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If you havenāt noticed yet, we are living among the āIndoor Generation.ā What does this mean? It means 90 percent of people worldwide (yes, 90 percent) spend nearly 22 hours a day inside without enough daylight or fresh air, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyās Office of Air and Radiation. In A YouGov study, […]
Last week, Congressional leadership reached a bipartisan deal to fund the government through the November mid-term elections. The appropriations committees in the House and the Senate filed a conference agreement on the FY 19 Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense appropriations bills, known as a āminibusā. The […]
Author Tom Tracy is the Executive Director of the Virginia Turfgrass CouncilĀ Turfgrass, horticulture, arboriculture, environmental sciences, and other industry segments can operate in self-imposed isolation. Working towards achieving cohesiveness between different industry segments, Virginia Techās new School of Plant and Environmental Sciences conducted the second annual Lawn, Landscape, and Sports Turf Field Day on […]
It was sweltering hot on Monday, July 16,Ā as 400 volunteers headed to Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery for the 22nd Renewal & Remembrance volunteer day of service.
NALP has hired Andrew Bray to serve as the associationās new Vice President of Government Relations, effective July 9th. Andrew is a driven professional and a tireless policy advocate with over 15 years of legislative, regulatory, campaign and legal experience.Ā Most recently Andrew has served as the Vice President of Public Policy at the National […]
Organizations across the country are using Pollinator Protection Week to remind the public about the importance of pollinators to our nationās food supply and offering ways people can support pollinator health. If youāre looking for content to share, consider one of these articles or our pollinator tip sheet.
NALPās Missy Henriksen appeared on Fox and Friends this past weekend for two segments about the industry. In the first segment, she touted the merits of healthy lawns before showcasing some of the latest technology available from industry companies, Husqvarnaās suite of battery operated equipment and Stihlās iMow.
Bob Grover shares insights on how his Oregon company has nearly doubled in size over the past three years, giving attendeesĀ a glimpse of what they’ll see and learn when touring Pacific Landscape Management in August. Pacific Landscape Management in Portland, Oregon, has nearly doubled in size over the last three years. No acquisitions have been […]
In recognition of the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls, NALP would like to remind our members and other green industry employers to observe these fall prevention safety tips:Ā
Have you ever watched people wander around a nursery or garden center skimming plant tags trying to figure out which flowers, plants and trees would be best for their yard? You often get the feeling that theyāll be buying the wrong plants and putting them in the wrong places in their yard.Ā
