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NALP Inducts Officers and Directors for Upcoming Year

        NALP inducted its board members for the 2016-2017 year on Friday, February 26th, during the Leaders Forum Meeting in Cabo San Lucas. The term of the Board of Directors will start on May 1, 2016. Related posts: No related posts.

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OFLC Announces Emergency Procedures Initiative for Backlogged H-2B Applications

On Friday,Ā  Feb. 19, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that they are instituting an Emergency Procedures Program to address the current processing backlog of H-2B Visa applications in the Chicago National Processing Center (NPC).Ā  Related posts: No related posts.

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Advocacy issue dashboard released

To keep members better informed on advocacy activities, NALP recently added an issue dashboard to their advocacy webpage. The new tool will help members more easily follow the issues on which NALP is working, where activity is occurring, and what they can do to help. It provides members the opportunity to conveniently and easily get […]

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Florida city council to propose glyphosate ordinance

City officials in Miami Beach, Florida, unexpectedly scheduled discussion on a proposed ordinance to ā€œprohibit contractors from using Roundup and other chemicals labeled as carcinogens in public spaces.ā€ However, the discussion was postponed as a result of industry outreach to the city to address claims that contractor use of glyphosate (the main ingredient in Roundup) […]

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Scalia's death creates WOTUS complication

The recent unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may complicate legal strategies related to opposing the implementation of the ā€œWaters of the United Statesā€ provisions (WOTUS). As previously reported, the controversial WOTUS measure is on hold pending resolution of several court challenges. Scalia was expected to be a key vote in striking the […]

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Leaf-blower ban proposed in California

A divided Sonoma, California, City Council voted 3–2 on February 17 to direct city staff to create an ordinance that will ban gas-powered leaf blowers within the city limits. The city also debated whether to completely prohibit any type of leaf blower use, but in the end reached a compromise that will allow use of […]

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NCLC 40th Anniversary – Brett Lemcke

Brett Lemcke, incoming president of NALP, shares his recollections of the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (formerly Student Career Days). Join us this March at Mississippi State – the place where it all began! #NALPNCLC Related posts: No related posts.

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Changes in Congress Impacting the Landscape Industry

In late October, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was sworn in as Speaker of the House, taking the place of John Boehner (R-OH) who not only gave up his role as Speaker but also resigned his House seat. Before leaving, Boehner helped his successor by crafting a budget deal with the House and Senate Leadership and […]

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Changing Lives: Job Corps and Certification

Cody Jones recently completed the Job Corps program, earned his certification, and is now working for DeSantis Landscapes, Inc., Salem, Oregon – a member of the National Association of Landscape Professionals. Cody has been a quiet but solid leader who has really come into his own during his Job Corps training. He acquired his Landscape […]

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One student's path to a lawn care career started with certification

We were very happy recently to receive a letter of appreciation from the Federal Jobs Corp program expressing their thanks for our help in aligningĀ its landscape training programs to industry standards. The Tongue Point Jobs Corp Center, Astoria, Oregon, shared a success story from one of its graduates who is now working in the industry. […]

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