Membership Information

As one of many green industry professionals in our state, you have taken an important step in selecting an association that can meet your needs in our competitive marketplace. When you join/renew LCAP, you become part of a statewide network of green industry professionals with access to a variety of benefits to help boost your company’s bottom line.

Certification: The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and the Lawn Care Association of Pennsylvania (LCAP) announce the partnership between the two associations to offer Certified Turfgrass Professional – Cool Season Lawns – an independent study.

LCAP President Tom Shotzbarger said, “LCAP is pleased to announce the partnership with PLANET to offer this certification course.” He added, “The independent study allows the participant to learn the subject at his own pace without attending formal classes. Like other educational and self-improvement activities, the more one puts into it, the more he or she will learn and benefit from the experience.”

The course is designed to provide the beginning lawn care or landscape professional with a foundation for understanding the “hows and whys” of lawn and grounds management in the northern United States. It consists of 10 study sections, each covering a particular topic related to the management of cool-season lawns. It is comprehensive, with topics ranging from growth and development to calibration of pesticide application equipment. Topics that are most important to lawn care or landscape operations (i.e. fertilization, establishment/renovation, and pest management) are covered in the greatest detail.

The course was developed by Peter Landschoot, professor of Turfgrass Science at Penn State University, and by Nancy Bosold, an extension agent with Penn State Cooperative Extension Service, in conjunction with LCAP and PLANET.

For detailed information on ordering the study materials and course instructions, Page1, Page2.

A Voice in Harrisburg

As an LCAP member, you are represented at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. In partnership with PLNA, the Pennsylvania Landscape Nursery Association, and their registered lobbyists, LCAP provides a quarterly newsletter to update members about issues under consideration by state and federal legislative bodies. Even the activities of local jurisdictions are researched to identify issues that may become important at a higher level.

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