FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2008
Contact: Sheryl Bynum
Executive Director
(919) 372-1586
NC Green Industry Council to Distribute New ‘Water Wise Works!’ Brochure
WHAT: A new comprehensive brochure designed to help homeowners manage lawns and landscapes while maximizing water efficiency.
WHY: This brochure was produced and distributed as part of the NC Green Industry Council’s efforts to educate consumers about using water efficiently in new and established lawns and landscapes. As hot, dry weather approaches, it is important for everyone to manage water resources carefully.
WHERE: Copies will be available at garden centers, nurseries, county extension offices and through realtors and municipal water suppliers.
WHEN: Brochures should be available to consumers by the end of May.
WHO: Publication and distribution of this brochure was made possible by support from the NC Golden Leaf Foundation, the NC Green Industry Council, the NC Cooperative Extension Service, the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the NC Nursery and Landscape Association.
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Mr. Tom Ash, a water expert from California, will be teaching an irrigation efficiency class on Saturday, April 19th from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m at the Caterpillar Dealer on Hwy 21 in Charlotte.
It is imperative that anyone who installs or maintains, commercial or residential irrigation systems, learn these new innovation irrigation technologies. Now that the water is back on, the green industry has a responsibility to further our professional education. We as an industry can then educate our customers in better water management.
Please RSVP by April 14th to info@shepherdssupply.com. The cost is $50.00 per person to cover the water expert’s expenses.
