Members of the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association may be eligible for a Shared Earnings endorsement on your workers’ compensation insurance policy with Beacon Mutual.Read More
Beginning with the Spring 2024 issue, RINLA’s quarterly newsletter will no longer be mailed but instead published in digital format. Read more for a link to the current issue!Read More
Dear RINLA members, After nearly 13 years of service, Shannon Brawley will be stepping down from her role as RINLA’s Executive Director on February 17, 2023 to pursue a new career opportunity. Shannon is grateful to RINLA’s Board, staff, and members who have supported her professional growth and championed the initiatives and programs she has led during her tenure with the association and considers it an honor to have been part of growing this organization, and seeing its strengths, impacts, and...Read More
The RI Certified Horticulturist Program has been revised and updated with a new format and training manual. Enrollment will open in early September for a new course in October and November, with exam in December. RICH certification is earned by green industry professionals who pass an examination based on plant identification and the contents of The RICH Training Manual. RICH promotes the highest ethical standards, increased professional skills, and continuing education in horticulture through current research-based horticultural information and practices....Read More
Enrollment is now open! This innovative first-of-its-kind program, created at CCRI in collaboration with Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association and Rhode Island Food Policy Council, provides a clear path toward careers in RI’s growing land and sea industries. The new associate degree in Environment, Sustainability, and Management is an interdisciplinary program that blends science and business; provides work-based learning opportunities for credit; includes courses in Business, Biology, Entrepreneurship, Oceanography, Geology, Economics, Chemistry, and Communications; and positions graduates to chart...Read More
