MNLA Youth Initiative at the Winter Forum

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Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 9:00AM to 12:00PM
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, Framingham, MA

Join us along with fellow area high schools dedicated to the green industry on February 15, 2024! Click here for more information regarding the overall Winter Forum event.

Please note that we would have loved to invite students to participate in the concurrent programs being held at the Winter Forum. Unfortunately, these rooms have limited capacity and we needed to reserve them for the professionals only. We do ask students to please be respectful of the educational programs that are going on concurrently in the other rooms.

9:00AM

Registration opens for students & educators on the ground floor.
Students can drop their backpacks/jackets and complete their badge credentials here. Our team will give you a quick overview of the day and hand out the details on the competition & education portion of your special event.

9:30AM

Welcome & Introductions

10:00AM

Student Nursery & Landscape Competition Begins
The competitions are a scavenger hunt, plant identification, and tool identification. Top prizes will be given to the teams scoring the highest correct answers for these challenges. Students will find answers to their challenges in the VENDOR areas (Ballroom South) as well as the Plant I.D & Tool Challenge in Commons 2.

11:00AM

Interactive Challenge
Join MNLA’s team of Pros for an interactive challenge in Ballroom North.

11:30AM

Lunch with the Pros
Lunch with the Pros will be a round table mix of schools and students; so be sure to bring your questions about green industry opportunities. Anything from job openings, career paths, scholarships, internships, and more!

12:00PM

Adjourn
Please feel free to explore the public areas of our show which include the vendors, MCH Plant & Tool I.D and our History Hall as you wait for the bus.

Please note that we would have loved to invite students to participate in the concurrent programs being held at the Winter Forum. Unfortunately, these rooms have limited capacity and we needed to reserve them for the professionals only. We do ask students to please be respectful of the educational programs that are going on concurrently in the other rooms.

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DISCLAIMER: Although every reasonable effort is made to provide the speakers, topics, and sessions listed, some changes or substitutions may occur. Speakers and sessions are subject to cancellation or change up to and including the day the session(s) are scheduled to be held. Changes or cancellations are made at the discretion of MNLA and may be done without notifying attendees. If sessions are changed or canceled no refunds should be expected. Submission of the registration form acknowledges acceptance of this provision.

Partner programs

Plant Something MA

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Plant Something MA is a project of MNLA which includes professional environmental horticulturists—people who grow, care for, design and install plantings and landscapes in your community.

Growing Wild

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Growing Wild helps reverse the loss of biological diversity, foster and protect endangered species and add to the natural beauty of our Commonwealth—right in your own backyard.

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