Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday February 4
7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
International Society of Arboriculture Certification Examination advance registration required
Irrigation Association Certification Exams advance registration required
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Fred Dabney, Owner • Quansett Nurseries • South Dartmouth, Massachusetts Matthew Freund, President • CowPots • Colebrook, Connecticut
CEU ISA NOFAAir Knife & Air Spade: New Techniques for Soil Modification & Tree Preservation Dave Leonard, President • Dave Leonard Consulting Arborist, Inc. • Lexington, Kentucky
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
CEU ISA NE NJ NY NOFADaniel Gilrein, Extension Entomologist • Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center • Riverhead, New York
Tough Urban Plants: Making Magic in our Cities Lynden B. Miller, Principal • Lynden B. Miller Public Garden Design • New York, New York
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
CEU NE NOFAClimate Change & Peak Oil: Post Petroleum Landscape Design Ben K. Falk, MALD • Founder & Director, Whole Systems Design, LLC • Moretown, Vermont
Landscape Management: Surefire Ways to Keep it Fresh Frank Mariani, President • Mariani Landscape • Lakebluff, Illinois
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals Association Meeting
12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
Exposition Open
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Irrigation Association of New England
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
CEU NJ NOFAHow Mushrooms Can Help Save the World: Solutions from Nature Paul Stamets, President • Fungi Perfecti • Olympia, Washington
Surfactants: An Integral Piece of the Water Consumption Puzzle Paul Harder, Professor • North Shore Community College • Topsfield, Massachusetts
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
How to Use Lean Principles to Optimize Your Business Success Roger Fisher, President • R.S. Fisher, Inc., Lean Business Operations • Hudson, Ohio
Sustainable Design Using Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Rick Darke, President • Rick Darke LLC • Landenberg, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m.
Exposition Closes – reopens Thursday at 8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
New Hampshire Educational & Professional Organizations Reception
Thursday February 5
7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Jump Start Café
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
PLANET Certification Examinations
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Certified Snow Professional Exam
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exposition Open
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
CEU ISA NE NJ NY NOFAPut Beneficial Insects to Work for You Tim Abbey, Commercial Horticulture Educator • Penn State Cooperative Extension • York, Pennsylvania
Native Intelligence: Using Indigenous Plants in the Designed Landscape Patrick Chassé, ASLA, Owner/Principal • Patrick Chassé ASLA • Mt. Desert Island, Maine • Somerville, Massachusetts
8:30 p.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Cutting-Edge Garden Center Trends John Kinsella, Managing Director • terrain at Styer's • Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
CEU ISAThe Essentials of Woody Plant Identification Jack Ahern, Ph.D., FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture • University of Massachusetts • Amherst, Massachusetts
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Dig Safe® – What You Need to Know
Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety – Safety & Health in the Landscaping Industry
NOFA Organic Land Care Program
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
CEU NE NJ NYCombating Plant Diseases in the Nursery Sharon M. Douglas, Ph.D., Plant Pathologist • The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station • New Haven, Connecticut
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
CEU ISA NOFAToday's Urban Forest: The Role Arborists Play in Managing Risk Nelda Matheny, President, Consulting Arborist • HortScience • Pleasanton, California
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association Annual Meeting by invitation – advance registration required
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Association of Professional Landscape Designers Meeting
The Underground – Get the Latest Scoop About the Underground
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
CEU NE NJ NY NOFAThe Latest in White Grub Management Albrecht Koppenhöfer, Ph.D., Extension Specialist • Rutgers University • New Brunswick, New Jersey
Breeding New Garden Perennials from Native Plants Jim Ault, Ph.D., Director of Environmental Horticulture • Chicago Botanic Garden • Glencoe, Illinois
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Putting the "Green" in Landscape Management Christy Webber, Owner • Christy Webber Landscapes • Chicago, Illinois
CEU ISA NOFAConservation Arboriculture: The Art of Preserving Ancient Trees Philip van Wassenaer, Urban Forestry Consultant • Urban Forest Innovations • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
5:00 p.m.
Exposition Closes – reopens Friday at 8:00 a.m.
Friday February 6
7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Jump Start Café
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Exposition Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
New England Nursery Association Annual Meeting by invitation
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Using Organics Effectively in the Landscape Brad Roeller, Manager of Grounds, Display Gardens & Visitation • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies • Millbrook, New York
Beyond Branding: Promoting Plants Without Creating Brands Sue T. Watkins, Perennial Buyer & Consultant • Tallahassee Nurseries • Tallahassee, Florida
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Sensible vs. Senseless Pruning Erik Draper, Assistant Professor • Ohio State University Extension • Burton, Ohio
Adventures in New & Unusual Perennials for the Northeast Allan M. Armitage, Ph.D., Professor of Horticulture • University of Georgia • Athens, Georgia
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist Examination advance registration required
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professionals Program: Features & Benefits
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 n
CEU ISA NOFAUnderstanding Urban Tree Fertilization Paul McDonough, Product Sales and Marketing Manager • The Davey Institute, The Davey Tree Expert Co. • Kent, Ohio
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ed Snodgrass, President • Emory Knoll Farms, Inc. • Street, Maryland
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Garden Writers Association Luncheon by invitation
2:00 p.m.
Exposition Closes
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
CEU ISA NE NJ NYAsian Longhorned Beetle: An Invader at the Door Robert Childs, Extension Entomologist • University of Massachusetts • Amherst, MassachusettsISA NE NJ NY
Building Better Walls, Walks & Patios Roger Cook, MCA, MCLP,Owner • K & R Landscape Co. • Burlington, Massachusetts • Landscape Contractor, This Old House & Ask This Old House
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Customers Really Do Know Best! Robert Hendrickson, Managing Director • The Garden Center Group • Ellicott City, Maryland
Gary Koller, President • Koller & Associates • West Roxbury, Massachusetts
CEU RECERTIFICATION CREDIT
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