Rain Bird's non-manufacturer specific classes are designed to help contractors create savings and conserve water through improved irrigation practices.

Irrigation industry leader Bill Hayes has launched Irrigation Direct ? a new company that will manufacture and supply high-end irrigation products directly to contractors through the Internet.

ET Water Systems LLC, a 4-year-old irrigation systems supplier, was named a Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) Innovation Award winner in the Environment category for 2006.

Speaker at Rain Bird's "Intelligent Use of Water Summitt III" urges efficiency to head off water crisis

New EPA-industry partnership kicks off this fall with landscape irrigation labeling, certification

The major objectives were to limit the use of conventional turfgrass; to use local, drought-tolerant plants; to create some degree of shade so as to minimize water evaporation; and to recycle materials whenever possible.

Jekyll Island, GA, is the site for a "Point of Connection" summit for irrigation contractors.

Water, a signature element of all of Rain Bird's floats, will be prominently featured on the float as 1,500 gals. of flowing recycled water will cascade over numerous waterfalls as elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes frolic in brilliant display.

Monroe started the first Certificate/Associate Irrigation Degree program in the State of California and has authored six books on irrigation design, installation and management during his 30-plus years as an educator.