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GREEN INDUSTRY EVENTS View LM's calendar for a full list of industry events. 2019 Bonnell Equipment Expo [June 5-6] Cultivate ’19 [July 14-16] Legislative Days On The Hill [July 15-17] Attention LM Readers! This e-newsletter will now be sent from landscapemanagement@ncm-insights.com. Please add us to your email contacts or ask your IT department to whitelist us. TOP HEADLINES SavATree completes Los Angeles County tree canopy assessment SavATree, along with its collaborators, used high-resolution remote sensing in combination with demographic and urban heat data to break down the study area for review. Here’s a roundup of the assessment’s key findings.  >>More Companies in the News: Husqvarna receives environmental awards; Stihl celebrates 60th anniversary of Contra chainsaw; SiteOne partners with Bassmaster Elite Series     SPONSORED CONTENT How to choose the right vehicle tracking for your business Learn how to calculate and assess just how much benefit your business will derive from implementing a vehicle tracking system. Download this free guide and form a sound business case, with tangible savings calculated using your own fleet’s data. Download free guide TURF+ ORNAMENTAL Precision Labs’ Border 2.0 receives CA registration Border 2.0 enhances the performance of spray applications and improves droplet retention while reducing off-target movement. Learn more about the liquid adjuvant. >>More MOWING+ MAINTENANCE PERC survey shows contractors are satisfied with propane mowers According to the study, more than 85 percent of contractors using propane commercial lawn mowers in their fleets are likely to continue adding propane equipment to their businesses. Take a look at the rest of the survey’s findings. >>More DESIGN/BUILD+ INSTALLATION TreeTown USA makes donation to UC Davis The donation to University of California, Davis’ California Center for Urban Horticulture will help develop water-conserving landscapes under its SmartLandscape initiative. Learn more about the donation and the SmartLandscape initiative. >>More Aquascape sets dates of Pondemonium 2019 The event will feature hands-on water feature installation training sessions, classroom presentations, networking opportunities, a full-day pond tour, team-building events and more. Find out how you can register. >>More IRRIGATION+ WATER MANAGEMENT Water World: Water-saving success Gachina Landscape Management renovated the Oak Creek Apartments after California’s worst drought in decades. Check out the project, which helped save nearly 5 million gallons of water. >>More SNOW+ ICE MANAGEMENT Winter Equipment introduces PlowGuard Maxx plow blade guards The blade guards are available in straight, left and right configurations and designed to protect Winter’s BlockBuster, Razor and Razor XL cutting edge systems. >>More LM VIDEO Inside the National Collegiate Landscape Competition NC State University's Lee Ivy offers an inside look at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition and how it helps prepare the next generation of green industry professionals. >>Watch the video ON THE RECORD Insights from LM's editors and landscape industry leaders Profit Power: Stop waiting for immigration reform Jeffrey Scott advises that the first step to navigating the labor crisis is to realize you are in the people business, not the landscaping and lawn care business. Read on for his tips on taking charge and being proactive in the face of the workforce shortage. >>More CURRENT ISSUE >Work to do: Tackling the industry’s labor shortage >Weed avengers: Identifying wild violet >Are you misclassifying independent contractors? You are subscribed to LMDirect! as @{Email Name}@. Forward to a friend | Change your subscription preferences | New subscriber sign-up If you wish to leave this mailing list, simply unsubscribe. | Refer to our Privacy Policy. Look forward to us each Thursday? Don't forget to also subscribe to the magazine or renew your subscription. Landscape Management is a property of North Coast Media, LLC. 1360 E. Ninth St., 10th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114 © 2019 North Coast Media. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission.