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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
9:00 – noon Conference Registration Services Open
9:00 – 5:00 Project Learning Tree Workshop
2:00 – 5:00 Preconference Tours
4:00 – 6:00 Conference Registration Services Open
5:30 – 7:30 Opening Reception |
Wednesday, September. 10, 2008
7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast
7:30 - 10:00 Registration Desk Open |
8:30 – 10:15 General Session |
Welcome and Greeting from the City of Greensboro
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kathleen Wolf, Trees and Community Livability |
10:15 – 10:30 Exhibitor Break |
Concurrent Sessions 10:30 am to 12:00 noon |
Policy |
Technology |
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Managing Stakeholder Involvement for an Effective Tree Ordinance – Dr. Steve Smutko, North Carolina State University |
10:30 am -11:15 am
The Light Imprint Initiative: Integrating Sustainability and Community Design – Thomas E. Low,
Partner, DPZ & Company: Architects and Town Planners |
11:15 am - 12:00 noon
Writing Enforceable Ordinances –Chad Meadows, Clarion Associates |
11:15 am - 12:00 noon
Parking and Trees for Cities and Towns – Dr. Kathleen Wolf, University of Washington |
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (provided) |
Concurrent Sessions 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Benefits of LID in Residential Development – Bob Benfield, City of Cary Planning Department |
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Balancing Conservation and Development in Chatham County – Allison Weakley and Fred Royal, Chatham County |
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Costs of Community Services for Different Land Uses – Dr. Mitch Renkow, North Carolina State University |
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Integrating Conservation into Suburban Growth – Eric Bridges, City of Lakeland, TN |
3:00 – 3:30 Exhibitors Break |
3:30 pm - 5 pm Panel Discussions: Success Stories in NC |
Jill Coleman Project Manager, Facilities Planning Department, UNC - LEED Certified Construction
Jay Tomlinson, Assistant Dean for Research and Engagement for College of Design at NC State University - Incorporating conservation design principles into development using real NC examples.
Chuck Friedrich Landscape Architect, Horticultural Product Manager , Carolina Stalite Company – Green Roof Technology |
Lauren Blackburn Town Planner, Town of Davidson - Trees and Unified Development Ordinances
David Grant Urban Forester, Union County
Randall Rowie Greensboro Beautiful |
Dinner on Your Own in Greensboro |
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
Concurrent Sessions 8:30 am to 10:00 am
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8:30 am - 9:15 am
Planting a Sustainable Urban Forest Bruce Fraedrich, PhD., Bartlett Research Lab |
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Street Tree Sustainability – Dan Whitehead, Moon’s Tree Farm |
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Technology for Successful Street Trees – Erin Schnieders and Pat Hart, Kimley-Horn and Associates |
10:00 – 10:30 Exhibitors Break |
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Conserving Urban Biodiversity : What, Where, Why and How? – Jeff Marcus, NC Wildlife Commission |
10:30 am - 11:15 am
“What If?” – Watershed Health Applications Technology – Matt Arn, USDA Forest Service |
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Green Infrastructure: What, Why, and How? – Jon Calabria, North Carolina State University |
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Canopy Cover Analysis and Impervious Surface – Ian Hanou, NCDC Imaging |
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (provided)
12:00 – 1:30 Tree City USA Luncheon for Tree Board Members |
1:30 – 3:00 General Session |
Keynote Speaker: Gary Moll, American Forests
The Piedmont Crescent: Rebuilding the Nation’s Forest Fabric, a framework for policy that will better manage the relationship between the human network and the natural system. |
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3:00 - End of Conference |
