2022 Themes: Industry Success in Virginia’s Cul de Sac and
Water: It’s Everyone’s Business
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The 2022 Come to the Bay is scheduled for February 15 and 16 (Tuesday and Wednesday) with a service project on February 14. We are once again going to be at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Sheraton Hotel.
Sponsors:
Presenting: Agronomic Lawn Management, Lawn & Gardens Plus, TruGreen
Vendor: McGill Compost
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Monday, February 14
The Service Project is expanding in three areas (Number of Participants is Limited):
PARTNERS, ACTIVITIES, and NUMBER OF PLANTS.
PARTNERS: We are working with the City of Virginia Beach, Tidewater Community College, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and others.
ACTIVITIES: After the planting, attendees will travel to the Brock Center for lunch and for presentations (by students).
PLANTS: We provided and planted 6,000 plants last year. This year we are doing 15,000!
DATE: Monday, February 14 (yes, this is Valentine’s Day – we will be finished by early afternoon)
SITE: Lynnhaven Boat Ramp and Lesner Bridge (Shore Drive in Virginia Beach)
SCHEDULE:
8:30 – Gather at Lynnhaven Boat Ramp and Opening Program
– Moderator: Wes Bray
– Welcome: Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer
– Welcome and Brief Overview: VTC Environmental Institute: Wes Bray, Ray Funkhouser
– Welcome and Brief Overview: Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Katie McCarter
– Welcome and Brief Overview: Lynnhaven River Now: Helen Kuhns
– Logistics of Planting: Michael Moore
9:00 AM – 11:00AM – Plant 15,000 American Beach Grass Plants
11:00AM – 1:00PM – Lunch and Program at the Brock Environmental Center
1:00PM End
Tuesday, February 15
MODERATOR: Guy Mussey, Virginia Cooperative Extension
INDUSTRY SUCCESS IN VIRGINIA’S CUL-DE-SAC
8:00 AM Welcome (David Trimmer, City of Virginia Beach) and VTC-EI (Wes Bray, Lawns and Gardens Plus, Ray Funkhouser, PBI Gordon, Retired)
8:30 AM Recognizing the Good Insects (Alejandro Del Pozo, Virginia Tech)
9:00 AM State of the Chesapeake Bay (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
9:30 AM Trees and Water: The Use of Shrubs and Trees for Riparian Purposes. Keep Waterways Free of Run Off (Joel Koci, VCE)
10:15 AM BREAK
10:30 AM The Elizabeth River, Its Importance to Virginia, Its Current Status, and Industry Patnerships (Barbara Gavin, Elizabeth River Project)
11:00 AM We Are in This Together (Tom Tracy, VTC)
11:15 AM Ticks (Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University)
12:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM Riparian buffer maintenance needs and business opportunities for the turfgrass and landscape indus-
tries (Sherren Hughes, CBLP and Wetlands Watch)
1:30 PM Identify Snakes You Encounter in Eastern VA (Meredith King, Virginia Aquarium)
2:15 PM BREAK
2:30 PM Professional & Personal Branding for the Industry (Julie Holt, Leading Edge Communications)
3:15 PM Legislative Issues (Tom Tracy, VTC)
3:45 PM SOCIAL
Wednesday, February 16
WEDNESDAY IS FREE FOR VTC MEMBERS: TWO OPTIONS
Option One
PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION (8:00 AM – 2:00 PM)*
Categories 3A, 3B, 5A, 6, 8, 10, and 60
Alejandro Del Pozo, Jeff Derr, Frank Walker, Mike Goatley, Barbara Gavin, etc.
* Some categories stay longer
PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION (8:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
CORE TRAINING and TESTING* (Local VCE Agents and VDACS)
* Must have written permission from VDACS to take the exam
FERTILIZER RECERTIFICATION (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
Karen Carter, VCE Retired
FERTILIZER CERTIFICATION (9:00 AM – 2:00 PM)
Karen Carter, VCE Retired
Option Two
INDUSTRY SUCCESS IN VIRGINIA’S CUL-DE-SAC
MODERATOR: Wes Bray, Lawns and Gardens Plus
8:00 AM Welcome
8:05 AM The VTC Enviromental Institute: A Game Changer (Wes Bray, Lawns and Gardens Plus, Ray Funkhouser, PBI Gordon, Retired)
8:15 AM We Are in This Together (Tom Tracy, VTC)
8:30 AM National Issues that Affect Us All
9:15 AM Good Housekeeping (Tara Copeland, City of Virginia Beach)
9:45 AM Stormwater Systems (Tara Copeland, City of Virginia Beach)
10:15 AM BREAK
10:30 AM Special Needs – Grass Selection / Fertilizers /Mowing (Mike Goatley, Virginia Tech)
11:15 AM Elizabeth River Project: Its History, Accomplishments, and Future (Joe Rieger, Elizabeth River Project)
11:45 AM Incorporating Wetlands into Your BMP Systems (Shereen Hughes, CBLP and Wetlands Watch)
12:15 PM LUNCH
1:15 PM Turfgrass Diseases in the Cul-de-Sac (David McCall, Virginia Tech)
2:00 PM Fertilizing Non-Turfgrass Areas (Laurie Fox, Virginia Tech)
2:30 PM Turfgrass and Water (Adam Nichols, Virginia Tech)
3:15 PM Are You a Beekeeper? (Frank Walker, Master Beekeeper)
4:00 PM END