And Check Out These 2023 Tree, Turf and Plant Care Oriented Seminars:

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Commercial Maintenance by Adam Carr, Irvine Company

Adam accepted a position with Irvine Company in 2012, and has been managing all Office projects in San Diego since that time. He was recently promoted to the Senior Manager, Landscape Operations for Irvine Company. Adam has been instrumental in Irvine Company winning many CLCA awards, as well as an International Lighting award. Helping build and maintain world class landscape projects has been something Adam has a great deal of passion for. In his spare time he loves managing his non-profit, veteran outreach, off-road racing team, which helps combat PTSD and other service related issues for our nation's veterans. Traveling to Baja with his wife Stephanie is also a great joy and passion for Adam. Click title for more...

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Best Practices: Chemical Free Landscape Maintenance by Brandon Elrod, Community Forests Council

Brandon is a Certified Arborist, Certified Community Forest Warden, Certified Professional Horticulturist, Agricultural Pest Control Advisor, Ecologist, and Master Herbalist. Brandon was a Horticulture major and is a recent graduate of Yale University's Tropical Reforestation program. He is the board president of Community Forests Council and is passionate about helping people rediscover the connection between soil, plants, and human health. Click title for more...

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Aerial Rescue-Wednesday by Jose Mercado

Jose has been involved in tree care over 35 years, he is an ISA certified arborist, WCISA certified tree worker, American Red Cross Certified Instructor, Altec certified aerial lift instructor and a safety educator for tree workers. Click title for more...

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Tree Care: Upgrading your Tree Care Practices into a Community Forestry Strategy by Brandon Elrod, Community Forests Council

Brandon is a Certified Arborist, Certified Community Forest Warden, Certified Professional Horticulturist, Agricultural Pest Control Advisor, Ecologist and Master Herbalist. Brandon was a Horticulture major and is a recent graduate of Yale University's Tropical Reforestation program. He is the board president of Community Forests Council and is passionate about helping people rediscover the connection between soil, plants, and human health. Click title for more...

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Proper Prunning by Jose Mercado, Hispanic Arborist Association

Jose has been involved in tree care over 35 years, he is an ISA certified arborist, WCISA certified tree worker, American Red Cross Certified Instructor, Altec certified aerial lift instructor and a safety educator for tree workers. Click title for more...

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Recognize Tree Problems by Kevin Sims, Sims Tree Health Specialists

If you're in the California tree care industry, the name Sims is a household name. Following in his parents footsteps, Kevin carries on the family mission of being dedicated to the preservation, education, improved health, & safety of trees. He earned various certifications at a very young age including his ISA Certified Arborist license, Pesticide Applicators license, and ISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor Certification. Today he is now the Senior Arborist and Owner of Sims Tree Health Specialists, Inc., a tree healthcare business that he runs alongside his wife, Nicole. As an educator, Kevin is also involved in many research projects & educational programs including the popular TLC Wildlife Aware Program founded and hosted at his family's botanical garden & arboretum known as the Sims Tree Learning Center (TLC). The Northern California branch of TLC hosts the family's 30-acre Olive Orchard where Kevin assists in the care and maintenance of the farm that produces and sells olive oil. Click title for more...

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Palm Tree Problems That Are Not Really Problems by M.L. Robinson, University of Nevada

M. L. Robinson has had a 30+ year career in Environmental Horticulture and related fields as an Associate Professor/ Specialist for the University of Nevada and the University of Florida. Areas of expertise include water conservation, natural resources, palms, desert plants (cactus, succulents) and Mojave natives), herpetology, hemp, arboriculture, and integrated pest management. He has worked in grant procurement and applied research. He has extensive experience developing educational programs for the community and horticultural industry, including seminars, cable television, video, educational publications, journal articles, posters, national and international presentations, and promotional brochures. He has served on the board of directors of many national committees and has been part of the formation and development of several reginal and national professional organizations. Click title for more...

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How to Improve the Survival of Plants by Wei Zhang, Tree Diaper

Wei Zhang holds a Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been doing research & development for the green industry for 10 years. His research areas include watering solutions for landscape plants, plant health, and plant protection against stresses like drought and road salt. His work also provides novel solutions to green stormwater infrastructures, for which plants are used for the treatment of pollutants in stormwater. He has more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, one monograph, and more than 100 conference presentations.Click title for more...

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Successful Tree Planting Projects Require More Than Just Planting by Wei Zhang, Tree Diaper

Wei Zhang holds a Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Virginia Tech. He has been doing research & development for the green industry for 10 years. His research areas include watering solutions for landscape plants, plant health, and plant protection against stresses like drought and road salt. His work also provides novel solutions to green stormwater infrastructures, for which plants are used for the treatment of pollutants in stormwater. Click title for more...

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Tree Selection, Planting, Training, and Initial Care by Susan Sims, Sims Tree Health Specialists

Susan Sims is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, CA Urban Forester, and an ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor. Susan and her husband Gary have owned Sims Tree Health Specialists, Inc., since 1972. They also have Sims Tree Learning Center, a small arboretum and educational center. Click title for more...

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Using Compost to Conserve 1/3 of Your Water on Landscapes, on Average by Dan Noble, Association of Compost Producers

Dan Noble is the Founder of Noble Bioresources, Inc. (NBI; NobleBioresourcesInc.com). NBI is a bioproducts market & industry development firm, based in California. He also has been Executive Director of the Association of Compost Producers (ACP) (healthysoil.org; the US Composting Council California State Chapter) since 2002, and has over 40 years of science & business-based environmental education, market research, publishing, strategic consulting, enterprise, compost utilization, and association management experience. Click title for more...

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Organic Herbicide Research by Karey Windbiel-Rojas, University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program

Karey Windbiel-Rojas is the Associate Director for Urban and Community IPM and Area Urban IPM Advisor with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM). Karey oversees UC IPM’s statewide urban educational materials, including content for the UC IPM website, training materials, and printed resources. As a cooperative extension advisor, she conducts research and provides educational resources on local pest issues in Northern California. Click title for more...

Pre-Register Today!

Make your plans now to attend the two-day Landscape Expo - Anaheim Educational Conference and Trade Show. Earn CEUs from NALP, PGMS, LA CES, ISA, IA, APLD, DPR, and QWEL, enjoy the exhibit hall, participate in open panel discussions, workshops, and demonstrations and be sure to attend the after Exhibit Reception at the Sheraton Park next to the convention center!

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