New York State Nursery and Landscape Association

Attention! Nursery & Landscape Business Owners: NYSNLA's Leadership Retreat Is Designed for You! This is an event where like-minded individuals can speak confidentially with one another and truly open up their businesses for others to see and to learn. Start Your New Year Out Right! https://bit.ly/3mRJjZ4

Join together with your fellow Green Industry Leaders at the Tailwater Lodge on January 12-14, 2022 to discuss the issues that matter to your livelihood and the future of our industry and individual businesses in New York State. For more information and to register, visit us online: https://bit.ly/3mRJjZ4

NYSNLA is pleased to announce that all of our seven dynamic Virtual Education Series offerings are available as on-demand videos--accessible anytime of day or night to you! Now, you can learn from the best on your crazy Spring schedule! Check out this incredible array of professional development! CNLP credits available through these webinars. Special rates for NYSNLA Members! Visit https://nysnla.memberclicks.net/online-webinar-store to learn more!

We are now accepting nominations for NYSNLA's Annual Awards Program! These awards will be presented at the Court of Honor, to be held at the New York State Fair on Opening Day - Friday, August 20, 2021. This year, we will honor both the Class of 2020 and 2021 Honorees. View/download the 2021 nomination form here: https://bit.ly/2RBfjUr

Our 2nd Annual Virtual Arbor Day & Happy Hour was a big success! Members from across the state came together to commemorate past Arbor Day and community outreach projectsand discuss how everyone is coming out of the pandemic. Stay tuned for some exciting updates on NYSNLA’s presence at the State Fair and more!

Happy Arbor Day!!! How will we be celebrating?! With a Arbor Day Virtual Showcase and Happy Hour at 4 PM today! To learn more and/or register visit: https://bit.ly/3wUU28r

With Election Day one week away, we wanted to make sure you had the latest information from state government: The Latest Updates from NYS Government #1 - Time Off to Vote Generally, New York State employees are eligible for up to two hours of paid time off to vote if they do not have "sufficient time to vote." An employee is deemed to have "sufficient time to vote" if an employee has four consecutive hours to vote either from the opening of the polls to the beginning of thei...r work shift, or four consecutive hours between the end of a working shift and the closing of the polls. An employee must notify an employer at least two working days prior to their intention to take paid time off to vote, but not more than ten working days. View NYS Voting Leave Rights FAQs here: https://nysnla.com/images/TimeOffToVoteFAQs.pdf

NYSNLA wants to hear from you! We are busy preparing a new fall newsletter--which will have a "Membership News" and "Regional Roundup" features. Share your professional and personal updates...tell us how you have been dealing with the pandemic...any tips to share with your fellow NYSNLA members...new achievement...new baby? Send along your news and photos to [email protected].

The COVID-19 outbreak had a great impact on NYSNLA, our members and their respective operations. It also caused the cancellation of the State Fair, the traditional venue for the Court of Honor. NYSNLA persevered and our members have been working hard since the resumption of business on May 15th. To acknowledge all that has been accomplished this year (despite the pandemic) and looking ahead to a great future, NYSNLA will hold this in-person, celebratory event in December. The event will meet all state safety guidelines. Full event details & registration will be available soon!

Looking for CEU credits?! Unilock is offering a series of live virtual CEU seminars this fall-offering the chance to learn more about Unilock products and connect with industry experts. Earn up to 6 credits with AIA, LACES, HSW & USGBC. Seminar topics include: Permeable Paving Segmental Retaining Walls... Roof Decks Concrete Technologies Registration is limited! For more information or to register visit, https://unilock.com/live-ceu-event-series/

Gauging Future Events! Over the past several months, we’ve all experienced an unprecedented disruption to our daily lives, both personally and professionally. We’re all in the process of redefining how we live, work, and play. NYSNLA and the Regions remain committed to offering educational opportunities for our membership. Your input is very important and will help shape how the NYSNLA and the various Regions offer Education Days and Trade Shows in 2021. We’d very much appre...ciate it if you’d share your voice and express your concerns, priorities, and plans, by completing this short survey. Please complete the survey by this coming Tuesday, October 13 at 12:00 Noon. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYSNLASurvey

The new NYSNLA website will have a fresh and modern look that is easy to navigate. Stay tuned for its launch!

After the year we have had...it is very important that we take a moment to think about the best in our industry...those who carried on as true professionals and helped their colleagues and businesses navigate and survive the pandemic...as well as provide quality services and products to the community. Complete 2020 Awards information can be found at: https://nysnla.com/for-everyone/best-brightest