June 2025
In This Issue
Cassidy Lundin
Terra Landscape
From the President – June 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us on June 6th for the CLCA East Bay Chapter Beautification Awards Presentation and Dinner. It was a fantastic evening celebrating some of the best landscape work and projects across the East Bay. The creativity, craftsmanship, and pride our members bring to their work continues to inspire and elevate the industry.
As we head into summer, our Chapter is taking a short break from hosting events, knowing that this is peak season for landscape professionals across the East Bay. Our next event will be in September—a lunchtime training focused on developing and implementing a successful safety program. Stay tuned for details!
At my company, we try to make peak season more manageable by maintaining consistent staffing levels year-round. This helps us avoid the springtime hiring scramble and gives us the capacity to get ahead of seasonal pressures. In the late winter months—after leaf drop and before spring growth—we focus on rejuvenation pruning, weed control, and irrigation system audits and repairs. These efforts pay dividends come spring, but even with strong planning, peak season always feels like a sprint.
Lastly, we can’t ignore the broader climate around immigration enforcement and the growing impact it has on our industry. It’s vital that we support and educate our teams about their rights and how to handle enforcement activities. We anticipate that increased enforcement will add more pressure to an already tight labor market. And as the saying goes, “The best time to plant a tree was yesterday. The second-best time is now.” The same holds true for auditing your I-9s and reviewing your hiring practices.
The CLCA remains a valuable resource on this front—click here to watch a CLCA webinar on Immigration Enforcement & Your Jobsite.
Wishing you all a productive and safe summer season. Let’s keep supporting each other and leading by example.
Cassidy Lundin
President, CLCA East Bay Chapter
East Bay Chapter Celebrates Beautification Awards Recipients at Scott’s Seafood Bar & Grill
Thank you to everyone that joined us at Scott’s Seafood Bar in Grill, Jack London Square on June 6th and celebrated this year’s award recipients. We enjoyed stunning views of the bay, a delicious buffet dinner, and mingling with our CLCA friends and Partners.
Congratulations to all who were recognized for their talent and expertise in installation and maintenance of landscapes. High fives to all and especially to Frank & Grossman for winning the Sweepstakes Award in both Installation and Maintenance. The sweepstakes award honors projects deemed most outstanding in the maintenance and the installation categories. The Judges Award representing finest of all the projects entered in the program regardless of category, size, or monetary value was given to Garden Lights Landscape & Pool Development for winning the Judges Award. CHECK OUT all the award-winning projects.
CLCA Trophy Awards
Upcoming Events
CLCA East Bay Chapter Events for 2025
- East Bay Chapter Planning Meeting
Thursday, August 7th
11am
Zoom
CLCA Members are welcome to join
Contact Laura Leuer lleuer@comcast.net - ReScape 2025 Training & Workshop Schedule Qualification Training
Heat Qualification Training (HQT)
July 31, 2025: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
August 6, 2025: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
August 7, 2025: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
August 14, 2025: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Resilient Regenerative Firescaping Qualification Training (FQT)
August 26, 27, 2025: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Maintenance Qualification Training (MQT)
September 16, 17, 23, 24 2025: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Partner Spotlight
HunterFX
This Month’s Partner Spotlight is:
HunterFX
New EZ-LR Decoder Doubles the Reach of EZ Decoder Systems
Contractors can now extend the reach of EZ Decoder Systems with the new EZ-LR Decoder! Designed to more than double possible system wire runs up to 6,000′, this single-station solution brings the convenience of two-wire control to greater distances than ever before.
Easy to install and program, this long-range, low-current option coexists with EZ-1 Decoders in the same two-wire path, ensuring the most cost-effective designs for the needs of the system.
- Compatible with ICC2, HCC, Pro-C®, and HPC Controllers, EZ-DM and PC-DM Decoder Output Modules, and wireless EZ-DT Diagnostic Tool
- IP68 rating ensures completely waterproof performance
- Blue diagnostic LED offers clear distinction from EZ-1 Decoders and visual confirmation of status
- Simple connections for Hunter 24 VAC solenoids
With the EZ-LR, contractors now have a seamless solution for expanding existing systems to new distances, replacing EZ-1 Decoders that may be struggling with low voltages at long distances, or establishing new system designs for larger properties.
Contact your local Hunter Industries representative today.
Jeremy Yearton
jeremy.yearton@hunterindustries.com
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Read about the chapter’s 2024 accomplishments and sign up to Partner with us in 2025 today!
