This annual one-day conference is designed to provide the latest practice and research-based information to those who care for community trees: arborists, urban foresters/planners, tree wardens, municipal managers/employees, foresters, landscape architects and shade tree committee volunteers.
Sponsored by UMass Extension & UMass Department of Environmental Conservation, USDA Forest Service, Urban Natural Resources Institute and the Massachusetts Department of Recreation & Conservation.
Registration
Cost is $65 for first registration, $40/person for each additional registration from the same company. Online registrations include a nominal processing fee.
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Agenda
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Registration & Coffee | ||||||||
| Morning Moderator: David V. Bloniarz, Ph.D., UNRI, USDA Forest Service | |||||||||
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Champion Trees in Massachusetts Mollie Freilicher, MA DCR Urban Forestry Program |
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| 9:30 – 10:15 | Appraising and Ascribing a Monetary Value to Historic Trees Dave Hawkins, Urban Forestry Solutions/Tree Warden – Town of Pelham |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | An Update on the Nutrient Management Regulations in the Landscape Mary Owen, UMass Extension |
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| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break | ||||||||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Restoration of the Olmstead National Historic Site and the Springfield Armory National Historic Site Christopher Kevin Dube, National Parks Service |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break | ||||||||
| Afternoon Moderator: H. Dennis P. Ryan, Ed.D., Univ. of Mass. Department of Environmental Conservation | |||||||||
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| 1:10 – 2:00 | Pruning & Cabling to Preserve Historic Trees William DeVos, Treeworks, Montpelier, VT |
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| 2:00 – 2:50 | Historic Trends – Using i-Tree to Examine Changes in a Community’s Urban Forest Service David Bloniarz, Ph.D., US Forest Service, Urban Natural Resources Institute |
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| 2:50 – 3:00 | Break | ||||||||
| 3:00– 3:50 | Plant Diseases in a Changing Climate: What Can We Expect? Nicholas Brazee, Ph.D., UMass Extension |
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| 4:00 PM | Questions & Open Discussion Professional Continuing Education Credits (MAA, ISA, SAF, Pesticide Applicators) Dismissal |
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Credits
1 pesticide contact hours for categories 36, 40, and 00 (licensed applicator). Pesticide contact hours are valid for equivalent categories in all New England states.
ISA, SAF, CFE, MCA, MCH and MCLP professional certification credits have been requested.
