TOP 10 STATEMENTS THAT PERSUADED YOU TO BECOME
NURSERY MANAGER
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STEVE GILLY
Steve Gilly is Nursery Manager with Florida Division of Forestry, Andrews Nursery, PO Drawer 849,
Chiefland, FL 32644; telephone: 352.493.6096; email: gillys@doacs.state.fl.us
Gilly S. 2003. Top 10 statements that persuaded you to become a nursery manager. In: Riley L.E.,
Dumroese R.K., Landis T.D., technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation
Nursery Associations—2002. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Proceedings RMRS-P-28: pp. 3. Available at: http://www.fcnanet.org/proceedings/2002/gilly.pdf
10. Well, the winter is a little busy, but there’s not
much going on during the rest of the year.
5. Just plant the seeds and stand back. Mother Nature
does the rest!
9. Yes, the nursery equipment is fairly old, but it’s all
scheduled for replacement within the next 3 years.
4. These are automatic strapping machines. They’re
pretty foolproof. Practically run themselves.
8. You’ll get to go to a Southern Forest Nursery
Association conference and meet Bill Isaacs. I’ve
been told he gives away cash at his display table.
3. Regulations? No, not many. People don’t really
pay much attention to tree nurseries.
2. Women/Men dig nursery managers!!!
7. Seedling customers? No problem there. You’ll
find them all very organized and understanding.
6. Paperwork?!? Heavens No! We’re hiring you to
grow seedlings!
1. We’ll discuss pay later. You know, I’ve always
believed that the satisfaction of a job well done
greatly outweighs any monetary considerations.
Don’t you?
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