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The Green Industry professionals welcome all students and those considering a career upgrade or change. Contact any of the following associations, public gardens, or colleges/universities for career information in your field of interest.

Organizations

 

American Society of Landscape Architects -- Illinois Chapter
Ph. 630-833-4516
www.il-asla.org

Illinois Arborist Association
Ph. 877-617-8887
www.illinoisarborist.org

Illinois Christmas Tree Growers
Ph. 217-684-2535
www.ilchristmastrees.com

Illinois Greenhouse Association
Ph. 217-244-7218

Illinois Landscape Contractors Association
Ph. 630-472-2851
www.ilca.net
Illinois Nurserymen's Association
Ph. 217-525-6222
www.ina-online.org
Illinois Parks & Recreation
Ph. 630-752-0141
www.il-ipra.org
Illinois State Florists' Association
Ph. 800-416-4732
www.illinoisflorists.org
Illinois Turfgrass Foundation
Ph. 630-243-9483
www.illinoisturfgrassfoundation.org

Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents
Ph. 630-243-7900
www.magcs.org
Midwest Sod Council
Ph. 630-257-2005
www.midwestsodcouncil.com
Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois
Ph. 630-879-0520
www.ogaoni.com
Sod Growers Association of Mid-America
Ph. 708-596-7200
Sports Turf Managers Association
Ph. 847-883-8600
www.sportsturfmanager.com
   
Public Gardens

 
Cantigny Foundation
Ph. 630-668-5161
www.cantignypark.com
Chicago Botanic Garden
Ph. 847-836-5440
www.chicagobotanic.org
The Morton Arboretum
Ph. 630-719-2400
www.mortonarb.org
   
Colleges/Universities  

College of DuPage
Ph. 630-942-3095
www.cod.edu
College of Lake County
Ph. 847-0543-2881
www.clcillinois.edu
Danville Area Community College
Ph. 217-443-8793
www.dacc.cc.il.us
William Rainey Harper College
Ph. 847-925-6877
www.harpercollege.edu
Illinois Central College
Ph. 309-694-5416
www.icc.edu
Illinois State University
Ph. 309-438-5654
www.agriculture.ilstu.edu
Illinois Valley Community College
Ph. 815-224-0217
www.ivcc.edu
Joliet Junior College
Ph. 815-280-6636
www.jjc.edu
Kishwaukee College
Ph. 815-825-2086 x298
www.kishwaukeecollege.edu
Lincoln Land Community College
Ph. 217-786-2224
www.llcc.edu
McHenry County College
Ph. 815-455-3700-x7522
www.college.us.com
Parkland College
Ph. 217-351-2213
www.parkland.edu
Rend Lake College
Ph. 618-437-5321 x1709
www.rlc.edu
Southern Illinois University
Ph. 618-453-2496
www.siu.edu
Southwestern Illinois College
Ph. 618-235-2700
www.southwestern.cc.il.us
Triton College
Ph. 708-456-0300
www.triton.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph. 217-333-2770
www.nres.uiuc.edu
Western Illinois University - Horticulture & Landscape
Ph. 309-298-1414
www.wiu.edu/ag/FacStaff/Loehrlein.htm
Western Illinois University - Forestry
Ph. 309-298-1414
www.wui.edu/ag/FacStaff/Green.htm
John Wood Community College
Ph. 217-236-4711
www.jwcc.edu

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