Events

Aug. 4 – Bunker Renovation, Sand Issues and Golf, Desert Highlands GC, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact Cactus & Pine GCSA, http://www.cactusandpine.org

Aug. 5 – Clemson University Turfgrass Field Day, Madren Center, Clemson, S.C. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272,http://www.cgcsa.org

Aug. 6 – Weed Identification Workshop – Broadleaf Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Aug. 6-7 – 2008 Penn State Field Days, Valentine Research Center, Penn State, University Park, Pa. Contact the Penn State Turfgrass Management program, http://turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu

Aug. 6-10 – 2008 GCBAA Summer Meeting,
The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, Mich. Contact http://www.gcbaa.org/summer_meeting.php

Aug. 7 – Kansas Turfgrass Field Day, Rocky Ford Research Field, Manhattan Kan. Contact Kansas State University Extension Horticulture 785-532-6173, mailto:cdipman@ksu.edu

Aug. 13 – Ohio State University/Ohio Turfgrass Foundation’s Research Field Day, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Research & Education Facility, Ohio State University, Columbus. Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, 888-683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org

Aug. 13 – North Carolina State University Turfgrass Field Day, Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Aug. 14 – 15th Annual Maricopa County Short Course – Adjuvants in the Spray Tank to Make Pesticides Work Better , University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Phoenix. Contact Cactus & Pine GCSA, http://www.cactusandpine.org

Aug. 14-17 – Texas Nursery and Landscape Association’s 2008 Nursery/Landscape Expo, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.nurserylandscapeexpo.org

Aug. 19-21 – 2008 Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago. Visit the IGC Show, http://www.igcshow.com

Aug. 20 – The Sullivan County Challenge; fundraiser for the environment
Grossinger Country Club, Liberty N.Y., Contact New York State Turfgrass Association,

Aug. 20-21 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, San Jose, Calif. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

Aug. 27 – Weed Identification Workshop – Grassy Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Sept. 9 – Michigan Green Industry Association’s Snow Management Conference & Expo, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi. Contact the Michigan Green Industry Association, http://www.landscape.org

Sept. 12 – Mississippi State University’s 2nd Annual Bulldog Turf Field Day & Equipment Expo, Mississippi State University North Farm, Starkville. Contact Wayne Philley, 662-325-2728, mailto:wphilley@pss.msstate.edu

Sept. 13-15 – Canadian GSA 42nd Annual Fall Field Day, Georgian Bay Club Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada. Contact CGSA.

Sept. 16-19 – Florida Turfgrass Association’s Conference & Show, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721 http://www.ftga.org

Sept. 17 – Turf and Landscape Field Day at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Contact Oklahoma State University’s Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, http://www.hortla.okstate.edu

Sept. 17 – GCSAA Webcast: Reel Mowing: What you don’t know might hurt with Frank Rossi, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Sept. 17-19 – Plantscape Industry Alliance’s Calscape Expo, Palm Springs (Calif.) Convention Center & Wyndham Hotel. Contact Plantscape Industry Alliance, http://www.piagrows.org

Sept. 25 – GCSAA Webcast: Foliar Nutrition – A Splash on the Grass with Roch E. Gaussoin, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Sept. 25-26 – Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association’s "Green It’s Your Industry" Convention & Trade Show, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Contact the Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.oknla.org

Sept. 25-27 – Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association’s The Landscape Show, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. Contact the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association, http://www.fngla.org

Sept. 28-29 – Carolinas GCSA’s Fall Mountain Meeting, Etowah (N.C.) Valley Country Club. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

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