INLA NEWSLETTER
February 2023
IN THIS ISSUE: 
  • INLA Annual Meeting
  • Lifetime Honorary Member - Joan O'Brien
  • Thank you 2023 Exhibitors!
  • Leadership Training
INLA Annual Meeting
The INLA Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in Ames, IA. Some highlights include:

  • Dylan Schrock, Board President, gave updates on membership, financials, and upcoming events 
  • Nick Reiter, Board Member, shared about our 2022 Day of Service project that was held at the Cedar Valley Arboretum 
  • Board members addressed issues in front of our association and what we will focus on in the coming year 
  • SUDAS Specs 
  • Invasive plant species 
  • Day of Service 2023 

2023 INLA Honorary Lifetime Member - Joan O'Brien
Prior to the 2023 Shade Tree Short Course, we honored long-time colleague, Joan O’Brien, as INLA’s 2023 Honorary Lifetime Member.

Joan has supported our association in a variety of ways through the Agribusiness Association of Iowa, the company we partner with to run our association. Joan has spent more than 15 years running our books, doing most of the coordination for INLA’s role in the Shade Tree Short Course and trade show, and as one of the main points of contacts for INLA.

We are eternally grateful for everything Joan has done for us!  

Thank you to our 2023 Trade Show Exhibitors!
Alta Falls Distributing
Anderson Nurseries Inc.
Anderzhon Nursery Sales
ARBORJET| ECOLOGEL
ArborSystems
Bachman's Wholesale Nursery and Hardscapes
Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
Bluebird Nursery, Inc
Central Landscape Supply
Fox Ridge Nursery Inc
Gerdes Wholesale and Wood Duck Tree Farms
Goodmark Nurseries
Greenleaf Nursery Company
Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Johnson's Nursery
Kankakee Nursery
L&G Products
L.G. Everist, Inc.
La Crosse Seed
Mariani Plants
Midwest Groundcovers
Midwest Nursery Supply
Mirage Enterprises Plant Sales
Northern Family Farms
PlantRight, LLC
Quick Supply Company
Rainbow Ecoscience
Sester Farms
SiteOne Landscape Supply
The Tessman Company
TreeDiaper
Trees Forever
Unilock Chicago, Inc.
Urban Roots Nursery
Vermeer Iowa & N. Missouri
Xylem, Ltd. and Golden Valley Hardscapes, LLC
Leadership Training for the Green Industry
An Opportunity for Leadership Development for the Green Industry
 
Accepting Applications Now!
 
AmericanHort and the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) are accepting applications for the 2023-24 HRI Leadership Academy through March 1. This is a one-year leadership program designed to develop the skills that future and current green industry leaders need.

HRI Leadership Academy curriculum is designed specifically for the green industry and is organized into four modules:

·        Setting Business Strategy
·        Leadership & People Management
·        Numbers & Advocacy - Driving Success
·        Managing the Value Chain

The program follows a LEARN > REINFORCE > APPLY curriculum. Participants will LEARN new skills in class, REINFORCE their learnings in between sessions, and APPLY the concepts in a final capstone project.
Disaster Assistance Available From SBA
A note from US Small Business Administration

Small nonfarm businesses in 14 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota and Nebraska are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the primary counties that began Aug. 2, 2022.
 
Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred.

SBA customer service representatives are available at the contact information below. SBA will answer specific questions about how a disaster loan may help each survivor recover from the disaster damage and will provide one-on-one assistance in completing applications for these loans.
 
Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/.

Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

The deadline to apply for economic injury is May 26, 2023.

For more details check out the Fact Sheet and Press Release at the links below:
 


2022-23 INLA Membership Enrollment
Please be looking for your 2022-23 membership renewal in the mail.

You may make your annual payment by sending a check in the mail or electronically at the link below.

Thank you for your membership enrollment!
Mike Bevins
Iowa Native Trees and Shrubs
Woodward, IA

Randy Vandersee
Cedar Valley Lawn Care, Inc.
Waterloo, IA