2025 Water & Soil Symposium

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2025 Water & Soil Symposium

14th Annual Water & Soil Symposium

This event brings green industry experts and stakeholders together to discuss the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in water management. You don’t want to miss it!

Details:

  • July 9, 2025
  • 7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • NC State McKimmon Center
  • 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, NC

Water & Soil Symposium sheet.


Currently Approved Educational Credits:

  • Waste Water: 5
  • NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board: 5 – Landscape, 2- Business
  • NC Irrigation Contractors’ Licensing Board: 2- Business, 3 Irrigation
  • NC Dept of Ag- Pesticide L : 1.0, N : 1.0, D : 1.0, X : 1.0

Stay tuned—more credits on the way, pending approval

 Pricing:

Reach us at ph: 919.341.9147 or email: northcarolinagic@gmail.com

  • NCGIC Individual Member or Organization Member Early Bird Registration Price (Available 5/20/2025-6/9/2025): $135.00
  • Non-Member Early Bird Registration Price (Available 5/20/2025- 6/9/2025)$150.00
  • NCGIC Individual Member or Organization Member Standard Registration Price (Available 6/9/2025- 7/9/2025)$150.00
  • Non-Member Standard Registration Price (Available 6/9/2025- 7/9/2025)$170.00

2025 Water & Soil Symposium – July 9, 2025

Time Session Speaker Approved Credits
7:45 – 8:15 a.m. Registration
8:15 – 8:25 a.m. Welcome Jonathan Richardson, David Bradley
8:25 – 9:15 a.m. The NC Green Industry’s Impact & Your Business Blueprint Daniel Tregeagle, PhD
  • Approved: NCICLB: 1 Business CE
  • Pending: NCICLB: 1 Business CE
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Urban Tree Health and Pest Management: Challenges in the Concrete Jungle (Q&A) Barb Fair, PhD; Leslie Moorman
  • NCICLB: 1.0 Technical CE
  • Stormwater Management Professionals: Technical/Environmental Credits
  • NCDACBS: 1.0 N, 1.0 D, 1.0 X
  • Waste Water: 1
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
Sponsor: Green Resource
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Water-Wise Plant Selection and Landscape Design Principles (Q&A) Amy Mead
  • NCICLB: 1.0 Technical Landscape Credit
  • NCICLB: 1.0 Technical Credit
11:30 – 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Vendor Showcase
12:15 – 1:05 p.m. Beyond Basic Irrigation: Controllers and Sensors for Advanced Water Management (Q&A) Jim Laiche, The Toro Company
  • NCICLB: 1.0 Technical Credit
1:05 – 2:05 p.m. Effective Slope and Soil Stabilization for Erosion Control in Landscape Projects (Q&A) Erin Rivers
  • NCICLB: 1.0 Technical CE
  • PE: Certificate of Completion
  • Waste Water: 1
2:05 – 2:20 p.m. Break
2:20 – 3:10 p.m. Decoding the Soil Microbiome: Unlocking Nature’s Potential for Plant Health and Water Efficiency Chris Underwood, PhD
  • NCICLB: 1 Technical CE
  • Stormwater Management Professionals
  • Waste Water: 1
  • NCICLB: 1 Business Irrigation
3:10 – 4:00 p.m. Optimizing Wetting Agents for Sustainable Water, Soil and Turf Management Chris Vincent, Aquatrols
  • NCICLB: 1 Technical CE
  • Stormwater Management Professionals
  • NCICLB: 1 Technical
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Keynote Speaker: The H2A and H2B Programs: A Current Outlook Presented Dr. Alejandro Gutierrez-Li, PhD
  • NCICLB: 1 Business CE
  • NCICLB: 1 Business Irrigation
  • Waste Water: 1
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. Closing & CEs

Written By

Colby Griffin, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionColby GriffinExtension Agent, Agriculture - Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Call Colby Email Colby N.C. Cooperative Extension, Nash County Center
Posted on Jun 24, 2025
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