-7963

AUG. 9 38th Annual Nursery Growers of Lake County Ohio Summer Field Day, Madison, Ohio. Contact: Karen Hinton, 440/428-0022, www.nglco.com/fieldday/fieldday.htm

AUG. 10 to 13 Southern Nursery Association Research Conference & Trade Show, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: Southern Nursery Association, www.sna.org, 770/953-3311

AUG. 10 North Carolina Turfgrass Field Day & Vendor Appreciation Day, Raleigh, N.C. Contact: North Carolinda Turfgrass Association, www.ncturfgrass.org, 910/695-1333

AUG. 10 to 11 “Taking it to the Strees,” International Truck & Engine Corp. Ride & Drive Event at Fed Ex Field, Washington, D.C. Contact: International Truck & Engine Corp., www.internationaltrucktour.com, 866/483-2001

AUG. 11 PIA Presents “Color Bowl Design,” San Mateo, Calif. Contact: www.cipaweb.org, 707/462-2276

AUG. 12 to 14 Professional Landcare Network “Inside Symposium,” Chicago, Ill. Contact: Joan Haller, joanhaller@landcarenetwork.org, www.landcarenetwork.org, 800/395-2522

AUG. 12 SHADE 2005: Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education, Tempe, Ariz. Contact: Arizona Nursery Association, www.azna.org, 480/966-1610

AUG. 15 MetGCSA “Poa Annual” Golf Tournament, Oak Hills Park Golf Course, Norwalk, Conn. Contact: MetGCSA, www.nysta.org, 914/347-4653
  
AUG. 15 to 17 Grandy & Associates Business Basics Boot Camp, Ownesboro, Ky. Contact: Linda Haddix, 800/432-7963

AUG. 16 to 19 Association of Professional Landscape Designers 2005 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact: APLD, www.apld.org 717/238-9780
  
AUG. 17 PIA Presents "Color Bowl Design", Fallbrook, Calif. Contact: www.cipaweb.org, 707/462-2276

AUG. 17 Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Field Day at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. Contact: Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association www.mnla.org 800/879-6652
  
AUG. 17 to 18 2005 Lawn & Landscape Weed & Insect Summit – South, New Orleans, La. Contact: Michelle Fitzpatrick, mfitzpatrick@gie.net 800/456-0707
  
AUG. 18 TNLA 2005 Pre-Expo Education Conference, Dallas, Texas. Contact: Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, info@tnlaonline.org, www.txnla.org/expo/pre_expo.html, 512/280-5182
  
AUG. 18 PIA Presents "Color Bowl Design" Costa Mesa, Calif.  Contact: www.cipaweb.org, 707/462-2276
  
AUG. 18 MGIA's 15th Annual Scholarship Golf Open, Michigan. Contact: Michigan Green Industry Association, 248/646-4992
  
AUG. 18 Low Maintenance Landscape Design and Management. Learn to follow the principles of “sustainable landscaping.” Reduce inputs on a site and reduce labor, materials and easily maintain a visually appealing property. Both good and bad outdoor visual examples in this workshop will help you meet your customer’s needs. Instructor: Rick Lazzell, Ecoscapes Environmental Designs. Novi, Mich. Contact: Michigan Green Industry Association, www.landscape.org, 248/646-4992
  
AUG. 18 New England Wildflower Society: ID & Control of Invasive Plants, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Newbury, N.H. Contact: Education Department 508-877-7630
  
AUG. 18 Lawn & Landscape Growing Your Business Seminars Featuring Jack Mattingly, Indianapolis, Ind. Contact: Michelle Fitzpatrick, mfitzpatrick@gie.net, www.lawnbizseminars.com, 800/456-0707
  
AUG. 18 to 20 TNLA Nursery/Landscape Expo, Dallas, Texas. Contact: Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, www.txnla.org, 512/280-5182
  
AUG. 19 Lawn & Landscape Growing Your Business Seminars Featuring Jack Mattingly, Columbus, Ohio. Contact: Michelle Fitzpatrick, mfitzpatrick@gie.net, www.lawnbizseminars.com, 800/456-0707
  
AUG. 19 Seminar: Break the Rules and Close More Sales. Presented by Gary Harvey, Wagner Training Institute. Aurora, Colo. Contact: Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado, www.alcc.com/events.html, 303/757-5611
  
AUG. 19 to 21 Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Nursery/Landscape Expo 2005, Dallas, Texas. Contact: Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, www.txnla.org/expo/index.html

AUG. 21 to 26 2005 International Garden Centre Congress & Tour. Hosted each year by a different country, the tour is an international learning and networking event hosting 300 guests annually from around the world. France Contact: International Garden Centre Association, www.igca2005.com/
  
AUG. 25 Lawn & Landscape Growing Your Business Seminars Featuring Jack Mattingly, Chicago, Ill. Contact: Michelle Fitzpatrick, mfitzpatrick@gie.net, www.lawnbizseminars.com, 800/456-0707

AUG. 25 The Farwest Show 2005 - Oregon Association of Nurseries, Portland, Ore. Contact: farwest@oan.org, www.farwestshow.com, 800/342-6401
  
AUG. 25 Irrigation - Field Hydraulics. Instructor: Certified Irrigation Association Trainer. In this 4-hour training course learn to adjust and modify irrigation designs and existing systems. Learn the basics of hyraulics, including pipe sizing, friction loss and dealing with elevation changes. You will also learn to calculate flows and pressures of adding, removing or changing heads on an existing system. Basic math skills required. This workshop qualifies as an irrigation certification preparation workshop designed for irrigation system installation & maintenance technicians. Bingham Farms, Mich. Contact: Michigan Green Industry Association, www.landscape.org 248/646-4992
  
AUG. 26 Lawn & Landscape Growing Your Business Seminars Featuring Jack Mattingly, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: Michelle Fitzpatrick, mfitzpatrick@gie.net, www.lawnbizseminars.com, 800/456-0707
  
AUG. 29 Certified Irrigation Contractor education. Designed to refresh the skills of irrigation contractors; it may also serve as a good review for the CIC exam. Covers advanced soil-water-plant relationships, advanced hydraulics, pumps, job safety requirements, relevant national codes, scheduling, water conservation and details about system uniformity and efficiency. Cost is $210. Classes held at the Irrigation Training and Resarch Center, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo, Calif. Contact: Irrigation Training & Research Center, 805/756-2434

AUG. 29 to SEPT. 3 Florida Recreation & Parks Association State Conference, Wesley Chapel, Fla. Contact: Florida Recreation & Parks Association, www.frpa.org, 850/878-3221
  
AUG. 30 to SEPT. 1 CDL Review Program Parts 1 and 2. Join ILCA for Commercial Drivers Training. This 2-day course will cover the information you need to know to pass the state CDL Driving and Written tests. Come prepared for both indoor and outdoor classroom instruction. Aerial Equipment, Wheeling, Ill. Contact: Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, www.ilca.org, 630-472-2851
  
AUG. 31 to SEPT. 1 'Taking it to the Streets,' International Truck & Engine Corp. Ride & Drive at Georgia International Convention Center. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Contact: International Truck & Engine Corp., www.internationaltrucktour.com, 866/483-2001

AUG. 31 to SEPT. 1 2005 Western IPM Center Symposium, "Water, Wildlife & Pesticides in the West: Pest Management's Contribution to Solving Environmental Problems." Portland, Ore. Contact: Linda Herbst, llherbst@ucdavis.edu, 530/752-7010