Sustainable Landscape Management
Click here to order a copy of the Sustainable Landscape Management (SLM).
There is a tremendous amount of attention within the landscape industry with regard to the benefits of applying practices and methods that promote sustainability. A newly released publication entitled "SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; Standards for Landscape Care in the Desert Southwest" written by Janet Waibel, Landscape Architect and certified arborist, was adopted last September by the Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association and promoted as the standard that offers best recommended practices for typical landscape maintenance/management scenarios.
Since September, ALCA has been promoting the standards outlined in the SLM to various organizations requesting their endorsement. The responses have been extremely positive. The Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Phoenix (BOMA) have officially endorsed SLM. Their name and logo will be included in the next printing of the publication. Other organizations that are receptive and preparing their endorsement or promotion of SLM include: City of Phoenix, City of Tempe, SRP, a number of Community Management Companies (Brown Management, Association Community Mangers and Rossmar and Graham), Arizona Association of Community Managers (AAM), and Community Associations Institute (CAI).
The results from applying the principles outline in this book will improve productivity and efficiency while promoting sustainability; employ practices which strive to preserve limited and valuable natural resources such as water and plant materials, reduce waste generation and strive for longevity and maturity of plant materials.
Please call 602.626.7091 or email kara@azlca.com to request an order form for Sustainable Landscape Management or click here to download the PDF.
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ALCA is pleased to announce the availability of training in Sustainable Landscape Management. There are currently six (6) opportunities to participate in the training workshop. Since this in a new program for us, we are limiting class size to 30 people (first-come-first-served basis) and only allowing three (3) people per company to attend each date. The workshops will be held on:
FULL: January 20th at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)
FULL: January 27th at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)
FULL: February 10th at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)
March 2nd at Ewing Irrigation (4905 N Shamrock Pl, Tucson)
FULL: March 9th at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)
FULL: March 23rd at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)
FULL: April 20th at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)
April 27th at the ALCA office (5425 E Bell Rd, Ste 105, Scottsdale)