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Turf, landscaping professionals to gather for conference

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

September 13, 2012 - 1:10 am

Desert Green XVI, a two-day green educational event for those in the turf and landscaping industry, will be held Oct. 18-19 at Sam's Town.

The conference, titled "Working Together for a Greener Future," features two days of seminars, displays and a green industry mixer.

The keynote speaker will be Rose Epperson, president of EpiCenter Management and executive director of the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. WCISA has partnered with Desert Green for the past several years, resulting in advanced arboriculture sessions both days of the conference.

Among the topics to be featured are pest management, landscape architecture, irrigation and water conservation, and golf and sports turf management.

The conference is sponsored by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture; Southern Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association; Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; University of Nevada Cooperative Extension; Southern Nevada Water Authority; Southern Nevada Landscape Association; Nevada Shade Tree Council; Southwest Trees & Turf; and the Southern Nevada Arborists Group.

For more information, contact Helen Stone at 702-454-3057 or helen@swtrees andturf.com. Complete information, including online registration, is available at www.desert-green.org.

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