The Arbor Day Foundation is hosting its Partners in Community Forestry conference this year in Louisville, Ky, Nov. 17-18, with additional events hosted by partners like the Society of Municipal Arboriculture and the Alliance for Community Trees.
If you have not previously attended a Partners conference, please know that it is inspiring, educational, and allows your community to create and build networking connections through public and private entities and across the world. It is one thing to read about a project in Boston or Appleton, Wisc. It is another to sit at the table with the community forester or not-for-profit leader who made the project or planning happen.
As your community allows and based on your personal COVID-19 safety/comfort, please consider this close-to-home opportunity. Early bird registration ends on Oct. 20.
-Carrie Tauscher
DNR Community and Urban Forestry Program Coordinator
From the Arbor Day Foundation:
The agenda for this year's conference is filled with innovation, trending topics, and much more. Check out a sneak peek into this year's program and get excited for the 2021 Partners in Community Forestry Conference coming your way this November!
Urban-Industrial Forestry Actions in Coastal Communities of the Great Lakes by Daniel Goldfarb & Patricia Billette: Learn how the Wildlife Habitat Council has partnered with a diversity of coastal partners including corporations, community organizations, agencies, and port facilities in Chicago, Northwest Indiana, and SE Michigan, and how they are actively implementing urban forestry and canopy equity actions to sequester stormwater runoff, local air pollution, and mitigate for urban heat in these regions.
Using Trees and Microbes for Environmental Cleanup by Galen O'Toole & Dr. John Freeman: Hear how Intrinsyx Environmental has pioneered the use of unique endophytes to inoculate trees and grasses to enhance their ability to tolerate contaminated conditions and to more effectively clean pollution in groundwater and soil.
Assessing the Long-Term Efficacy of a Strict Tree Preservation Ordinance by Keith O'Herrin & Kaitlyn Pike: Preserving existing tree canopy is often more efficient than removal and replanting, and the research conducted by studying the long-term effectiveness of a strict tree preservation ordinance in Highland Park, IL. In this talk, presenters will share how tree preservation ordinances are becoming more common to protect existing trees before, during, and after construction.
Check out our website for more information, and register today for the 2021 Partners in Community Forestry Conference.
