National Hispanic Landscape Alliance
(archived from June 13, 2012) A recent report of selected statistic on the H-2B program illustrates the great importance of this program to the landscape industry. Three of the top 10 occupations for H-2B workers, “Laborer / Landscape”, “Groundskeeper, Industrial …
(archived from May 17, 2012) Thirty-eight members of Congress wrote Secretary Hilda Solis, opposing the Department of Labor’s recent proposed changes to the H-2B visa program. The letter, written at the request of the NHLA and other members of the …
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(archived from May 4, 2012) National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) members RulyScapes, Denison Landscaping, and John Deere Landscapes, and others, contributed more than $8,000.00 in labor and materials to build a new playground for the Southwestern Youth Association (SYA) and …
(archived from April 27, 2012) On April 23, the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance and others, filed a suit against the Department of Labor to stop the proposed changes to the H-2B visa program from going into effect. On April 27, …
(archived from November 3rd, 2011) More than two-thirds of the building code officials present at the International Code Council proceedings in Phoenix, AZ voted to reject inclusion of a 40% turf limitation in the IgCC Code. The NHLA partnered with …
(archived from October 28th, 2011) The NHLA Annual Membership Meeting took place on Friday, October 28 at 9:00am at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, KY. Josh Denison (Denison Landscaping – Fort Washington, MD) and Lalo Torres (Sun Hardscaping – Raleigh, …
(archived from October 25, 2011) In a Notification of Intent (NOI), WaterSense outlines several proposed modifications under consideration including one affecting the landscape design portion of the program. The EPA currently allows two options for complying with landscape requirements; (1) …
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(archived from September 19th, 2011) The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance joined the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and others in standing against the ill-conceived policies of the US Department of Labor (DOL) as a named plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in …