WINTERgreen
2010
Workshops
WINTERschool
THE BUSINESS OF IRRIGATION IRRIGATION CONTRACTOR 2-DAY
CONTRACTING WORKSHOP
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TRAINING WORKSHOP
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(Day 2 of 2)
Intermediate Course (CIC Training Course)
8:00 am - 3:00 pm in Room 4AB
Registration Option O 8:00 am - 5:00 pm in Room 6A
Registration Option J1 or J2
Covers the basics of business plans, accounting for contrac-
tors, estimating and bidding, and evaluating the health of your See page 3 for description and fee.
business.Obtain skills needed to stay in business and become
Certification test administered on Friday, January 29 from
profitable. Education is key, as many contracting businesses fail
9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Room 6A.
within 5 years of start up due to lack of business savvy.
• Includes: Manual
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Earn 16 CEUs from IA
• Prerequisites: Recommended prerequisites include experi-
ence in business operations required, as well as basic bidding E
and estimating skills. Irrigation Contractor is an excellent
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GGIA or IA Member: $160, Non-Member $195
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Earn 6 CEUs from IA
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Room 2CD
Registration Option P
Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council
GEORGIA URBAN FOREST
Learn how to recognize the most important invasive non-na-
COUNCIL WORKSHOP tive plant species in Georgia and understand their impacts in
natural ecosystems. General control and management options
10:00 am - 12:00 noon in Room 2CD
that can be used in natural areas will be discussed. Updates
Registration Options Q1 or Q2
on new threats as well as efforts that are underway to address
$40 members; $65 non-members (includes new membership)
this critical issue will also be covered. Registrants will receive a
$50 members; $75 non-members after January 7
packet of materials and publications. This workshop is de-
signed for people from all backgrounds, from homeowners to
Who are the LOHAS and why should the Green
landscape professionals, foresters, and other land managers.
Industry Care?
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Matthew Malament, Execution Communications Manager,
1:00-2:00 The Problem of Invasive Plants
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Brian Arnold, Natures Landscape Services, Inc.
LOHAS, or Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability, is the
Meghan Hedeen, Georgia Department of Transportation
$209 billion U.S. marketplace for goods and services concern-
An introduction to the major problem plants in
ing health, the environment, and sustainable living. 41 million
Georgia, how they damage natural areas, and
people are currently described as LOHAS Consumers, and one
techniques for proper identification.
out of four adult Americans is part of this group. Learn more
about who the LOHAS Consumer is and how your business can
2:00-3:00 Managing Invasive Plants
benefit from knowledge of this large and growing segment of
Cynthia Taylor, Elachee Nature Science Center
the U.S. market.
An introduction to Integrated Management
Strategies and safe use of herbicides. Presenting
Georgia’s Growing Green Project: Community Tree
effective control strategies for the major pest
Planting for Ecosystem Restoration and Green Jobs
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plants of Georgia.
The Georgia Forestry Commission
In September, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack an-
3:00-4:00 New Invasive Plant Threats
nounced an additional $89.3 million of Forest Service projects
Karen Rawlins, UGA Center for Invasive Species and
to be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Ecosystem Health
(ARRA). The Sustainable Community Forestry Program of the
Update on new threats and efforts underway to
Georgia Forestry Commission received $897,000 for the Com-
address them, including an introduction to the
munity Tree Planting for Ecosystem Restoration and Green
Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System
Jobs: Georgia’s Growing Green Project. The funding will be used
(EDDMapS).
to restore ecological health by planting and caring for trees in
watersheds, stream banks, parking lots, streets, housing devel- *
Each of these classes offers 2 hours Commercial Pesticide Credit from the
opments, brownfields, and schools, primarily in communities
Georgia Department of Agriculture in Category 24 - Ornamentals and
across north Georgia where the highest net changes in unem-
Turf or Private Pesticide Applicator.
ployment rates exist. Learn more about opportunities involved
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Each of these classes have been submitted for recertification credits with
in this exciting new project. the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
AWARDS RECEPTION 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Performing Arts Center - Registration Option RECP
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