HORTICULTURAL INSPECTION SOCIETY
Central States Chapter
The Inspector's Forte -
"To Make Professionalism a Part of Every Effort."
The inclusion of a field trip has become a tradition at the annual meeting of the society. These trips have been to places of horticultural, or biological interest, and have added to the educational value of the meetings. Some examples from past meetings:
Forrest Keeling Nursery, Missouri
Bailey Nursery, Minnesota
International Mosquito Vector Biology Lab - University of Notre Dame
Federal-State Pesticide Research Center, Michigan
Stark Brothers Nursery, Missouri
U.S.D.A. Parasite Lab, Michigan
Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois
U.S.D.A. Shade Tree Research Lab, Ohio
St. Louis Botanical Gardens, Missouri
Morton Arboretum, Illinois
Arbor Day Farms, Nebraska
Michigan EAB tour with Dr. Deb McCullough
Moorehead, North Dakota -tour of the Hjemkomst Visitor Center
Stan Hywet Historical Home -Built in 1912, Built by the Founder of Goodyear Rubber Company
Iowa State Seed Lab Facilities-Facility dedicated to seed science research and industry