Northern Michigan Sustainability Academy

Northern Michigan Sustainability Academy

Please join us for the Northern Michigan Sustainability Academy. Below are the session dates and topics. 

Please click on the following link for session topic details and the registration form:

REGISTRATION FORM AND SESSION DETAILS

All classes will be held at Pine Hill Nursery, 886 US 31 North, Kewadin, MI 49648 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cost:
 MNLA Members:
 $50.00 per person for each Session OR $200 per person for All 5 Sessions
           
 Non-MNLA Members:
 $75.00 per person for each Session OR $300 per person for All 5 Sessions


Five Sessions Are Available.  Go to one or two, or go to all five.

NOVEMBER 11:

• Defining Sustainability and Applying It to the Green Industry
• General Plant Biology and Its Role in Guiding Sustainable Practice
• Sustainable Plant Selection and Responsible Plant Use

Instructor:  Dr. Robert Schutzki, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University

DECEMBER 2:

• Sustainability in Soils, Storm Water Management, Irrigation, and Water Use

Instructors:  Elise Hansen Tripp, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Grand Rapids, MI
and TBA

MARCH 12:

• Sustainable Approaches in Landscape Design
• Techniques for Sustainable Design: Hardscape; Rain Gardens, Bioswales, Filter Strips, and Drainage Swales; and Green Roofs

Instructors: Dr. Robert Schutzki, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University
Scott Palmer, Oaks Concrete Products, Inc., Wixom, MI
Brian Majka, J. F. New & Associates, Inc., West Olive, MI
Presenter TBA

MARCH 19:

• Sustainable Landscape Management Techniques for the Long-term Life of the Landscape

Instructors:  Dr. Robert Schutzki, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University
Andy Smith, Irrigation Association, Falls Church, VA
David Smitley, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University

MARCH 26:

• Safety and Compliance

Instructors: TBA