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            <p style="font-family: Georgia,Garamound,Times,New York,Palatino,serif; color: rgb(68, 134, 76); font-size: 21px; line-height: 21px; font-weight: bold;">             Fall Natural Lawn Care Workshops</p>
            <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;">Organics are still the fastest growing segment of the  lawn care industry and are expected to grow 5% despite the down  economy?(1) Natural lawn care is now price competitive with a  conventional approach, and performs excellently under the right  conditions. You can learn more by attending one of workshops. <strong>Space is filling up quickly. Register now to reserve your seat</strong>. Click on one of the links below.<br />
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            <p style="font-family: Georgia,Garamound,Times,New York,Palatino,serif; color: rgb(68, 134, 76); font-size: 21px; line-height: 21px; font-weight: bold;">           Natural Lawn Care for Turf Professionals</p>
            <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/ndad7d"><img height="840" width="630" border="0" alt="Natural Lawn Care for Pros" src="http://www.spcpweb.org/newsletter/email_workshops/SPCP_Natural_Lawn_Care_Banner4.jpg" /></a>
            <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;">Learn what this means for your business or municipality, and how to capitalize on these trends to improve sales and decrease costs. This unique one-day workshop will give you all the tools you need to manage a lawn naturally, creating a healthy vibrant turf system that looks good, reduces environmental impacts and saves time.<strong><br />
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            ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH! </strong><br />
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            Register now at <a style="color: rgb(68, 134, 76);" target="_blank" title="Register" href="https://ilca.net/NLC_registration.aspx">https://ilca.net/NLC_registration.aspx</a> to reserve your seat.&nbsp; For full details visit <a style="color: rgb(68, 134, 76);" target="_blank" title="Details" href="http://tinyurl.com/ndad7d">http://tinyurl.com/ndad7d</a>.<br />
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            <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;">               <em>(1) &ldquo;Growth-challenged  lawn/garden industry goes greener&rdquo;. Karlene Lukovitz, Media Post News. July 2, 2009.</em><br />
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                        <p style="font-family: Georgia,Garamound,Times,New York,Palatino,serif; color: rgb(68, 134, 76); font-size: 21px; line-height: 21px; font-weight: bold;">Natural Lawn Care for Community Associations</p>
                        <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;">                 <strong>November 13th, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<br />
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                        The Morton Arboretum<br />
                        4100 Illinois Route 53<br />
                        Lisle, IL 60532</strong><br />
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                        Property managers and homeowners  associations can now take advantage of natural lawn care to create more  sustainable landscapes. Learn how to implement a program on your property, hear  from experts about their experiences and get answers to your questions about costs,  contracting and performance. To see the full agenda or register click visit <a style="color: rgb(68, 134, 76);" target="_blank" title="Register" href="https://www.spcpweb.org/training/details/?id=37">https://www.spcpweb.org/training/details/?id=37</a>.<br />
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                        <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;"><em>Sponsored by The Morton Arboretum and Sustainable Landscape Resources for  Community Associations.</em><br />
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            <strong>Want to host your own lawn  care presentation or workshop?</strong> We will tailor something to meet your needs. <br />
            Contact Steve Pincuspy at 773-878-7378 ext. 203 for more information.<br />
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            </em>To get started on your lawn now, check out our <a style="color: rgb(68, 134, 76);" target="_blank" title="Calendar" href="http://www.spcpweb.org/factsheets/NLCCalendar.pdf">Natural Lawn Care Calendar.</a><br />
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            <p style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;">4611 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 107&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chicago IL, 60640&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;773/878-PEST (7378)<br />
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