The Green Industry Calendar

Source: www.TurfMagazine.com

Illinois

September 26 5th Annual Student Landscape Challenge. Joliet. For details, visit www.ilca.net.

September 29 ILCA Triple Header: Landscape Wage & Hour Basics; Liquid Ice Melts; and Fleet Management. ILCA Headquarters, Oak Brook. For more information, visit www.ilca.net.

October 23 Illinois Landscape Contractors Association 50th Anniversary Party & Annual Meeting. Marriott O’Hare Hotel, Chicago. To learn more, visit www.ilca.net.

November 5 Natural Lawn Care Workshop. Cantigny Park, Wheaton. For more information, visit www.ilca.net.

Indiana

September 30 Midwest Regional Turf Foundation Golf Day. Indianapolis. To learn more, visit www.mrtf.org.

November 9-10 Turf & Ornamental Seminar. Daniel Center, West Lafayette. For more information, visit www.mrtf.org.

December 3, 9 Basic Training: Turf Management. Allen County Extension Office, Fort Wayne; Marion County Extension Office, Indianapolis. For details, visit www.mrtf.org.

Kansas

December 8-10 Kansas Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. Kansas Expo Center, Topeka. For more information, visit www.ksuturf.com/Conference.html.

December 15-16 Heartland Green Industry Expo: Common Ground. Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park. To learn more, visit www.hagcsa.org/commonground.htm.

Kentucky

November 7 Winter Tree & Shrub Identification. Burlington. For details, visit www.kyisatree.org.

Michigan

September 17 2009 Michigan Snow Conference & Expo. Rock Financial Showplace, Novi. For more information, visit www.landscape.org.

September 29 Plant Identification & Diagnostic Walkabout. Bloomfield Hills. To learn more, visit www.landscape.org.

October 1 Woody Ornamental Diagnostic Walk. Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc. For more information, visit www.landscape.org.

October 1 New Technology for Tree & Shrub Fertilization Saves Time, Increases Plant Health & Generates Revenue. Northeastern Michigan College, Traverse City. For details, visit www.landscape.org.

October 13 Protecting Your Business: How to Reduce Your Employment Risks During Troubling Times. Bingham Center, Bingham Farms. For more information, visit www.landscape.org.

November 5, 12 Comprehensive CORE Training Seminar. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Wayne County Community College, Belleville. To learn more, visit www.landscape.org.

December 10 Comprehensive CORE Training Seminar. Bingham Center, Bingham Farms. For details, visit www.landscape.org.

Minnesota

September 24 2009 Landscape Lighting Tour. Locust Hills Clubhouse, Wayzata. For more information, visit www.mnla.biz.

October 7, 14, 17 Permaculture Design Certification Class. Webinars and class at Natures Nest Farm, Montrose. For details, call 763-972-6891 or visit www.naturesnestfarm.com/index_permacul ture.htm.

Missouri

December 8-9 Missouri Green Industry Conference. St. Charles Convention Center, St. Louis. For more information, visit www.motoc.org.

Ohio

September 17 Customer-Focused Sales. OLA/JP Horizons webinar. For more information, call 800-335-6521.

September 18 2009 ONLA Golf Outing. Royal American Golf Course, Galena. For details, call 800-825-5062.

September 24 Snow & Ice Management Clinic. St. Michael’s Woodside, Broadview Heights. To learn more, visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.

September 24, 30 Let’s Grow Ohio Seminar. Columbus; Findlay. For more information, call 800-825-5062 or visit www.onla.org.

September 30 2009 Pesticide Safety Training. Ohio Department of Agriculture Building, Reynoldsburg. For details, call 419-466-4145 or visit http://pested.osu.edu.

October 6 Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Annual Golf Tournament. Toledo Country Club, Toledo. To learn more, visit www.ohioturfgrass.org.

November 12 Green Velvet’s Annual Lawn Care Seminar. Yankee Trace Golf Course, Dayton. For details, call 800-342-0571 or visit www.greenvelvet.com.

November 19 Ohio Landscape Association Meeting. St. Michael’s Woodside, Broadview Heights. For more information, call 800-335-6521 or visit www.ohiolandscapers.org.

November 19 Financial Awareness Wins. OLA/JP Horizons webinar. To learn more, call 800-335-6521.

Wisconsin

September 25 Reinders Pond Construction Day. Stevens Point. To learn more, call 800-785-3306, ext. 242.

October 5 Wisconsin Turfgrass Association Annual Golf Fund-Raiser. North Shore Country Club, Mequon. For more information, visit www.wisconsinturfgrassassociation.org.

November 30 Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association Design/Management Seminar. Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee. For details, call 262-782-9522 or visit www.findalandscaper.org.

National

September 18-22 ASLA 2009 Annual Meeting & Expo. McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago, Ill. For more information, call 202-898-2444 or visit www.asla.org.

September 29-October 1 2009 WNGA/ANLA “Kick the Dirt” Tour & Talks. Portland, Ore. For details, visit www.anla.org.

October 1-4 Women in the Green Industry Conference. Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit www.johndeerelandscapes.com/wigi.

October 7 8th Annual Irrigator Tech Educational Conference. Portland, Ore. For details, visit www.irrigatortech.com.