Robert Van Pelt coming to Missouri Botanical Garden

Just added! Noted Pacific NW forester Robert Van Pelt will present his latest photographs and illustrations, and sign copies of his book at the Garden Gate Shop this Friday, January 4, at 3 p.m. Author of Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast (Univ. Washington Press), Van Pelt has personally discovered and documented several of the largest trees in the world. He is also a talented illustrator of these monster trees. His website: http://www.forestgiants.com/ . He is being brought to St. Louis by a group of local arborists.

CALL FOR ACTION from MLNA Past Board Member John Marino

Green Industry Active MLNA Members Needed For Function Review Committee and Board Positions!

If you are active in the industry and have access to a wide range of potential members, you should be promoting membership in the MLNA organization. If you have past experience on the board you should be offering your help to move the board in the right direction.

The more this industry is recognized as a vital part of the Missouri economy, the more beneficial it is to everyone in who makes a living in this field. The only way to get that recognition is through a state organization. A state organization is the only way to have a valid certification program. A state organization is the only way to have a voice in the Department of Agriculture. A state organization is the only way to be heard on a large scale if you are an individual retailer, landscaper or grower selling in this state.

Please make time to get involved. Contact MLNA Board of Directors or contact Mary Ann Fink, the Executive Director and offer your support. We need your help and we need it now!

John Marino The DaVinci Group
17295 Chesterfield Airport Road
Suite 200
Chesterfield, Missouri 63005
Phone 636-443-5631 Fax 866-552-5070 "Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication” Leonardo DaVinci circa 1500