Christy Martin Receives the Green Industry's Highest Honor
Posted on Sep. 19, 2023 / People in the News, LICH Updates / Subscribe 0
Christy Martin was recognized with the green industry's highest honor bestowed by the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii, LICH Director Emeritus. The award was presented by Tree Solutions Hawaii.
The award ceremony was held Thursday, September 14th at the 2023 Green Industry Conference & Tradeshow at the Hawaii Convention Center.
The Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii or LICH Board of Directors are the leaders of the green industry. They are the master craftsman representing the green industry professions: arborists, contractors, maintenance, plant nurseries, irrigation, research, education and landscape architects.
To be recognized as a director emeritus requires exceptional leadership, teamwork and innovation sustained over five years rooted in caring for the environment, community and green industry. Previous recipients include Steve Nimz, Garrett Webb, Lelan Nishek, Jay Deputy, Boyd Ready and Chris Dacus.
"Christy Martin joins an exclusive club only achieved by six individuals in 37 years. Christy will be the seventh LICH Director Emeritus,” said Jay Deputy, LICH President.
Christy Martin has been an exceptional liaison between conservation and the green industry. She gracefully led the landscape industry away from using invasive plants through the use of the Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment and later the website plantpono.org. Christy Martin is the Program Manager and PIO of the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS).
Hawaii’s landscape industry is one of the fastest growing and largest segments of the green industry with an economic impact of over $520 million annually and full-time employment of over 11,000 landscape professionals. LICH was established in 1986.
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