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Winter Symposium and CVNLA Short Course

Treading Lightly on the Land

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February 8, 9, and 10, 2012

8 am – 4 pm

Massey Conference Center, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

An event for green business owners and their staffs, landscape architects and designers, master gardeners, and seasoned home gardeners. Earn continuing education hours, update pesticide certification (Friday), network with colleagues, and rekindle passion for your profession.

$40 per day includes coffee and lunch

Net proceeds from this event help build CVNLA’s scholarship fund for students pursuing horticultural careers.

“Treading lightly on the land” requires a heavyweight commitment to learning, developing, and applying the practical knowledge, skills, and abilities that have a beneficial impact on our environment. This annual winter symposium for Central Virginia green industry colleagues features a rich roster of innovative thinkers—writers, designers, researchers, and practitioners—who remind us of the power of our individual and collective choices for landscape design and garden care. Through presentations and networking opportunities, you’ll gain a better understanding of how to achieve a balanced ecology in the landscape, whether in an urban, suburban, or rural setting.

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Tree Care Symposium 2012

Friday, March 2, 2012 (Note: this is a date change)

8 am – 3:40 pm

An event for professionals in tree care, green industry professionals, designers, master gardeners, and seasoned gardeners. Earn continuing education hours and network with colleagues.

Speakers including Joseph Murray of Blue Ridge Community College and Michael J. Raupp of the University of Maryland cover topics relating to planning for plant care during climate extremes, plant stresses from environmental and insect factors, and examining whether trees should be grown in turf.

Five ISA-CEUs are pending; this program is registered for 5 hours with the LA/CES system for landscape architects. Click here to request additional information when it becomes available.