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SUMMARY:2026 CNLA Winter Symposium
DESCRIPTION:CNLA Winter Symposium\nWednesday\, January 21\, 2026\nAqua Turf Club\n556 Mulberry St.\nPlantsville\, CT \nRegistration is officially open for the CNLA 2026 Winter Symposium\, taking place Wednesday\, January 21\, 2026\, at The Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville\, CT! This annual\, full-day event brings together professionals from every corner of the green industry for education\, an all-day tradeshow\, networking\, annual meetings\, and more. \nThis year’s program once again features three dedicated educational tracks—for Landscapers\, Growers\, and Garden Centers—allowing you to customize your day based on your business needs. We’re also excited to share that live Spanish translation will be available for every education session. \n\nEvent Highlights\n\nFull day of programming with expert-led sessions\nThree education tracks: Landscapers\, Growers\, Garden Centers\nLive Spanish translation for all sessions\n4 Pesticide Credits available\nCNLA & CNF Annual Meetings\nCCH Recipient Recognition\nPlant ID Contest\nBreakfast\, lunch\, exhibitor breaks\, and raffle\nAll-day tradeshow featuring top industry vendors\n\nSchedule*\nClick image for PDF Download \n \n*Subject to Change \nAttendee Registration: Download the registration form here or register online here. \nExhibitor Registration: Download the registration form here or register online here. \nThe Winter Symposium is Connecticut’s top horticultural industry event! This is a great opportunity for Exhibitors to meet CNLA members\, network with other exhibitors\, attend educational programs\, and demonstrate new products. \n  \n\n\nKeynote Speaker – Kathryn Dager\n\n\nLeadership’s Role in Cultivating a Positive Change \nCulture doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built\, reinforced\, and modeled by leadership.\nYet too many leaders are stuck in their own agenda\, focusing on metrics\, reports\, and daily fire drills—while their culture shapes itself… often in the wrong direction. \nThe truth? Leaders have more influence over culture than they realize. They set the tone every day—through:\n• What they recognize.\n• What they ignore.\n• What they tolerate.\n• What they reinforce. \nAnd right now\, many leaders aren’t consciously and actively cultivating a positive culture.\nHere’s the reality: If you don’t cultivate culture intentionally\, a toxic culture will grow by default.\n• Without leadership reinforcement:\n• Employees feel unseen\, unappreciated\, and disengaged.\n• Negative behaviors go unchecked and become the norm.\n• Emerging leaders never get developed\, creating future talent gaps.\n• The biggest leadership mistake? Thinking culture is HR’s job. It’s not. \nCulture is a leadership function. It’s built through daily interactions\, feedback\, and reinforcement.\nIt’s time for leaders to step into their true role—as the architects of culture. \n\nCurrent Exhibitors\n(as of 1/14/26) \nAmerican National Insurance\nAmerican National Property and Casualty Co.\nBall Horticultural Company\nBotaniworld\, LLC (SoilWand)\nConnecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\nConnecticut Farm Bureau\nConnecticut Mulch Distributors\, Inc.\nConnecticut Nursrymen’s Foundation\nDeer Guys\nEast Coast Nurseries\nGreen Envy Products\, LLC\nGriffin Greenhouse Supplies\nH.O. Penn Machinery Company\, Inc.\nHelena Agriculture\nHenry F. Michell Co.\nIdeal Block\nIntegrity Merchant Solutions\nThe Lyman Agency\, Farm Family Insurance\nLynx Associates\nM&H Equipment\nMedford Nursery\nMilwaukee Tool\nMycorrhizal Applications\nMyCTSavings\, Office of the State Comptroller\nNorthern Nurseries\nPetitti Family Farms\nPlanters’ Choice Nursery\nPrides Corner Farms\, Inc\nQuonset Soil Solutions\, LLC\nRimol Greenhouse Systems\nShade Trees Nursery\, Inc.\nSHS Distributors\nSiteOne Landscape Supply\nSTIHL\nSummer Hill Nursery\, Inc\nSyngenta Professional Solutions\nTexpak\, Inc\nTrailside Nursery\, LLC\nTrimmaster Pro\nUConn Extension\nUSDA/APHIS/PPQ\nUS Department of Labor/OSHA\nUSDOL/Wage and Hour Division \n  \n\n\n\n 
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LOCATION:Aqua Turf Club\, 556 Mulberry St\, Plantsville\, CT\, 06479
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