Update: October 13 , 2021
In this update:
Discover Green Careers Virtual Focus Group
OCT. 19, 2021 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
GROW Alumni Special Event: Apprenticeship Pathways Information Session
NOV. 3 @ 5pm - 6pm
2022 Virtual IPM Symposium
JAN. 6, 2022
Landscape Designers Virtual Conference
JAN. 25, 2022
Job Bank Reminder
Discover Green Careers Virtual Focus Group
Calling All GROW New Entrant Graduates!
Your valuable feedback is required for a resource being created for you!
Discover Green Careers is a website is that is being built as a hub for the Landscape and Horticulture profession with resources for jobseekers.
The website contains:
A Quiz to help discover a possible career
Live Job board with current opportunities
Featuring 12 in-demand job profiles
Educational Pathways to grow your career
A Pathway Map to explore career potential
To ensure that we are creating resources that will be useful to you, we are conducting a focus group to collect your feedback.
When: Tues. Oct 19, 2021 @ 1pm - 2:30.
Where: Zoom! You will be added to the Zoom Meeting after completing registration to participate.
Complete the Survey and Register for the Virtual Focus Group
GROW Alumni Special Event:
Apprenticeship Pathways Information Session
Thinking about your future? Trying to navigate your career path? You’re in luck!
The Apprenticeship program at Landscape Ontario is holding a special Apprenticeship Pathways Information Session for GROW Alumni.
Discover where an apprenticeship in landscape & horticulture can take you.
2022 Virtual IPM Symposium
VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM VIA ZOOM
LIVE on January 6, 2022 | Available ON-DEMANDThe key to turf IPM is the use of cultural practices that optimize growth of grasses and minimize conditions favourable to pest insects, weeds, or pathogens. Landscape Ontario's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium has been a uniquely respected event since 1965. Attendees will earn 6 CECs from the IPM Council of Canada upon completion of an online exam. A 70% pass rate is required on the exam to be eligible for CECs.
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
Soil Fertility Indicators in Turf
Greg Patterson, B.Sc. (Agr.), P.Ag., C.C.A., A&L Canada LaboratoriesTurfgrass endophytes: fungi and bacteria to enhance turf growth, abiotic stress tolerance and pest resistance
Dr. James F. White, Jr., Rutgers, Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyCultivars, products, and management. Current applied research for turfgrass management
Eric Lyons, Ph.D., and Sara Stricker, Ph.D., Guelph Turfgrass Institute, University of GuelphUpdate from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Scott Olan, B.Sc. (Agri), Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and ParksIPM in the Flower Garden: Moving from the theoretical to the practical
Rodger Tschanz, University of Guelph, Plant AgricultureCommon Diseases in Turf Management
Dr. Paul koch, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - MadisonConnecting the Dot: Plant Diversity, Pollinators & Pest Management
Joe Boggs, Ohino State University Extension - OSU Dept. of Entomology
PRICING:
Early Bird (until Dec. 17): $75 Member / $100 Non-member / $25 Student or Educator
Regular (after Dec 17): $100 Member / $125 Non-member / $25 Student or Educator
Register Today!
Registration includes access to full-day IPM Symposium sessions. All registrations received by Jan. 6, 2022 will receive free entry into the Congress 2022 Trade Show, January 11-13, 2022 at the Toronto Congress Centre (coupon code will be sent in your registration confirmation).
Landscape Designers Virtual Zoom Conference
LIVE on January 25, 2022 | Available ON-DEMANDPlan to attend the 2022 Landscape Designers Conference.
The first 100 registrations will receive a Tim Hortons gift card courtesy of IN-LITE OUTDOOR LIGHTING! Gift cards will be emailed to recipients before the conference.
PRICING:
Early Bird (until Jan. 4):
$75 Member / $100 Non-member / $25 Student or Educator
Regular (after Jan. 4):
$100 Member / $125 Non-member / $25 Student or Educator
Get your tickets today!
The 2022 edition is Presented With Recognition of the OALA. Sessions qualify for OALA Continuing Education Credits.
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
Landscape Designer Sector Group AGM
Haig Seferian, CLD, OALA, CSLA, FASLA | Chair, Landscape Design Sector Group
Guests from OALA: Aina Budrevics | Executive Director, OALA
Steve Barnhart | President, OALAPlants, Plants, Plants
Margot Byers | Ladybird Garden Designs
Jon L. Peter, OAC, NPD | Royal Botanical Gardens
Paul Laporte | Ephemeral Ark NurseryTackling Landscape Design Challenges with Innovative Solutions
Vanessa Shand, BFA, OALA | J. Garfield Thompson Landscape Ltd & Water Arts Inc.
Eric Klaver, OALA, BCSLA, CSLA | PLANT Architect Inc.
Adele Pierre, MLA OALA CSLA ASLA CLD FLP ISA GRP | Adele Pierre Landscape ArchitectIntroduction to Drone Technology in Landscape Design
Jon Altschuld, RLA, PTBA | Chinook Landscape Architecture
Daniel Tal, ASLA | PlaceMakerIncorporating Other Elements into Your Design
Shawn Gallaugher, MLA, BLA, HBFA | Shawn Gallaugher Design
Scott Sim | Moon Glow Lightscapes
Michael Albanese, BES, FLP | AVESI Stormwater and Landscape SolutionsGrowing Up in Weeds
Wambui Ippolito, Horticulturist & Landscape Designer | Roar Contracting, LLC
Registration includes access to full-day of conference sessions. All registrations received by Jan. 12, 2022 will receive free entry into the Congress 2022 Trade Show, January 11-13, 2022 at the Toronto Congress Centre (coupon code will be sent in your registration confirmation).
Job Bank Reminder
Come on over and see what’s new!
Your GROW New Entrant Worker Job Bank is always available to our alumni!
We add new employers and job postings regularly. Reach out to employers and check back often!
