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The premier conference for turf and landscape professionals in the arid West.

Don't miss Desert Green XII at Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, NV. "Save the Water - Keep the Green" features two days of four concurrent seminar tracks, table top displays and a green industry mixer.

With the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (WCISA) as a sponsor, there will be two days of arboriculture sessions. In addition, there will be a special bilingual session in English and Spanish on October 23 for the tree worker certification test review. The test will be given on October 24.

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

The Desert Green Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit that includes members from these groups on its board. The Foundation is dedicated to education for the green industry.

In addition to the arboriculture tracks, there will be tracks on Pest Management (with pesticide CEUs), Landscape Architecture, Irrigation and Water Conservation, and Golf and Sports Turf Management.

Sponsorships and table top display space will be offered. Download Sponsor Form Here!

Early Sponsor Registration Now Available Here!
($9.95 Eventbrite charge + 3 percent convenience fee)

To be placed on the mailing list, contact ML Robinson at 702.257.5529, robinsonm@UNCE.unr.edu. For exhibitor information, contact Helen Stone at 702.454.3057, helen@swtreesandturf.com. Registration information will be available in May.

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