On a beautiful fall Southern California day November 2nd, 2023, Mt. SAC College became the first "Community College" AGZA Certified Green Zone campus. Their AGZA Green Zone rating is Level 2, which means all 2 - Stroke and 4 - Stroke landscape maintenance equipment has been phased out and only battery electric alternatives are now used.


AGZA President Dan Mabe was on hand to acknowledge the college on their monumental achievement. “This is the culmination of a two-year effort with classroom sessions, field tutorials, tools testing, and data collection. AGZA is confident Mt. SAC is up to the challenge to maintain the AGZA Green Zone standard in perpetuity” said Mabe.



An ELF® (Environmental Landscape Footprint) report was generated to understand on a granular level the impact reductions the college is achieving each year. AGZA Green Zone Certification® substantiates the reductions through independent verification of gas free operations.

Mt. SAC College was also recognized for their extensive "Water Wise" practices by reducing campus turf sizes, planting drought tolerant and native varieties, and using rotator sprinkler heads.

Watch a short video of the ceremony.
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American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) is the global leader in zero-emission, sustainable grounds maintenance strategies. AGZA educates and accredits commercial grounds maintenance crews as AGZA Service Providers, and certifies properties maintained with quiet zero-emission cordless electric equipment and hand tools as AGZA Green Zones®.
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Dan Mabe
AGZA Founder and President
Congratulations to Mt SAC College!











Principal CEO at Gardenland Power Equipment & Co-Founder and CEO of Towa Industries Inc.
Roger Phelps joined STIHL Inc. in 2001 and is currently the Corporate Communications Manager. In that position he is responsible for creating and telling the STIHL story through integrated event marketing, strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and digital and social media with the goal of increasing the visibility of and affinity for the STIHL brand and over 10,000 STIHL dealers. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served 10 years in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He has serves on the National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation Board of Directors, the National Association of State Park Directors Leadership School Board of Regents, and the Professional Grounds Management Society Board of Directors.



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