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Illinois

March 18 Equipment Safety Workshop. DuPage Fairgrounds, Wheaton, Ill. For more information, visit www.ilca.net.

Indiana

April 9, 10; May 6 Pesticide Core Training & Testing. West Lafayette, Ind. To learn more, call 765-494-2758.

April 26 State Ag Mechanics, Forestry, Floriculture, Nursery/Landscape CDE. FFA Leadership Center, Trafalgar, Ind. For more information, visit www.indianaffa.org .

Iowa

May 22 ISTMA Track & Field Workshop. Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, visit www.iowaturfgrass.org.

June 3 Iowa Golf Course Superintendents Association State Meeting. Atlantic Golf & Country Club, Atlantic, Iowa. To learn more, visit www.iowaturfgrass.org .

Kansas

March 19 Spring Grounds Maintenance Workshop. Central Kansas Extension Office, Salina, Kan. For more information, call 913-856-2335 ext. 101.

March 20 Spring Grounds Maintenance Workshop. Douglas County Extension Office, Lawrence, Kan. To learn more, call 913-856-2335 ext. 101.

Kentucky

March 18 Pruning Landscape Trees & Shrubs… the Right Way! Boone County Extension Office, Burlington, Ky., and Boone County Arboretum, Union, Ky. For details, call 859-384-4999.

April 1 Native Trees, Shrubs & Flowers for the Landscape. Boone County Extension Office, Burlington, Ky. For more information, call 859-384-4999.

April 8 Choosing Trees, Shrubs & Flowers for Tough Sites & Tough Climates. Boone County Extension Office, Burlington, Ky. For details, call 859-384-4999.

April 15 What’s New for the 2008 Landscape, Flower & Vegetable Garden? Boone County Extension Office, Burlington, Ky. To learn more, call 859-384-4999.

April 22 Groundcovers & Ornamental Grasses for the Landscape. Boone County Extension Office, Burlington, Ky. For more information, call 859-384-4999.

April 30 Made in the Shade: Selecting Plants for Shady Sites. Boone County Extension Office, Burlington, Ky. For details, call 859-384-4999.

Michigan

March 17-19 Certified Applicator/Registered Technician Seminar. Wayne County Community College District, Belleville, Mich. For more information, call 248-646-4992.

March 25 Aquatic Plant Management: General Identification & Management Techniques Utilizing Aquatic Herbicides & Algaecides. Bingham Center, Bingham Farms, Mich. To learn more, vist  www.landscape.org/education_pro.html.

April 3 Irrigation System Spring Start-Up: New Technology Saves Time & Generates Revenue. Auburn Hills, Mich. For details, visit www.landscape.org/education_pro.html.

April 8-9 Spanish Certified Applicator/Registered Technician Seminar. Bingham Center, Bingham Farms, Mich. For more information, visit www.landscape.org/education_pro.html.

Minnesota

March 18 Landscape Management Shop Tour & Presentation: The Dirt on Annual & Perennial Garden Care. Heidi’s Lakeshore Gardens, Plymouth, Minn. For more information, visit www.mnla.biz.

March 19 Landscaping for Water Quality. Roseville Civic Center, Roseville, Minn. To learn more, visit www.mnla.biz.

March 21 NCMA Segmental Retaining Wall Installer Education Program. Dorsey Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul, Minn. For details, visit www.mnla.biz.

March 24-25 Pesticide Certification Workshop & Exam. Dorsey Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul, Minn. For more information, visit www.mnla.biz.

March 26 Spring Greenhouse Tour. Minnetonka and Plymouth, Minn. To learn more, visit www.mnla.biz.

March 27 Paver Training Day. Dorsey Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul, Minn. For details, visit www.mnla.biz.

March 28 Garden Center Training Seminars. Bachman’s on Lyndale, Minneapolis, Minn. For more information, visit www.mnla.biz.

April 2 Landscaping for Water Quality. Dakota Lodge, West St. Paul, Minn. For details, visit www.mnla.biz.

April 14-15. Hands-On Hardscape Training: Segmental Retaining Walls & Pavers. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen, Minn. To learn more, visit www.mnla.biz.

Ohio

March 20 Ohio Landscape Association Meeting. St. Michael’s Woodside, Broadview Heights, Ohio. For more information, call 800-335-6521.

Wisconsin

 March 26 Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association Southeast Chapter Meeting. Pewaukee, Wis. To learn more, call 262-859-2121.

April 30 2008 TCIA Electrical Hazards Awareness Program. Mid State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. For details, call 800-733-2622 or visit www.tcia.org.

National

March 17 United States Golf Association Southwest Regional Conference. Arizona Country Club, Phoenix, Ariz. For more information, e-mail pgross@usga.org or visit www.usga.org.

March 17 ID, Biology and Current Control of Poa trivialis. Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Web cast. For details, call 800-472-7878 or visit www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

March 19-20 Landscape Irrigation Auditor Class. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Fairmont, Mont. To learn more, visit www.irrigation.org.

March 20 United States Golf Association Mid-Continent Regional Conference. Lakeside Country Club, Houston, Texas. For more information, e-mail budwhite@usga.org or visit www.usga.org.

March 26-27 Irrigation Contractor Class. Springfield, Ill. For details, visit www.irrigation.org.

March 27 United States Golf Association Northeast Regional Conference. Wheatley Hills Country Club, East Williston, N.Y. To learn more, e-mail aguiberson@usga.org or visit www.usga.org.

March 27-30 PLANET Student Career Days. North Metro Technical College, Atlanta, Ga. For more information, visit www.StudentCareerDays.org.

March 30-April 4 Business Management Institute: Golf Management. World Golf Village, St. Augustine, Fla. To learn more, call 703-739-9500 or visit www.cmaa.org.

March 31 United States Golf Association Northwest Regional Conference. Hapuna Resort, Kamuela, Hawaii. E-mail lgilhuly@usga.org or visit www.usga.org to learn more.

April 1 United States Golf Association Northwest Regional Conference. Lihue Convention Center, Lihue, Hawaii. For more information, e-mail lgilhuly@usga.org or visit www.usga.org.

April 2 United States Golf Association Northwest Regional Conference. Mid-Pacific Country Club, Kailua, Hawaii. To learn more, e-mail lgilhuly@usga.org or visit www.usga.org.

April 3 United States Golf Association Northwest Regional Conference. King Kamehameha Golf Club, Wailuku, Hawaii. For more information, e-mail lgilhuly@usga.org or visit www.usga.org.

April 7-9 Trees & Utilities National Conference. Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando, Fla. For details, visit www.arborday.org.

April 20-22 Club Managers Association of America Midwest Regional Education Forum. Milwaukee, Wis. To learn more, call 262-677-8590 or visit www.cmaa.org.

April 24-25 American Boxwood Society Symposium & Annual Meeting. Charlotte, N.C. For details, visit www.boxwoodsociety.org.

May 17-19 American Society of Irrigation Consultants 2008 Annual Conference. Embassy Suites Hotel, Napa, Calif. For more information, visit www.asic.org.

Canada/International

March 28-April 5 American Society of Golf Course Architects Annual Meeting. Scotland. For more information, visit www.asgca.org.

April 13-16 Turf Producers Australia National Conference & Field Day. Canberra Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia. For details, e-mail ktappin@bigpond.net.au or visit www.turfaustralia.com.

May 19-20 1st European Turfgrass Society Conference. Pisa, Italy. For details, visit www.agr.unipi.it/ETSC.

May 20-22 Irrigation Australia 2008 Conference & Exhibition. Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia. To learn more, visit www.irrigationaustralia.com/au.

July 20-23 9th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. Denver, Colo. For more information, visit www.icpaonline.org.