Conference Agenda

Partners in Community Forestry National Conference

• November 9, 2010

  • 7:00 a.m.—Conference Check-In
  • 7:30 a.m.—Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

  General Session

  • 8:15 a.m.—Welcome
    Dan Lambe, Vice President of Programs, Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln, NE
    Kelly Caffarelli, Executive Director, Home Depot Foundation, Atlanta, GA
  • 8:30 a.m. - Remarks
    Dan Devlin, Pennsylvania State Forester
    Mayor Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia (invited)
    Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) (invited)
  • 9:00 a.m.—Trees in the City of Brotherly Love: Sustainable Development, Tree Management and Strategic Partnerships
    Drew Becher, President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (invited)
    Howard Neukrug, Director of Watersheds, Philadelphia Water Department
    Mark Focht, Executive Director, Fairmount Park (invited)
    Doreen Masalta, Director of Operations, PECO Energy
  • 10:00 a.m.—Refreshment & Networking Break with Exhibitors

  Sustainable Community Development & Tree Management Concurrent Session

  • 10:30 a.m.—Building Sustainable Programs through Regional Partnerships
    Vincent Cotrone, Extension Urban Forester, Penn State Extension, West Pittston, Pennsylvania, Lynn Conrad, Program Administrator, NEPA Urban Forestry Program—Keystone College, LaPlume, Pennsylvania
  • 11:10 a.m.—21st Century Public Space Partnerships: The Cynwyd Heritage Trail Case Study
    Christopher Leswing, Assistant Planning Director, Lower Merion Township, Ardmore, Pennsylvania

  Trees & Social Issues Concurrent Session

  • 10:30 a.m.—Trees & Politics: Growing Influence
    Shannon Ramsay, Founding President and CEO, Trees Forever, Marion, Iowa
    Skip Moore, City Council Member, City of Des Moines, Iowa
  • 11:10 a.m.—Making a map, Mobilizing communities, & Managing the Urban Forest
    Philip Silva, GreenBridge Program Manger, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York
    Elizabeth Barry, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University GSAPP, Brooklyn, New York

  Trees & Utilities Concurrent Session

  • 10:30 a.m.—Aesthetic Mitigation on Utility Right Of Way Projects (Not just another utility planting)
    Bill Conn, Utility Forester, Vermont Electric Power Company, Rutland, Vermont
  • 11:10 a.m.—Public Perils of Corridor Clearing
    Bob Bell, Supervising Program Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric, Fresno, California
  • 12:00–1:00—Lunch

  Sustainable Community Development & Tree Management Concurrent Session

  • 1:05 p.m.—Urban Forest and Tree Monitoring and Detection for Insects and Diseases
    Gary Man, Forest Health Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Arlington, Virginia
  • 1:45 p.m.—Successful Tree Canopy Assessments: Working with Multiple Stakeholders
    Heather Langford, Board President, Tennessee Urban Forest Council, Nashville, Tennessee
    Chris Armour, President, Trees Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee

  Trees & Social Issues Concurrent Session

  • 1:05 p.m. - New York City's Young Street Tree Mortality Study—Results and Tools
    Jacqueline Lu, Director-Research and Analysis, New York City Parks - Forestry Department, Flushing, New York
    Jennifer Greenfeld, Director of Street Tree Planting, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Flushing, New York
  • 1:45 p.m.—Engaging the Public in an Evolving Forest
    Jessica Arcate Schuler, Manager of the Forest, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York
    Laura Hansplant, Associate Landscape Architect, Andropogon Associates, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Trees & Utilities Concurrent Session

  • 1:05 p.m.—Undergrounding High Voltage Lines: Pros and Cons
    Jennifer Arkett, Manager-Vegetation Management, Duquesne Light, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1:45 p.m.—Truly Listening: A Dialogue for Better Understanding Between Cities, Utilities, and Non-profits
    Lisa Randle, Vegetation Management Public Education Program Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric, Chico, California
  • 2:30 p.m.—Refreshment & Networking Break with Exhibitors

  General Session

  • 3:00 p.m.—EPA's Water Program and Urban Trees: What It Means for You!
    Chris Solloway, Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
  • 3:30 p.m.—Trees and Air Quality Planning
    Gary Allen, Executive Director, Center for Chesapeake Communities, Annapolis, Maryland
  • 4:15 p.m. - The Role of Urban Forestry in Driving Community Sustainability: Quantitative and Qualitative Benefits
    Missy Stults, Adaptation Manager, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Boston, MA
    Gene Hyde, President, Society of Municipal Arborists, Chattanooga, Tennessee

  Post Conference “Users Group”

  5:15 p.m.—Tree Board University: Bringing Online Training to Tree Board Members Across the Country

  Paul Ries-Urban & Community Forestry Program Manager, Oregon Department of Forestry, Salem, Oregon
  • 7:00 p.m.—Networking Reception
    Reading Terminal Market

• November 10, 2010

  General Session

  • 8:00 a.m. - Welcome
    Michael DiBerardinis - Commissioner, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
  • 8:15 a.m. - What Your Mayor Needs to Know About Million Tree Campaigns
    Greg McPherson, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, Davis, California
    Sara Davis, Program Coordinator, Mile High Million, Denver, Colorado
    Morgan Monaco, Director, Million Trees NYC, New York City, New York
  • 9:00 a.m.—Panel—State Forestry Perspectives
    Steve Scott, State Forester, Tennessee
    Larry Biles, State Forester, Kansas
    Steve Sinclair, State Forester, Vermont
    Leah MacSwords, State Forester, Kentucky
  • 9:45 a.m.—Refreshments and Networking Break with Exhibitors

  Sustainable Community Development & Tree Management Concurrent Session

  • 10:15 a.m.—Red Fields to Green Fields: Turning Concrete Sprawl into Valuable Community Assets
    Kevin Caravati, Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 11:05 a.m. - Characteristics of a Sustainable Urban Forest Social-Ecological System: Analysis Tools for the Local Level
    Dr. Burnell Fischer, Clinical Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    Sara Mincey, Doctoral Candidate, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

  Trees & Social Issues Concurrent Session

  • 10:15 a.m.—Sustainable Design of a Multidisciplinary Outdoor Learning Environment in Inner-City Milwaukee
    Jim Wike, Senior Landscape Architect, Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, Lincoln, Nebraska
    Thomas Dunbar, Executive Director, Center for Resilient Cities, Madison, Wisconsin
  • 11:05 a.m. - Ensuring Quality Volunteers in Key Positions
    Greg Tudor, Volunteer & Outreach Manager, Friends of Trees, Portland, Oregon

  Trees & Utilities Concurrent Session

  • 10:15 a.m.—Electric Transmission Rights of Way: Turning Confrontation into Cooperation
    Alexander Brown, Senior Project Manager, PECO Energy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 11:05 a.m. - Communicating the Benefits of Proper Utility Pruning
    Geoff Kempter, Manager, Asplundh Technical Services, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
    Remarks - Larry Wiseman
    Chair, National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council

  Sustainable Community Development & Tree Management Concurrent Session

  • 1:15 p.m.—Applying the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ Rating System: Lessons from the First Pilot Projects
    José Alminaña, Principal, Andropogon Associates, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1:50 p.m.—Green Solutions and Community Development in Eastern North Philadelphia
    Maitreyi Roy, Vice President for Programs, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
    Rose Gray, Vice President for Housing and Economic Development, Asociación de Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc., Philadelphia Pennsylvania
    Todd Baylson, Manager of Open Space Planning, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
  • 2:40 p.m.—Shade 2030: City of Phoenix Tree and Shade Master Plan
    Richard Adkins, Forestry Supervisor, City of Phoenix, Arizona

  Trees & Social Issues Concurrent Session

  • 1:15 p.m.—Strengthening Diversity in the Urban Forest
    Kimberly Kujoth, Environmental Policy Analyst, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1:50 p.m.—Confessions of a City Forester - Collaboration that Works!
    Steve Shurtz, Urban Forestry and Landscape Manager, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 2:40 p.m.—Building Relationships: Working with Affordable Housing Partners
    Leland Millstein, Program Associate, Alliance for Community Trees, College Park, Maryland
    Joelle Teachey, Executive Director, Trees Greenville, Greenville, SC.

  Trees & Utilities Concurrent Session

  • 1:15 p.m.—Less is More: Utility Arboriculture in Tallahassee, Florida
    Perry Odom, Electric Utility Arborist, City of Tallahassee, Florida
  • 1:50 p.m.—Tree City USA and Tree Line USA Partnerships: With a Little Help from Your Friends
    Nelsen Money, President, Utility Arborist Association, Grass Valley, California
    Lisa Randle, Vegetation Management Public Education Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric, Chico, California
  • 2:40 p.m.—Bipartisan Arboriculture in the Nation's Capital
    Earl Eustler, Urban Forester, DC Urban Forestry Administration, Washington, DC
    Nathan McElroy, System Forester, PEPCO, Washington, DC
  • 3:30 p.m.—Refreshments and Networking Break

  General Session

  • 4:00 p.m.—Remarks
    Jan Davis, Assistant Director, Cooperative Forestry, USDA Forest Service
  • 4:15 p.m.—Panel—How Urban Trees Help Stimulate the Economy and Create Jobs
    Moderator—Amy Freitag, Executive Director, New York Restoration Project
    Sarah Davis, Program Coordinator, Mile High Million tree initiative, City and County of Denver, Colorado
    Carlos Campero, Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Los Angeles, California

  Post Conference Users Group

  • 5:15 p.m.—i-Tree Tools for the Future
    Dr. David Nowak, Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Syracuse, New York
    Scott Maco, Manager of EcoSystem Services, The Davey Institute, Kirkland, Washington