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you know of other interesting and informative Green
Sites, please let us know at,
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www.plna.com
The
Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association enhances
the success of its members through knowledge, advocacy,
and promotion of the horticultural industry. Members
of the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association
will be the consumers’ premier source for professional,
high quality horticultural products and services.
PLNA represents horticultural businesses in Pennsylvania
and the companies that supply them.
www.projectevergreen.com
Headquartered
in New Prague, Minn., Project EverGreen is a national
non-profit organization representing green industry
service (end-user) providers, associations, suppliers/distributors,
media companies and other organizations. Project EverGreen's
mission is to raise the awareness of the environmental,
economic and lifestyle benefits of landscapes and
promote the significance of those who preserve and
enhance green spaces at home, work and play.
In late 2004, Project EverGreen launched
a national media campaign to inform U.S. consumers
about the positive effects of well-maintained green
spaces, including lawns and landscapes, sports turf,
golf courses and parks.
www.yardenthusiasts.com
If
you like to work in your yard, you'll love YEA!, a
new and lively online community designed to provide
information for and interaction among yard enthusiasts
nationwide. Appropriately, the YEA! (Yard Enthusiasts
of America) Web site was launched on the first day
of spring 2007 and is sponsored by Project EverGreen.
http://www.turfgrasssod.org/
A
Portal for the professional.
http://www.grounds-mag.com/
Grounds
maintenance information.
http://greenindustryyellowpages.com/
The
most comprehensive yellow pages directory in the green
industry.
http://agmap.psu.edu/
There
are currently over 1,955 Pennsylvania agriculture
businesses listed on AgMap. Market your Pennsylvania
agricultural business over the web for free. Sign
up today.
http://www.pestfacts.org/
This
is a website maintained by RISE, Responsible Industry
for a Sound Environment, which explains the importance
of Integrated Pest Management and the need for safe
pesticide use in human health and safety.
http://www.greenbook.net/
Greenbook®
takes pesticide product labels, supplemental labels
and MSDSs provided by the companies that market them
and compiles them for our users in an unbiased presentation,
adding many features to help you find exactly what
you need to know.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/
A
portal for the professional lawn care Industry.
http://www.landcarenetwork.org/
Landcarenetwork.org,
is the green industry clearinghouse for information
on events, legislative issues, membership, certification,
and industry publications.
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has designated this section of their website specifically for those in the industry. It includes valuable information on the CHEMSWEEP Program, the PA Pesticide Hypersensitivity Registry, Pesticide Certification and Licensing, and the Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Program.
