Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Urban Forestry 101 pre-conference workshop
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tree Board luncheon and roundtable discussion
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Opening Awards Banquet |
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
7:30 – 10:00 Registration Desk Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am Welcome Breakfast with Exhibitors
Spouses Garden Tour – Sorry, this tour will not take place due to low enrollment. |
8:30 – 10:00 General Session (GS1) |
8:30 am Opening Remarks – Henry Wallace, North Carolina Urban Forest Council - Welcome Address
9:00 to 10:00am Keynote Speaker – Dan Lambe, Arbor Day Foundation – Defining Impact in Community Forestry: Recognizing the difference between sustainable programs and shooting stars. |
10:00 – 10:15 Break with Exhibitors |
Concurrent Sessions 10:15 am to 12:00 noon (CS1A and CS1B) |
10:15 am – 11:05 am
Dan Jewell, Landscape Architect, Coulter Jewell Thames, PA - The Landscape Architect Perspective of Working with Municipal Ordinances and Partnering with the City
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10:15 am – 11:05 am
Melissa McHale, North Carolina State University - Carbon Credit Markets: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Forestry
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11:10 am – 12:00 pm
Jeremy Barrick, City of New York Parks & Recreation Capital Projects - Protecting & Improving Your Urban Forest Infrastructure During Capital Improvement Projects
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11:10 am – 12:00 pm
Will Wilson, Duke University Department of Biology - Ecosystem Services of Urban Trees: Air, Heat, Water, and People |
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch (provided)
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Concurrent Sessions 1:15 pm – 2:05 pm (CS2A and CS2B) |
1:15 pm – 2:05 pm
Michelle Cole, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service - Alabama U&CF Program: The Role of Volunteer Programs within a Community and how to create those partnerships
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1:15 pm – 2:05 pm
Chris Moorman, North Carolina State University - Developing Wildlife-Friendly Communities |
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm
George Stilphen, Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful - Coordinating and Funding a Volunteer Tree Planting Project and the Impact on the Community
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2:10 pm – 3:00 pm
Jacquelyn Wallace, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Communication - The Green Growth Toolbox: Integrating Habitat Conservation into Community Planning
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3:00 – 3:30 Break with Exhibitors |
Concurrent Sessions 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (CS3A and CS3B) |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Shelly Baird, DENR Division of Soil & Water Conservation - North Carolina Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP) |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Shirley Trier, Davey Resource Group - Urban Forestry Management Plan Development and Importance |
4:20 pm – 5:00 pm
Wil Ortiz, Union Power Cooperative - Tree Line USA Program Benefits and Use of Project Management Approach and Techniques to Become Certified |
4:20 pm – 5:00 pm
Steve Allen, North Carolina State University - Identifying Barriers to Conservation Subdivisions in North Carolina |
Dinner on Your Own in Winston-Salem |
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
Concurrent Sessions 8:30 am to 10:05 am (CS4A & CS4B)
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8:30 am – 9:15 am
Derek Smith, NC Department of Transportation - How to work with your local DOT office, possible partnerships for planting in ROW
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8:30 am - 9:15 am
Ryan Blaedow, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources - Exotic Insects and Pathogens Threatening Urban Forests in North Carolina
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9:20 am – 10:05 am
Tod Williams, Worthington Farms, Inc. - Growing Trees for Urban Landscapes |
9:20 am – 10:05 am
Kelby Fite, Bartlett Research Laboratories - Trees and Hardscapes Conflicts
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10:05 – 10:30 Exhibitors Break |
Concurrent Sessions 10:30 am to 12:05 pm (CS5A & CS5B) |
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Greg Savage, U.S. Green Building Council Piedmont Triad N.C. Chapter - LEED Programs and Urban Forestry
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10:30 am - 11:15 am
Brenda Guglielmina, DeepRoot - SilvaCell Technology for Trees and Storm Water |
11:20 am - 12:05 pm
Chris Kloss, Low Impact Development Center - Green Infrastructure Policies for Urban Water Management
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11:20 am - 12:05 pm
Sherry Graham, City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation - City of Raleigh Neighborwoods Tree Planting Program: Success Strategies for your Community
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12:05 – 1:30 Lunch (provided) |
1:30 – 3:00 General Closing Session (GS2)
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Bob Miller, Emeritus Professor of Urban Forestry, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point – History and Future of Urban Forestry
Leslie Moorman, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources - Urban Forestry Trends in NC and Where We Go From Here |
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3:00 - End of Conference |
