2025 KNLA GREEN INDUSTRY 

SUMMER CONFERENCE

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August 12, 2025

The Parklands of Floyds Fork 

Gheens Foundation Lodge

1421 Beckley Creek Pkwy

Louisville KY 40245

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Keynote Presentation ~ Q&A Panel ~ Vendor Exhibits ~ Presentations w/ CEU Hours ~ Silent Auction

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Presentations

Keynote 

Jim Coleman - Coleman Crest Farm

Q&A Panel

Mark Williams - University of Kentucky

Carla Hagan - Eastern Kentucky University

Eric Werth - University of Pikeville

Dava Hayden - Murray State University

Ken Andreas - Morehead State University

Additional Presenters

Jason Meyer - White Oak Initiative

Cody Rhoden - KY Department of Fish & Wildlife

Ben Cecil - Riverfarm Nursery

Event Schedule

Presentation Summaries

CEU Hours

Keynote - Coleman Crest Farm: The Past, The Present and The Future

KDA - Category 1a - 1 hour

Q&A Panel

KDA - Category 1a - 1 hour

Landscape Architect - 1 hour

Jason Meyer - Preserving the White Oak

KDA - Category 2 - 1 hour

KDA - Category 3 - 1 hour

Landscape Architect - 1 hour

Cody Rhoden - Burning Kentucky: Why controlled burns are an important part of a healthy landscape

KDA - Category 2 - 1 hour

Landscape Architect - 1 hour

Ben Cecil - Plants for Disturbed Sites

KDA - Category 3 - 1 hour

Landscape Architect - 1 hour

ISA - 5 hours for the day

Vendor Lineup

 

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