Today is day two of the Irrigation Association’s Advocacy Day in Washington DC. This is running in conjunction with PLANET’s legislative day on Capitol Hill and Renewal and Remembrance, the day PLANET members volunteer manpower and equipment to enhance the beauty of Arlington National Cemetery. Each year, this event draws hundreds of landscape and lawn care professionals from across the country to Arlington National Cemetery to spend the day mulching, cabling,… Read more »
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CategoriesEveryday Should Be Earth Day – 10 Things To Do On Earth Day And Beyond
The first Earth Day April 22, 1970 was a wake up call for us to take more action toward protecting our environment. Gaylord Nelson, a Senator from Wisconsin was the thought leader for the day. It marks the start of the modern environmental movement and the first Earth Day had around 20 million participants. It was estimated over a billion people participated in Earth Day this past weekend. This is a tremendous gain in participation…. Read more »
WaterSmart Innovations Conference Is A Resounding Success
There was a tremendous amount of activity at last week’s WaterSmart Innovations Conference . I counted 43 exhibitors, and attendance exceeded 800 people from 33 states and 9 countries. More importantly, I felt the attendees were serious about managing water more efficiently and the conversations were interesting and meaningful. This was definitely the right crowd wanting to make a difference in water management. One of the best conversation I had… Read more »
WaterSmart Innovations Conference Count Down
This year’s WaterSmart Conference is just a couple weeks away. Seminars that are particularly of interest to me include, Valuing Water and Landscape in the Urban West, presented by Lori Catalano University of Colorado Dept of Landscape Architecture and Paul W. Lander Am. Soc. of L. Arch: Chair, Water Conservation Professional Network, The Benefits of Water Budgeting and Why It is an Efficient Method of Reducing Outdoor Water… Read more »
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