The Emerald Ash Borer is among the more dreaded insect pests, as we’ve discussed. Particularly insidious is its ability to spread via non-local firewood, particularly when people go camping. But now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is fighting back with a public relations campaign called “Stop the Beetle.” Last week, the campaign went live in […]
Learning to share with others
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If you look at the bottom of each post, or at the upper right side of this page, you will notice something new. We added a mouse-over “Add This!” button which allows you to share individual posts, or the entire site, via Reddit, Digg, Facebook, del.icio.us, MySpace, Mixx, LinkedIn, and a whole bunch of other […]
Sharing the message
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On Friday, the Coalition for a Working Oregon held a forum on immigration issues that was hosted by the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce. Kelly O’Brien, CWO coordinator, reports on the event: The session was held at a local downtown restaurant and featured speakers Jeff Stone with the Oregon Association of Nurseries and Renee Sinclair […]
E-verify not required of all
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We noted earlier today that U.S. Homeland Security posted a new rule requiring federal contractors to use E-verify, effective Jan. 16. Well, evidently, we should have said “many federal contractors,” because in a concession to business groups, only federal contractors doing $100,000 worth of federal work or more will be so obligated. The Washington Post […]
Immigration frustration
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The issue of comprehensive immigration reform didn’t get mentioned much, if at all, by either candidate during the recent presidential campaign. That was in spite of the fact that Sen. Barack Obama and John McCain both have favored a reform approach that includes a path to citizenship. Now that Obama is the president-elect, activists are […]
E-verify reqiured of federal contractors starting Jan. 15
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced (PDF version) that starting Jan. 15, 2009, all federal contractors will be required to use the E-Verify system to check the employment eligibility of all their employees. According to Craig Regelbrugge, government relations director for the American Nursery and Landscape Association, the overall effects of this requirement […]
Merger ahead?
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Big news. The Oregon Association of Nurseries and the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association are considering a merger. The boards of both organizations voted last week to move forward with the idea, and members of both groups were informed last week. If negotiations are successful, then the idea would be put to a vote […]
Milestone: Post #100
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Time to toot our own horn. We’ve hit the milestone of 100 posts since starting this blog in early August. We’ve been keeping visitor stats only since mid-October, and during that time we have had 241 unique visitors and nearly 800 page views, so we must be doing something right. With your help, we hope […]
The incredible, edible … yard?
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That’s right. Edible yard — as in fruit trees, berry shrubs, vegetable starts and the like. We’ve been hearing for a while now that edibles are the hot and happening thing, and the Capital Press (Salem, Ore.) is the latest to report on it: “My clients are asking for edible plants,” landscape designer Liz Frances […]
Week in Review
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Another eventful week. Without further ado: Fewer trucks may mean tighter shipping market The Nov. 6 Sustainability Conference got some ink Time to save the date for the High Desert Green Industry Conference Feb. 11-12 No Match Rule enforcement was delayed until 2009 at the earliest Consumer concern about produce may enhance market for nursery-bought […]
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