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23-24 — Turf and Grounds Exposition II in Suffern, N.Y. Contact NYSTA at 800-873-8873.

23-27—Long Island Turfgrass Management Short Course on Long Island, N.Y. Contact Cornell Uni-versity at 607-255-1792.

24 — GCSAA Seminaron Enhancing Your Value as a Professional Golf Course Superintendent in Bloomington, III. *

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24-26 — Western Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show in Monroeville, Pa. Contact Eric Oesterling at 412-837-1402.

25 — GCSAA Seminar on Preventive Mainte-nance of Turf Equipment in Bloomington, III

27 — Ecological Landscaping Association Winter Conference in Boxborough, Mass. Contact Nancy Askin at 978-897-7490.

27-March 1 — West Michigan Golf Show in Grand Rapids. Contact 616-247-1931.

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4 — GCSAA Seminaron Employee Safety Train-ing in Gaylord, Mich. *

6 — GCSAA Seminar on Wildlife Management and Habitat Conservation in Cleveland. *

7-10 — Canadian International Turfgrass Con-ference & Trade Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Contact 800-387-1056.

9 — GCSAA Seminar on Turfgrass Stress Man-agement in Birmingham, Ala. *

10 — Community Tree Conference in Amherst, Mass. Contact Dennis Ryan at 413-545-6626.

10 — GCSAA Seminar on Preventive Mainte-nance of Turf Equipment in Johnstown, Pa. *

10-11 — GCSAA Seminar on Managing People for Peak Performance and Job Satisfaction in Minne-apolis. *

11 — GCSAA Seminar on The Microbiology of Turfgrass Soils in Cincinnati. *

17 — GCSAA Seminaron Enhancing Your Value as a Professional Golf Course Superintendent in Lake Harmony, Pa. *

17 — GCSAA Seminar on Wetlands and Golf Courses in Manchester, Vt. *

17-18 — GCSAA Seminar on Spanish for Golf Course Management I in Palm Desert, Calif *

18 — GCSAA Seminaron Time Management for the Golf Course Superintendent in Rockport, Maine. *

24 — GCSAA Seminaron Irrigation Water Qual-ity in San Antonio, Texas. *

24-25 — GCSAA Seminar on Golf Greens: His-tory, Theory, Construction and Maintenance in Phila-delphia. *

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