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Desert Green XXIV
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Sponsored By: Nevada Chapter - American Society of Landscape Architects, Nevada Division of Forestry, Nevada Shade Tree Council, Southern Nevada Arborist Group, Southern Nevada Golf Course Superintendents Association, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Southwest Trees & Turf, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture
Sponsors and Exhibitors
Green Industry Suppliers - How GREEN are you? Do you want to grow your business? - Click below to download the Exhibitor form and get ready to mix it up with local industry professionals!
Green Industry Suppliers - How GREEN are you? Do you want to grow your business? - Click below to download the Exhibitor form and get ready to mix it up with local industry professionals!
Students!
Scholarships are available for Conference registration and travel.
Linn Mills Scholarship
Linn Mills was a founding Father of the Desert Green Foundation, brilliant horticulturist, and life-long supporter of horticulture education. In honorarium, the Desert Green Foundation offers scholarship awards to students enrolled in higher education pursuits.
Application Criteria:
Important Dates:
Fortier Excellence in Education Scholarship (FEES)
Joe Fortier was one of the founding members of the Desert Green Foundation. Joe was a highly regarded member of the landscape irrigation industry throughout the Desert Southwest and a tireless advocate of continued education for industry professionals. The Fortier Excellence in Education Scholarship (FEES) award will allow the awardee/s to attend the annual Desert Green conference to accept the Linn Mills Scholarship award. FEES will pay for both days and cover all registration fees for educational sessions, meals, handouts, and entrance to the trade show. Travel and lodging will be included for out-of-the area recipients.
Linn Mills was a founding Father of the Desert Green Foundation, brilliant horticulturist, and life-long supporter of horticulture education. In honorarium, the Desert Green Foundation offers scholarship awards to students enrolled in higher education pursuits.
Application Criteria:
- Applicant must be currently attending an accredited university in pursuit of a certificate and/or degree in Agricultural Science (includes horticulture, landscape, agronomy, irrigation, architecture, arboriculture, etc.).
- enrolled in a minimum of 6 units of related classes per quarter/semester
- in good academic standing maintaining a minimum of a “C” grade in each class currently attending
- showing an overall GPA of 2.5 for all courses completed within the major course of study thus far
Important Dates:
- August 1st - Application process opens
- September 17th - Application deadline
- September 25th - Recipients notified
Fortier Excellence in Education Scholarship (FEES)
Joe Fortier was one of the founding members of the Desert Green Foundation. Joe was a highly regarded member of the landscape irrigation industry throughout the Desert Southwest and a tireless advocate of continued education for industry professionals. The Fortier Excellence in Education Scholarship (FEES) award will allow the awardee/s to attend the annual Desert Green conference to accept the Linn Mills Scholarship award. FEES will pay for both days and cover all registration fees for educational sessions, meals, handouts, and entrance to the trade show. Travel and lodging will be included for out-of-the area recipients.
Applications can be completed online or by downloading the application form. If completing online, please email required supplemental documents to desertgreen@epicentermgmt.us
What attendees are saying....
"Always impressed at the diversity of topics at the conference. I will switch classrooms depending upon if there is a good speaker or a interesting topic in one class vs another. "
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"It was all around excellent!"
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Texas Station Hotel & Conference Center
2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas, NV
Group Code TCIDGF5
$35.00 rate - Wednesday/Thursday
$105.00 rate - Friday/Saturday
2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas, NV
Group Code TCIDGF5
$35.00 rate - Wednesday/Thursday
$105.00 rate - Friday/Saturday
For more information, contact Rose Epperson - desertgreen@epicentermgmt.us
Registration questions - Heather Crippen - 702.420.7079 Sponsors & Exhibitors - Suzanne Schuba - 559.784.8734
Registration questions - Heather Crippen - 702.420.7079 Sponsors & Exhibitors - Suzanne Schuba - 559.784.8734
