Maine
May 3 Upland Invasive Plant Species Identification & Control Workshops. Bath City Hall, Bath, Maine. To learn more, visit www.mainearborist.org.
Maryland
June 19 Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Field Day. Marshalls’ Riverbank Nurseries, Salisbury, Md. For more information, call 410-823-8684 or e-mail mnacma@aol.com.
June 26 Maryland Arborist Association’s Summer Pest Walk. Clyburn Arboretum, Baltimore, Md. To learn more, visit www.mdarborist.com/calevent.htm.
Massachusetts
April 16 Pruning Trees & Shrubs. Holiday Inn, Brockton, Mass. For more information, visit www.umassgreeninfo.org.
April 29 Scouting for Pests & Problems of Turf & Woody Ornamentals Walkabouts. Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass. To learn more, visit www.umassgreeninfo.org.
June 4 Turf IPM Twilight Walkabout. Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass. For details, call 508-892-0382 or e-mail mowen@umext.umass.edu.
June 18 UMass Turf Research Field Day. UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield, Mass. For more information, visit www.umassturf.org/education/conferences_workshops.html.
New Hampshire
April 19 Spring Into Action! Part 2. New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, N.H. To learn more, call 603-271-0715, e-mail kmoore@nhctc.edu or visit www.nhti.edu/ctbd.
June 4-August 27 2008 Plant Identification Summer Course. University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. For details, call 603-435-7216 or e-mail dmsansom@verizon.net.
New Jersey
May 5 13th Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Research Golf Classic. Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, Bedminster, N.J. Visit www.njturfgrass.org for details.
July 29-31 Penn Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (PANTS). Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information, visit www.plna.com.
New York
April 16 “Water Gardens & Aquatic Plants” Home Gardening Lecture. John Jay Homestead, Katonah, N.Y. For more information, visit www.counties.cce.cornell.edu/westchester.
May 14 “Hardy Groundcovers” Home Gardening Lecture. New Yonkers Public Library/Riverfront Library, Yonkers, N.Y. For details, visit www.counties.cce.cornell.edu/westchester.
June 18 “Tour at Lasdon Park & Arboretum” Home Gardening Lecture. Lasdon Park & Arboretum, Somers, N.Y. To learn more, visit www.counties.cce.cornell.edu/westchester.
Pennsylvania
July 22-24 PA Green Expo 2008. Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pa. For more information, call 800-789-5068 or visit www.pagreenexpo.com.
August 6-7 Penn State Field Days. Valentine Research Center, Penn State, University Park, Pa. To learn more, visit www.turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu.
Rhode Island
August 6 Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association Summer Meeting. University of Rhode Island Botanical Gardens, Kingston, R.I. For details, visit www.rinla.com.
National
April 16-20 American Rhododendron Society Annual Convention. Tulsa, Okla. For more information, call 631-689-9498 or e-mail thefellers@verizon.net.
April 20-22 Club Managers Association of America Midwest Regional Education Forum. Milwaukee, Wis. To learn more, call 262-677-8590 or visit www.cmaa.org.
April 24-25 American Boxwood Society Symposium & Annual Meeting. Charlotte, N.C. For details, visit www.boxwoodsociety.org.
April 25 SIMA Goes to Court! Regional Training Session. Chicago, Ill. To learn more, call 414-375-1940 or visit www.sima.org.
April 26 28th Annual Rare Plant Auction. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa. For details, call 302-658-6262, ext. 103, e-mail jmatassino@dehort.org or visit www.rareplantauction.org.
May 6-8 63rd National Hardware Show and Lawn & Garden World. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. To learn more, call 888-425-9377 or 203-840-5622, e-mail inquiry@hardware.reedexpo.com or visit www.nationalhardwareshow.com.
May 17-19 American Society of Irrigation Consultants 2008 Annual Conference. Embassy Suites Hotel, Napa, Calif. For more information, visit www.asic.org.
June 16-19 American Nursery & Landscape Association Retail Roadshow. Dayton, Ohio. To learn more, visit www.anla.org.
June 18-19 Golf Irrigation Auditor Class. Dedham, Mass. For details, visit www.irrigation.org.
June 18-21 11th Annual Snow & Ice Symposium. Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Buffalo, N.Y. To learn more, visit www.sima.com.
June 18-22 PLANET Summer Leadership Meeting. Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa, Stowe, Vt. For more information, call 800-395-2522 or visit www.LandcareNetwork.org.
June 20 PACE Turfgrass Research Seminar. Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, Calif. To learn more, visit www.paceturf.org.
July 11-13 American Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting. Columbus, Ohio. For details, visit www.anla.org.
July 20-22 PLANET Legislative Day on the Hill. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C. To learn more, call 800-395-2522 or visit www.LandcareNetwork.org.
Canada/International
April 22-23 Tree Dynamics & Integrated Risk Assessment. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. For details, visit www.arborcanada.com/schedules.php.
April 24-25 Rope Access. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. To learn more, visit www.arborcanada.com/schedules.php.
May 2-3 British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects Convention & Trade Show. Plaza 500 Hotel & Convention Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. For more information, visit www.bcsla.org.
May 19-20 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference. Pisa, Italy. For details, visit www.agr.unipi.it/ETSC.
May 20-22 Irrigation Australia 2008 Conference & Exhibition. Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia. To learn more, visit www.irrigationaustralia.com.
June 9-10 Tree Climbing, Fall Protection & Work Positioning. Victoria, B.C., Canada. For details, visit www.arborcanada.com/schedules.php.
June 11-13 High Angle Chain Saw Operation/Spar Pole Rigging. Victoria, B.C., Canada. To learn more, visit www.arborcanada.com/schedules.php.
June 24 British Columbia Landscape & Nursery Association Golf Tournament. Redwoods Golf Course, Langley, B.C., Canada. For details, visit www.bclna.com/bclna_calendar.htm#golf.
July 20-23 9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Denver, Colo. For more information, visit www.icpaonline.org.
July 28-August 1 Turfgrass Producers International Summer Convention & Field Days. Calgary, Alb., Canada. To learn more, visit www.turfgrasssod.org.
September 12-13 CanWest Hort Show. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. For more information, visit www.canwesthortshow.com.
September 18-20 Pre-GLEE Tour With Ian Baldwin. England. For details, visit www.anla.org.
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