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MEMBER EVENT RECAP (Continued)
four sessions that ranged from tricks. It certainly makes months of are all part of this village with us.
“Water Quality Considerations of planning worth it when you walk out Our sponsors are also an integral
Wells and Ponds as Water Sources” on Friday afternoon, signing your part of this event, and we thank all
to “Balancing the Nutrient Needs of credit sheets and feeling empowered those who support Chesapeake
Turfgrass.” After lunch, the attendees by what you’ve learned from those in Green and the MNLGA on an annual
broke up into three groups: Nursery our community.
basis. Thank you to our Wye Oak
Grower and Landscape Contractors,
A huge thank you goes out to Annual Sponsors, Black-Eyed Susan
Turf Management, and Nutrient
the members of the Education Annual Sponsors, and Chesapeake
Management. Attendees spent
Committee. They are the heart Green Sponsors.
the afternoon gaining a deeper
and soul of this event. Thank you
understanding and practical insights This recap cannot go without
to our chair, Heather Zindash, as
into the latest trends and challenges recognizing one of our fantastic
well as all our committee members
within the horticulture industry. contributors, Stanton A. Gill, whom
Angela Burke, Dave Clement (UME),
we lost since our last Chesapeake
The MNLGA prides itself on being Hank Doong, Steve Dubik, Laura Green. Stanton ensured that we had
your one-stop-shop by offering the Hagmann, Brett Karp, Cindy King, the best sessions for our attendees
necessary recertification credits John Murphy, Andrew Ristvey (UME), and that they received the most
each day of the symposium. Chessie Ginny Rosenkranz (UME), and Chuck up-to-date information they needed
is more than just an educational Schuster (UME). Please join me again to know. Although he was not with
conference, it’s a welcoming in thanking Chuck Schuster and us, his input was a part of this year’s
gathering space for professionals Heather Zindash for emceeing and symposium. Thank you, Stanton!
across the industry. It’s always fun keeping us on track for two great
to sit back and watch everyone days! We cannot forget to recognize We extend our thanks for another
interact with one another, catch up Suzanne Klick and Sheena O’Donnell outstanding year. We hope to see
on where life has taken you the past for their help with registration on you all again at the Maritime Institute
year, discuss what’s going on at your both days; thank you both. It takes for Chesapeake Green 2026 on
various operations, and swap trade a village, and I am grateful that you February 12-13. A
CPH RECEPTION
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