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american society
of Consulting arborists
9707 Key West Avenue
Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
301-947-0483
www.asca-consultants.org
The American Society of Consulting
Arborists is the industry's premier
professional association focusing
solely on arboricultural consulting.
Consulting arborists are authoritative
experts on trees, consulting property
owners, municipalities, attorneys,
insurance professionals and others on
tree disease, placement, preservation,
and dispute resolution, as well as
providing consulting and expert
testimony in the legal, insurance, and
environmental arenas.
american society
of Irrigation Consultants
www.asic.org
ASIC is made up of regional chapters
that hold regular business and
educational meetings in their local
areas. Each chapter elects its own
officers. All are governed by a National
Board consisting of national officers
elected by the members of all chapters.
american society
of Landscape architects
636 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3736
202-898-2444
www.asla.org
ASLA is the national professional
association for landscape architects,
representing more than 15,000
members in 49 professional chapters
and 72 student chapters. Members of
the Society use the "ASLA" suffix after
their names to denote membership and
their commitment to the highest ethical
standards of the profession.
american sports
Builders association
8480 Baltimore National Pike, #307
Ellicott City, MD 21043
866-501-ASBA (2722)
www.sportsbuilders.org
With more than 300 member
companies, ASBA is a national
organization for builders, designers
and suppliers of materials for tennis
courts, running tracks, natural and
synthetic turf fields, indoor and
outdoor synthetic sports surfaces.
association of Professional
Landscape designers
2207 Forest Hills Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-238-9780
www.apld.org
The Association of Professional
Landscape Designers (APLD) is an
international organization founded in
1989 with a mission to advance the
profession of landscape design and to
promote the recognition of landscape
designers as qualified and dedicated
professionals.
Equipment & Engine
training Council
3880 Press Wallace Drive
York, SC 29745
888-406-1810
www.eetc.org
The Equipment & Engine Training
Council is a non-profit association
whose goal is to address the shortage
of qualified technicians in the outdoor
power equipment industry.
Green roofs
for Healthy Cities
406 King Street East
Toronto, ON
M5A 1L4, Canada
416-971-4494
www.greenroofs.org
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities'
mission is to develop and protect
the market by increasing the
awareness of the economic, social
and environmental benefits of
green roofs, green walls, and other
forms of living architecture through
education, advocacy, professional
development and celebrations of
excellence.
International society
of arboriculture
P.O. Box 3129
Champaign, IL 61826-3129
888-472-8733
www.isa-arbor.com
Through research, technology, and
education, the International Society
of Arboriculture promotes the
professional practice of arboriculture
and fosters a greater worldwide
awareness of the benefits of trees.
Interlocking Concrete
Pavement Institute
14801 Murdock Street
Suite 230
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-657-6900
www.icpi.org
The Interlocking Concrete Pavement
Institute is the North American
trade association representing the
interlocking concrete paving industry.
ICPI is considered by peer associations
around the world as the leader in
development and dissemination
of technical information for design
professionals and contractors.
Irrigation association
6540 Arlington Blvd.
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-536-7080
www.irrigation.org
The Irrigation Association (IA) is the
leading membership organization
for irrigation equipment and system
manufacturers, dealers, distributors,
designers, consultants, contractors
and end users. IA is dedicated
to promoting efficient irrigation
technologies, products and services.
national recreation
and Park association
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148-4501
800-626-NRPA (6772)
www.nrpa.org
National Recreation and Park
Association (NRPA) is the leading
non-profit organization dedicated to
the advancement of public parks,
recreation and conservation.