INLA Industry Related Links

Business Resource Links   

• Green Industry Yellow Pages
• Indiana Employer Checklist courtesy of the Mid America Ag & Hort Assn.
• Free Language Translation
• Indiana Workforce Development -Earnings information by industry categories – for example type in “landscape” or “nursery” or “grounds maintenance”
• Indiana Labor Camp Manual – courtesy of MAAHS (Mid American Ag & Hort Services) Click here
• Perennial Plant E-book
  This free downloadable e-book on the Perennial Plants of the Year describes how to grow and manage all these award winning plants. Free to download here.           
• Indiana Media Contacts   - press release contacts throughout the state
• Indiana Flower Growers Association

Consumer Links

• Consumers - Plants, Pests, Publications and Programs -
  Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Master Gardeners - Indiana
• Nature Conservancy's Invasives in Your Backyard
• Keep Indianapolis Beautiful www.kibi.org

Educational Institutions with Green Industry Majors

• Purdue University  Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
• Vincennes University  
• Ball State University http://www.bsu.edu/landscape/bla/

Green Industry Links to Purdue University

• Landscape Entomology Laboratory
• PPDL - Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
• Purdue Turfgrass Program
• Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
• Purdue University's Consumer Horticulture Home Page
• Purdue University's Pesticide Programs
• Purdue Extension Publications Online
• Purdue Landscape and Nursery Thesaurus
• Purdue - Pests in the Landscape
• How to Start a Nursery/Landscape Business
• Purdue Pesticide Program Publications Index

Government Links

• Green Industry Alliance INLA’s state legislative alliance
• Lighthouse – ANLA  INLA’s federal legislative alliance

Indiana Legislative Bill Watch - stay up to date on what is affecting the green industry!

Industry Links   

• American Society of Consulting Arborists
• American Institute of Architects – Livability 101:  What makes a community livable?
• EcoIQ.com
  Focuses on environmental management, local government, and creating a sustainable future.
• Garden Centers of America
• Gardening Websites
• Hispanic Lawn Business Forum
• Horticultural Asset Management, Inc.
• Horticulture Information
• Horticulture Research Institute Scholarships - deadline April 1st
• Indiana Arborists Association
• Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association
• Indiana Chapter – American Society of Landscape Architects
• Indiana Flower Growers Association
• Indiana Society of American Foresters   
• Indiana Urban Forest Council
• Indiana Professional Lawn and Landscape Association
• Indianapolis Landscape Association
• Northwest Indiana Nursery and Landscape Association

NOTE:  INLA Members are affiliated with the following national organizations and oftentimes realize specific member benefits.  Publications, educational programs etc. special offers must go through the INLA if you are not a direct member of these organizations:   

• American Nursery and Landscape Association
• Irrigation Association
• Mid American Ag and Hort Services, Inc.
• PLANET
• Green Industry Alliance INLA’s state legislative alliance
• Lighthouse – ANLA  INLA’s federal legislative alliance

Pest Links     

• NAPPO Pest Alert Website (pest alerts also by USDA)
• Pesticide Regulatory Agencies - State and National
• Pest Alerts    (Purdue University)

Regulatory Links
Green Industry regulatory, licensing, fees, pest alerts and more…..

• Indiana Dept of Natural Resources Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Indiana Certified Nurseries and Licensed Dealers
• Indiana Nursery Dealer's License Application
• Department of Transportation Laws & Regulations 1-800-523-2226
• Office of Indiana State Chemist (Indiana Pesticide Licensing)
• Pesticide Regulatory Agencies - State and National
• IOSHA – Indiana Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• Safety manuals OSHA approved - free and downloadable from Kansas State University.  The workbooks and instructor's guides are available as PDF files in English and Spanish.