Circle the corresponding number from the Survey Question on the FREE Response Card

How often do you do arboriculture work?

1.) Everyweek
2.) Every month
3.) Every 2-6 months
4.) Every 7-12 months

How much of a profit source is arboriculture work for your business?

5.) 90% – 100%
6.) 60% – 89%
7.) 40% – 59%
8.) 10% – 39%
9.) Less than 10%

What kind of arboriculture work do you do?

10.) Relocation
11.) Planting
12.) Maintenance
Other__ (Please Print response on card}

What kinds of products do you use for this work?

13.) Micro-injection technology
14.) Tree spikes
15.) Insecticides/ Herbicides/ Fungicides/ etc.
16.) Tree ties
17.) Tree guards/ wraps.
18.) Root barriers
19.) Containers
20.) Maintenance tools (shears, saws, etc.)
Other__ (Please Print response on card)

With what kind of trees do you work?

21.) Fruit trees
22.) Fruitless / olive trees
23.) Oak trees
24.) Pine trees
25.) Palm Trees
26.) Bamboo
Other__ (Please Print response on card)

Editor’s Note: The city council of Desert Hot Springs, CA – a community near Palm Springs – recently approved the first reading of reading of an ordinance that curtails the amount of light that pollutes the city sky. In addition to Palm Springs, the desert city of La Quinta, CA has a similar ordinance already on the books. These Southern California cities are joining a growing list of communities around the world that are passing laws to help curtail light pollution.

In Desert Hot Springs, the proposed ordinance is designed to create shielded lighting. If approved, it will place restriction on the types of lighting that can be installed.

While the installation of 160-watt incandescent fixtures would be allowed, other types of lighting would have to be shielded. High-pressure sodium, metal halide, fluorescent, quart and mercury vapor lights would have to be fully shielded if installed.

As the trend toward eliminating light pollution continues, landscape architects must rethink the way they design projects, adhering to new legislation. Landscape contractors must, in turn, use new tools, such as light shields, when completing these municipal projects.

LCN invites landscape contractors to comment on the Dark Sky issue by visiting www.landscapearchitect.com. The main page of the website features a section devoted to Dark Sky. Click on the story and use the “add comments to this article” tab to share your views on the issue.

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