The National Association of Landscape Professionals , formerly known as the Professional Landcare Network ( PLANET ), is a professional body for lawn care professionals, landscape management professionals (exterior maintenance contractors), design/build/installation professionals, and interior plantscapers. The organization represents more than 100,000 landscape industry professionals, mainly in the United States .
7-497: PLCAA may refer to: Professional Lawn Care Association of America, a defunct company that merged into Professional Landcare Network Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act , a 2005 law passed by President George W. Bush that restricts lawsuits against the firearms industry Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
14-550: Is a broad but powerful distinction for individuals who have taken their experience, skills and desire for excellence to the next level by studying, testing and becoming certified. They stay on top of their game by maintaining their certification every two years through recertification. The Landscape Industry Certified Technician certification is designed for experienced and knowledgeable technicians working in softscape or hardscape installation, maintenance and/or irrigation. The Landscape Industry Certified Business Manager certification
21-472: Is designed for experienced and knowledgeable landscape business owners or managers, or those on the management fast-track. Horticulture Technician Certification, Lawn Care Technician Certification, Interior Technician Certification, and Lawn Care Manager Certification (now offered as the Principles of Turfgrass Management certificate course) The Landscape Management Certificate Program foundational education in
28-726: The Certified Landscape Professional (CLP) credential, which was later expanded into what is now the Landscape Industry Certified program. The Professional Lawn Care Association of America (PLCAA) was founded in 1979. PLANET was formed on January 1, 2005, when the ALCA and the PLCAA merged. It was then rebranded as the National Association of Landscape Professionals on April 1, 2015. Landscape Industry Certified
35-454: The areas of landscape installation services, irrigation, landscape maintenance and fundamentals. The coursework may be taken separately (1 specialty + Fundamentals) or as a bundle (3 specialty + Fundamentals). In a partnership between NALP and the University of Georgia, lawn care and turfgrass professionals can enroll in the Principles of Turfgrass Management Certificate Program (formerly called
42-513: The title PLCAA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PLCAA&oldid=1207834414 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Professional Landcare Network The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA)
49-578: Was founded in 1961. In collaboration with NASA , the ALCA sponsored the NASA Clean Air Study , which was published in 1989. After the study was published, the ALCA formed the Foliage for Clean Air Council, later renamed the Plants for Clean Air Council (PCAC), a nonprofit that promoted the use of plants in homes and offices. PCAC was dissolved in 2000 due to lack of funding. In 1993, the ALCA established
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