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        <p>Many businesses, including landscapers, are back to work in Houston, as floodwaters from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have subsided.</p><p>"Most of the water subsided late last week,” said Jason Mathers, president of Houston-based Monarch Landscape Management. “(But Monarch) returned to work Thursday, Aug. 31, and worked purposefully since Harvey’s departure. My team accepted the challenge and worked through the weekend – including Labor Day – with a goal to catch up on our properties by the end of this week.”</p><p>He noted that road closures led to many traffic delays the past two weeks, but he said most major roads are now open as of Sept. 11.</p><p>Although floodwaters have receded and road conditions improved, cleanup efforts are still underway at many residential and commercial properties in Houston. The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association has kept busy the last two weeks by connecting with its members in the Houston area to make sure they are OK and checking what resources members need.</p><p>“We had just been calling everyone, at least leaving a message or email to see how (our members) are doing,” said Amy Graham, president of TNLA. “Our emphasis has been trying to connect our people with people. We really need to try to make connections (with members) the best we can. When people connect and talk to someone who has gone through this, it makes all the difference in the world in moving forward.”</p><p>Graham anticipates the flooding in some parts of Houston could have an impact on the color of plants in landscapes. “The effects of the water and what that will do to trees and landscapes is yet to be determined,” she said.</p><p>While Mathers said his home and business property are in good condition, a handful of his employees experienced severe flooding. “We have 13 team members displaced from their apartments of homes. We are supporting our families with financial aid and with donations from the Native Texas Nursery and Weathermatic.”</p><p>Many other Houston-based landscapers like Mathers also prepared as best they could, according to TNLA.</p><p>“People knew to prepare, so that was good news,” Graham said. “Many of our companies prepared to the degree they could. But we just didn’t know that the hurricane would sit on top (of the city) that long, and some of the aftereffects of the storm could not have been predicted.”</p><p>Mathers said having a hurricane recovery plan proved helpful for his business. Monarch developed a hurricane recovery plan in 2008 after Hurricane Ike. “For us, the plan worked. We minimized property damage and had equipment and people staged, ready to go in the event of the storm,” he said. This involved moving equipment to places that were less likely to get flooded before the storm, as well as moving computers and other assets in the office to places they wouldn’t be damaged.</p><p>He said he will reassess Monarch’s hurricane recovery plan with team members this week to discuss what worked and what didn’t work. He also advises companies to assess their hurricane recovery plans, or if they don’t have a plan to make one.</p><p>“Even if you don’t have a plan in place initially, put a plan in place in hindsight,” Mathers said. “Then, work it out and reassess after an event. Consider what could happen, what equipment you would need and how to protect your business and assets.”</p>
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        <p>FAIRFAX, Va. — The Irrigation Foundation named Claire Ehrlinger, an instructor of horticulture at MiraCosta College, as the recipient of the 2017 Excellence in Education Award. Ehrlinger will receive the award at the 2017 Irrigation Show and Education Conference Nov. 6-10 in Orlando, Florida.</p><p>Ehrlinger is the horticulture lead instructor at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California. She teaches several landscape and irrigation courses and is also responsible for managing all aspects of the department. She also has been involved with the Irrigation Foundation's Faculty Academy since 2004.</p><p>In addition, she is a lifetime technical member of the Irrigation Association where she has served as an Irrigation Foundation board of trustee member and has volunteered on several committees, including the landscape Faculty Academy planning task group. In recent years, she has worked in cooperation with the San Diego County Water Authority to develop curriculum and train professionals and homeowners in water conservation.</p><p>The Excellence in Education Award recognizes a person who is actively teaching or has taught agriculture or landscape irrigation, water management or water conservation in affiliation with a two- or four-year institution. This person helps supply the irrigation industry with educated professionals who provide efficient irrigation solutions that protect water and the environment.</p><p>This year’s award is sponsored by Hunter Industries Inc. Individuals can nominate an educator for the award or see the full list of previous winners <a href="http://www.irrigation.org/Foundation/Students/Educator-Award/Foundation/Students/Educator-Award.aspx%20">here</a>.</p>
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        <p>BRILLION, Wis. – Ariens Company has donated $10,000 to the Equipment Dealers Association’s disaster relief fund, administered through the organization’s foundation. Donations to the relief fund will go directly to equipment dealerships and their employees in Hurricane Harvey’s affected areas surrounding Houston, Texas.</p> <p>In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the EDA’s foundation created a disaster relief fund and, since its inception, the foundation has provided $286,000 in grants to employees of equipment dealerships affected by natural disasters. Contributions will help hurricane victims find shelter, transportation, and money for food, clothing, school supplies, medicine and other daily needs. </p> <p>“Texas is home to many of our very strong dealers, and we have a long history of partnering with great businesses in this resilient state,” said Ariens Company chairman/CEO Dan Ariens. “We know that our friends and their families will band together, with the help of the EDA and so many others donating both time and resources, to rebuild and create cities that were even stronger than before.”</p> <p>To donate, please call the EDA’s foundation office at 636-349-5000.<br></p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.equipmentdealer.org">equipmentdealer.org</a> for more information about the EDA.</p>
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        <p>Columbus, OH — The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association plans to welcome 200 students to its second annual Ohio High School Landscape Olympics Nov. 2 and 3 at The Ohio State University Agriculture Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. Educators and students from 20 schools and career centers across the state will travel to the hands-on competition.</p><p>In addition, the program has already garnered interest from more than a dozen green industry companies and associations that have signed on as sponsors to support the event, lead competitions and meet – and perhaps persuade – their future workforce.</p><p>“We were immediately on board,” said Gail Reinhart, human resources manager at Hidden Creek Landscaping in Hilliard, Ohio. “The Olympics gives us the opportunity to engage directly with students and provide insight on the many career choices that exist not only within our company but throughout the green industry. It’s a true grassroots effort to recruit the next generation.”</p><p>Hidden Creek Landscaping will lead the sales presentation competition at the event. Additional competitions will test and build students’ skills in plant identification; compact excavator and skid-steer operation; plant and hardscape installation; landscape maintenance; irrigation; truck and trailer maneuverability; and cost estimating. </p><p>To deliver an engaging experience for students, ONLA integrated some fun into the competition. A kick-off party with pizza and inflatable games will help build excitement. As an alternative to a career fair, a “speed networking” event will encourage exploration of the many career choices available in the industry, and a Fun Zone will provide activities for students who are not competing.</p><p>The Olympics intersects the high school educational experience at a critical point when juniors and seniors are starting to think more seriously about plans for after graduation. Roy Dria, an instructor at Jackson High School in Massillon, Ohio, brought 34 students to the 2016 Olympics. He noted that at least one of his former students is now enrolled in horticulture classes at The Ohio State University Agriculture Technical Institute because of the interactions he received in the competition.</p><p>“All of my students really enjoyed the event, but it made an obvious long-term, life-altering change for one,” he said.</p><p>More information is available about this event <a href="http://www.onla.org/page/58">here</a>.</p>
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        }

        // Get the next article
        function getNextArticle() {
            var last = getArticles().last();
            var articleIndex = last.data('article-index');

            return {
                articleIndex: ++articleIndex
            };
        }

        // Get all of the visible articles
        function getArticles() {
            return $(element).find(article + '.show');
        }

        // Change the browser history
        function manageHistory() {
            if (!Modernizr.history) {
                return;
            }

            this.getArticles()
			    .each(function(index, article) {
				    var scrollTop = $(window).scrollTop();
				    var articleOffset = Math.floor(article.offsetTop - scrollTop);

				    if (articleOffset > roofLine) {
					    return;
				    }

				    var floorLine = (article.clientHeight - (roofLine * 1.4 ));
				    floorLine = Math.floor(floorLine * -1);

				    if (articleOffset < floorLine) {
					    return;
				    }

				    var articleIndex = $(article).data("article-index");

				    var href = window.location.href.split('?')[0].replace(/\/$/,'');
				    var root = href.substr(0,href.lastIndexOf('/'));
				    var articleURL = (root + articles[articleIndex].SeoPath.replace('.aspx','') + '/').toLowerCase();

				    if (window.location.href !== articleURL) {
				        var articleHeadline = articles[articleIndex].Headline;
                        window.history.pushState(null, articleHeadline, articleURL);
				        // changing the title in the above method doesn't seem to work at this time
                        window.document.title = articleHeadline;

				        // Track the pageview in GA
                        Utilities.TrackPageView('/article' + articles[articleIndex].SeoPath.replace('.aspx','') + '/'.toLowerCase());
				    }

			    }.bind( this ) );
        }
    </script>



        <script type="text/javascript">
            // YouTube
            var tube = [];

            var MediaServer;

            // Browser reject
            $(function() {
                $.reject({
                    reject: {
                        msie: 10
                    },
                    closeCookie: true,
                    cookieSettings: {
                        path: '/',
                        expires: 604800
                    }
                });
            });

            $(document).ready(function () {
                // Track outbound links in GA
                var a = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
                for(i = 0; i < a.length; i++){
                    if (a[i].href.indexOf(location.host) == -1 && a[i].href.match(/(ht|f)tps?:/i)){
                        a[i].onclick = function() {
                            trackOutboundLink(this.href);
                        }
                    }
                }

                // Track Google Analytics Events from clicks
                $('.ga-event').click(function () {
                    var category = $(this).attr('data-category');
                    var action = $(this).attr('data-action');
                    var label = $(this).attr('data-label') == null ? $(this).attr('href') : $(this).attr('data-label');

                    Utilities.TrackEvent(category, action, label, true);
                });

                // Break up the tagline so we can target the words with CSS selectors
                $(".tagline").lettering('words');

                // Current issue popover
                $('#current-issue-popover').click(function (e) {
                    e.preventDefault();
                }).popover({
                    html: true,
                    content: function () {
                        return $('#current-issue-content').html();
                    },
                    title: function () {
                        return $('#current-issue-title').html();
                    },
                    placement: 'bottom',
                    viewport: '#header',
                    trigger: 'focus'
                });

                // Track when an ad blocker is used
                var trackingUrl = '/TrackAdBlocker/track?siteId='+'1'+'&browser='+'Unknown'+'&ip='+'128.173.49.89'+'&agent='+'python-requests/2.10.0'+'&referer='+''+'&isMobile='+'False';

                if(window.canHaveAds === undefined && 'False' === 'False' && 'False'==='False') {
                    $.ajax({
                        url: trackingUrl,
                    });
                }
            });

            $(window).on('load', function () {
                /* Sticky content */
                $(function () {
                    //785
                    if (Modernizr.mq('(min-width: 768px)') && $('.sticky').length) {

                        var stickyTop = $('.sticky').offset().top;

                        $(window).scroll(function () {
                            var width = $('.side-bar').width();

                            var windowTop = $(window).scrollTop();

                            if (stickyTop < windowTop) {
                                $('.sticky').css({ position: 'fixed', top: 24, width: width });
                            }
                            else {
                                $('.sticky').css('position', 'static');
                            }
                        });
                    }
                });

                $(function () {
                    var inlineContainer = $('#inline-medium-rectangle1');
                    var inlinePresent = $.trim(inlineContainer.html());

                    // Hide the inline content ad container if no ad is present
                    if (!inlinePresent) {
                        inlineContainer.hide();
                    }
                });
            });

            /* Site search toggle */
            $(".search-toggle").on('click', function (e) {
                e.preventDefault();

                toggleSearch();
            });

            function toggleSearch() {
                if ($(".site-search").hasClass('hidden')) {
                    $(".site-search").removeClass('hidden').hide().fadeToggle();
                    $(".search-toggle span").removeClass('fa-search').addClass('fa-close');
                }
                else {
                    $(".site-search").addClass('hidden');
                    $(".search-toggle span").removeClass('fa-close').addClass('fa-search');
                }
            }

            /* Sticky nav bar */
            if ($('.yamm')[0]) {
                $(window).bind('scroll', function () {
                    var navHeight = $('#header').height() - 52;
                    if ($(window).scrollTop() > navHeight) {
                        $('.navbar-default').addClass('navbar-fixed-top');
                        $('.navbar-brand').removeClass('visible-xs');
                    }
                    else {
                        $('.navbar-default').removeClass('navbar-fixed-top');
                        $('.navbar-brand').addClass('visible-xs');
                    }
                });
            }

            // Get the ads
            var loadAds = true;

            if (loadAds)
            {
                // Lytics callback
                !function (l, a) { a.liosetup = a.liosetup || {}, a.liosetup.callback = a.liosetup.callback || [], a.liosetup.addEntityLoadedCallback = function (l, o) { if ("function" == typeof a.liosetup.callback) { var i = []; i.push(a.liosetup.callback), a.liosetup.callback = i } a.lio && a.lio.loaded ? l(a.lio.data) : o ? a.liosetup.callback.unshift(l) : a.liosetup.callback.push(l) } }(document, window);
                window.liosetup.addEntityLoadedCallback(function (data) {
                    var segments = data.segments;
                    //console.log(segments);

                    MediaServer = {
                        adScript: (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://" : "http://") + 'mediaserver.gie.net' + '/ads/ads.js',
                        siteId: '1',
                        newsCategories: getNewsCategories(),
                        keywords: getKeywords(),
                        adSpaces: getAdSpaces(),
                        adID: Utilities.GetQueryStringParams('ad_id'),
                        subscriptionId: '',
                        pageID: '33179039',
                        lyticsSegments: segments
                        //stateCode: '(new HttpSessionStateWrapper((System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session)).GetDataFromSession<string>("clientState"))'
                    }

                    $.getScript(MediaServer.adScript, function() {
                        Ads.GetAds();
                    });
                });
            }

            function getNewsCategories() {
                // Get the news category ids for category ads
                var newsCategories = [];
                var newsCategoryIds = [5];
                var newsCategoryId;
                if (newsCategoryIds) {
                    for (var i = 0; i < newsCategoryIds.length; i++) {
                        newsCategories[i] = newsCategoryIds[i];
                    }
                }
                else if (newsCategoryId) {
                    newsCategories[0] = newsCategoryId;
                }

                return newsCategories;
            }

            function getKeywords() {
                // Get the keyword ids for the keyword ads
                var keywords = [];
                var keywordIds = [77,89];
                var keywordId;
                if (keywordIds) {
                    for (var i = 0; i < keywordIds.length; i++) {
                        keywords[i] = keywordIds[i];
                    }
                }
                else if (keywordId) {
                    keywords[0] = keywordId;
                }

                return keywords;
            }

            function getAdSpaces() {
                // Setup the ad spaces
                var adSpaces = [
                    {
                        adTypeName: "promo",
                        quantity: 2
                    },
                    {
                        adTypeName: "leaderboard",
                        quantity: 1
                    },
                    {
                        adTypeName: "medium rectangle",
                        quantity: 4
                    },
                    {
                        adTypeName: "inline medium rectangle",
                        quantity: 1
                    },
                    {
                        adTypeName: "bottom leaderboard",
                        quantity: 1
                    }
                ];

                if (Modernizr.mq('(min-width: 768px)')) {
                    // Desktop and tablet ad spaces
                    var dtAdSpaces = [
                        {
                            adTypeName: "lightbox",
                            quantity: 1
                        },
                        {
                            adTypeName: "half page",
                            quantity: 1
                        },
                        {
                            adTypeName: "sponsor button large",
                            quantity: 12
                        },
                        {
                            adTypeName: "sponsor button",
                            quantity: 12
                        },
                        {
                            adTypeName: "wallpaper",
                            quantity: 1
                        }
                    ];

                    $.each(dtAdSpaces, function(index, adSpace) {
                        adSpaces.push(adSpace);
                    });
                }

                return adSpaces;
            }
        </script>

    </body>
</html>
