NNLA 2026 Winter Conference

Description

Pre-registration has closed for attendees. Registration will be available on-site starting at 7:15am on Thursday, Jan. 29th.

Join us at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln for the 2026 NNLA Winter Conference and Annual Meeting!

The Nebraska Nursery and Landscape Association is excited to present a diverse lineup of national and local speakers covering a wide range of topics. Attend an evening reception at the Scarlet Hotel, located right on Innovation Campus. The conference will also feature an exhibit hall displaying the latest products and services.

Limited vendor opportunities are available. If you would like a vendor booth, click here to register.

For questions about the conference, contact the NNLA Office at (402) 381-7154 or email renae@youraam.com.

Agenda

Schedule

Thursday, January 29, 2026

8:15                 Registration Desk Opens

8:15  9:45         Exhibitor set-up

8:50                 Breakfast & President’s Welcome

9:00 – 10:00     Keynote Beyond Burnout — Sustainable Success for Design−Build & Landscape Leaders, Scott Anderson

10:00 – 10:30   Break/Exhibit Hall

10:30 – 11:30   Using a Sedge Matrix & Gardening with Plugs - Benjamin Vogt

11:30  – 1:30    Lunch/Exhibit Hall

12:15 - 1:15     NNLA Annual Meeting

1:25 – 2:25      Business & Culture: Industry Professional Roundtable

2:30 – 3:30      Fruit Trees Care and Their Place in the Landscape - Vaughn Hammond

3:30 – 4:00      Break/Exhibit Hall

4:00 – 5:00      ESOP Business - Chuck Monico of Ryan Tree & Lawn

5:00                Registration Desk Closes

5:15                Reception at the Scarlet Hotel

Friday, January 30, 2026
8:00 AM           Registration Desk Opens
8:25 – 8:30      President's Welcome
8:30 – 9:30      Spruce Related Diseases and Pests - Laurie Stepanek (NFS)
9:30 - 10:00     Break/Exhibit Hall
10:00 – 10:30   Announcements and Raffle Drawing
10:30 – 11:30   Hardscaping by Watkings - Mike Newcomer
11:35 – 12:35   GreatPlants  Selections- Bob Henrickson
12:35               Adjourn

Attendees Can Earn up to 8.0 NCNLP CEU Credits – 5.0 CEs on Thursday and 3.0 CEs on Friday

NNLA Scholarship Raffle
NNLA will again host a raffle to support the scholarship fund during this year's conference. NNLA uses proceeds from the raffle to award scholarships to horticulture students attending colleges in Nebraska. If you are willing to donate an item, please email the NNLA office, then bring it to the conference and drop it off at the registration table.

Hotel Room Block:

Scarlet Hotel 
Click here to book your sleeping room at the Scarlet Hotel (directly across from the conference center). NNLA has a room block for $129 per night. Room block pricing ends January 9th, 2026.

Cancellation Policy: A refund, less a $10 administrative fee, will be given for all written requests postmarked by January 16, 2026. The NNLA Board of Directors will review requests received after that date.

Questions? Contact the NNLA Office at (402) 381-7154 or email renae@youraam.com.

NNLA is not liable for any injury or damage resulting from the willful acts of attendees. Attendees assume all risk and danger related to the NNLA event, whether occurring before, during, or after the event.

By registering for this event, you consent that photos/videos of you at the event may be published in print or posted online in online photo albums; on photo/video sharing site, such as YouTube; on social media sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn; and in other web-based media at the sole discretion of NNLA.