From the TCNC President

On July 21st, The Turfgrass Council of North Carolina was proud to help out and be a part of this year's NC Green Industry Council’s Water Symposium held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

The event was a great success with excellent topics and presenters. The keynote speaker was Dr. Bill Hunt, Professor at NCSU in the Bio and Agricultural Engineering Department. He had an excellent presentation on “The Role of Green Infrastructure (Stormwater BMPs) in North Carolina”.

Some of the topics included “What Is Green Infrastructure and Why Do We Care”, “Turfgrass Selection and Water Management for a More Sustainable Turf,” and “Getting to the Dirt of the Matter – Healthy soils for healthy plants while protecting water quality.” You can visit NCGIC’s website to see a complete list of presentations.

There were roughly 200 attendees at the event. We were glad to see a few TCNC members attending the Water Symposium too. There were quality sponsors for the event like Symposium Host Sponsor, Site One Landscape Supply. Please visit NCGIC’s website to see a complete list of sponsors that make events like this come together.

CEU’s were available for NC Landscape Contractors, NC Irrigation Contractors, Irrigation Association Certified Professionals, NC Certified Arborists, NC Pesticide License, NC Landscape Architects, NC Wastewater Operators, and NC Board for Engineers and Surveyors. Some of these are difficult to receive at other symposiums and conferences.

A portion of your membership dues provides membership (and a voice) to the North Carolina Green Industry Council. You have to be a current member of a supported association to be a member of NCGIC. So thank you for a supporting the TCNC and NCGIC.

Please add next year’s NCGIC Water Symposium as a must-attend event. It will be sometime in July, so keep an eye out since this was a sold out event. We look forward to seeing you there.

TCNC President