2009 MNLA Winter/Spring Education

Seminars

February 11 March 6
A Landscape Design Charette MNLA Certified Professional Exam
Expected Attendance: 50 Expected Attendance: 60
Location: MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska (5 ½ hour Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (6 hour
session) exam)
A single residential project will be presented for the group. Then Registrants take the MNLA Certified Professional Exam. Exam-
charette participants, new and seasoned designers, will divide into takers are very serious about their green industry careers.
groups to tackle a design plan. Audience: All Industry
Audience: LD, LA Cost: $250 (limited to 3)
Cost: $500 (limited to 3)
March 11
February 17 Safety for Landscape Site Supervisors
Green Initiatives in the Green Industry Expected Attendance: 45
Expected Attendance: 50-60 Location: Rose Vine Hall, Roseville (6 hour session)
Location: MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska (5 ½ hour Practical onsite issues that landscape site supervisors face daily
session) including: OSHA compliance, first response, storm/weather safety,
This day-long seminar will feature green initiatives currently and equipment safety.
happening in your industry. Come and hear case studies from Audience: AB, IC, HS, LC, LL, LM
industry members who have made a conscious effort to push the Cost: $250 (limited to 3)
green movement forward. Take home proven effective methods that
will make your green industry company even more green! March 11
Audience: All Industry Landscape Design Graphics: Focus on Sketchup
Cost: $500 (limited to 3) Expected Attendance: 30
Location: Hennepin Technical College (4 hour session)
February 19-20 Come to the Hennepin Tech computer lab to learn how Sketchup can
ICPI Level 1 Concrete Paver Installer Certification Program improve your design process.
Expected Attendance: 60 Audience: LD
Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (16 hour Cost: $250 (limited to 3)
session)
The ICPI Level I Certified Concrete Paver Installer Program has March 17
been designed for all companies and individuals involved in the Pruning Seminars (in English & Spanish)
residential and commercial installation of interlocking concrete Expected Attendance: 60
pavements. Location: Hennepin Technical College (4 hour session)
Audience: HS, LC Trainings in English and Spanish will run concurrently. Attendees
Cost: $2000 (no limit) will learn proper ways to prune shrubs and trees.
Sponsors Obtained: Anchor Block Company Audience: AB, NU, LM
Cost: $250 (limited to 3)
March 3
Perennials for Local Landscapes March 19
Expected Attendance: 50 National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) Training
Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (6 hour and Certification
session) Expected Attendance: 50
Come and hear local industry experts speak on perennials of all Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (8 hour
varieties including, perennials for shade, hostas, peonies, plant session)
combinations, and new cultivars to the market! The Segmented Retaining Wall Installer Education Program is a
Audience: CFG, GC, LD, LM seminar series designed to reinforce national standardized
Cost: $250 (limited to 4) installation and site practices within the SRW installer community.
Level I is structured for all employees involved in SRW installation
March 5 and provides fundamental instruction on minimum installation
AWAIR Program Development Seminar guidelines, material and system component properties, soils and
Expected Attendance: 25 compaction, site practices and equipment selection.
Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (4 hour Audience: HS, LC
session) Cost: $2000 (no limit)
All Minnesota employers in high injury rate industries are required to Sponsors Obtained: Anchor Block Company
have AWAIR safety and health program or face monetary penalties.
Participants will walk away with a written plan that they can
implement immediately.
Audience: All Industry
Cost: $250 (limited to 3)

For more information contact: Betsy Pierre at 952-903-0505 ext 1 or betsy@pierreproductions.com;

March 25 March 9-10 & April 2-3 (2 - 2 day sessions to choose from)
Classroom Paver Training Day Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide
Expected Attendance: 30 Applicator Workshop & Exam
Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (8 hour Expected Attendance: 60
session) Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (12 hour
Tim Oberg of Rush Lake Gardens will conduct this popular annual session + test)
training. Tim will discuss the main components of a properly This workshop helps attendees prepare for the Category A and  
installed and professional paver job and the tools that will make the
job easier and more profitable. E Pesticide Applicator Certification exam by attending this 1  
Audience: HS, LC, LD ½ day study program. The workshop can also be viewed as a  
Cost $500 (limited to 3) refresher course for those already certified.
Audience: NU, LM
March 26 Cost: $500 (limited to 3)
Irrigation Basics
Expected Attendance: 30 April 1
Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (6 hour Advanced Irrigation Troubleshooting
session) Expected Attendance: 30
Targeted at new employees of irrigation companies to get them up to Location: Dorsey-Ewald Conference Center, St. Paul (8 hour
speed and running quickly. session)
Audience: IC, LM Learn electrical troubleshooting techniques, national electrical
Cost $250 (limited to 3) code violations, wire types/sizing, and two-wire systems.
Audience: IC, LM
March 26 Cost: $500 (limited to 3)
Spring Greenhouse Tour
Expected Attendance: 60 April 20-21 (rain dates April 23-24)
Location: Southern Metro (2 hour session & tour) Hardscapes Hands-On Training: Pavers and Segmental
Tour three greenhouses, Donahue’s and Faribault Growers in Retaining Walls
Faribault and Terra in Lakeville, then attend a panel discussion of Expected Attendance: 28
industry experts. Location: MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska (2 - 8 hour
Audience: CFG sessions)
Cost: $250 (limited to 4) SRW and Paver Trainings will run concurrently; participants can
choose to attend an SRW or Paver training on either day.
Participants will actually build permanent structures at the
arboretum.
Audience: LD, LC, HS
Cost: $500 (limited to 3)
Sponsors Obtained: Anchor Block Company

Audience Key: Arborists (AB), Commercial Flower Grower (CFG), Garden Center (GC), Hardscape Supplier (HS), Irrigation
Contractor (IC), Landscape Architect (LA), Landscape Contractor (LC), Landscape Designer (LD), Landscape Lighting (LL),
Landscape Management and/or Lawn Care (LM), Nursery Grower (NU)

For more information contact: Betsy Pierre at 952-903-0505 ext 1 or betsy@pierreproductions.com;

Faith Jensen at 952-903-0505 ext 3 or faith@pierreproductions.com.