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To provide tools and knowledge targeted specifically to the interests and needs of green industry professionals, we have partnered with several prominent green industry organizations.

ALCA

The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) is a trade association which promotes business management skills and the profitability of its members’ businesses. ALCA recognizes that the professional landscape contracting business is continually evolving and extremely competitive. ALCA provides its members with a good business foundation to help them evaluate, plan and better manage their businesses. Member firms have direct access to marketing tools, industry specific business publications and business experts who can assist companies in becoming more profitable.

ALCA members are a unique blend of landscape maintenance, installation, design/build contractors and interior landscape firms. Founded in 1963, ALCA develops and maintains active programs for its 2,000 member firms in the areas of business management, government affairs, public relations, technical assistance, safety and insurance, education, and inter-industry relations with other facets of the green industry.

AHS

The American Horticultural Society (AHS), founded in 1922, is an educational, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that recognizes and promotes excellence in American horticulture. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious gardening organizations in the United States whose mission is to educate and inspire people of all ages to become successful and environmentally responsible gardeners by advancing the art and science of horticulture. AHS is known for its educational programs and the dissemination of horticultural information.

CAN

The California Association of Nurserymen is a professional organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the nursery industry for its members and the public it serves. 

In 1969, C.A.N. established the California Certified Nursery Professionals™ (CCN. Pro™ ) program, the first accreditation program for nursery personnel in the United States. There are more than 3,400 California Certified Nursery Professionals , including approximately 350 who have earned advanced status by testing for proficiency in insects, diseases and weeds, irrigation and turf management. 

California dominates the nation’s lawn and garden industry ringing up $8.4 billion in retail sales during 1999, approximately 21% of national sales. The State’s wholesale production is 26% of national sales. It is the fourth largest crop in California with $2.7 billion farmgate value in 1999. 

Since 1952, C.A.N. has made annual research and scholarship grants to foster career development and work on problems of concern to the industry. In 1969, the California Association of Nurserymen Endowment for Research and Scholarship (CANERS) (501(c)-3) was created to provide sustaining funds for scholarships and grants. In 1999, CANERS awarded $275,450 to students and researchers. The endowment stands at $2.5 million.