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INDUSTRY SUCCESS IN VIRGINIA’S CUL-DE-SAC at
COME TO THE BAY Presented by Agronomic Lawn Management, Lawns and Gardens Plus and the VTC Environmental Institute J A N U A R Y 2 2 – 25, 2024 • H A M P T O N R O A D S A R E C • V I R G I N I A B E A C H For details, visit: vaturf.org/come-to-the-bay/ MONDAY, January 22
TUESDAY, January 23
SERVICE PROJECT
CLASSES at the Hampton Roads AREC
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center 717 General Booth Blvd. Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
1444 Diamond Springs Rd. Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
Our 2024 Service Project partners with the City of Virginia Beach Public Schools, several architect firms, green industry corporations, and the Virginia Aquarium to: (1) establish a regionally appropriate landscape at the newly constructed demonstration pond, and (2) prevent further soil erosion from storm water.
Volunteer to help us and stick around to tour the facility (virginiaaquarium.com). Tickets are courtesy of Bill’s Landscaping.
Earn Valuable CEU’s
THEME: Wetlands, Living Shorelines, Buffers and the Lawn / Landscape Professional 7:30 Registration 8:00 Welcome and opening remarks (Wes Bray, Jeff Derr) 8:15 Challenges and opportunities of working with these ever increasing areas (Karen Duhring, Laurie Fox) 11:00 Virginia Beach City Public School students report on the service project 11:30 Lunch and visit vendors 12:30 Successful Landscape Establishment of Plants Grown in a Greenhouse (Eric Stallknecht) 1:00 Turfgrass as a Buffer (Adam Nichols) 1:45 Examples from the City of Norfolk (Justin Shafer) 2:15 Case Studies (WPL Site Design) 3:00 Closing Remarks (Wes Bray, Jeff Derr) 3:15 END
The complete schedule is online at vaturf.org/events
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