Forever Green Trees Seminar for Arborist, Government and Landscape Architects

Friday, Marhc 13, 2009
Arborist/Government Session
General Session
8:00 am - 12:30 pm (Registration begins at 7:30 am)

Building a Model of Urban Ecology - Keynote Speaker

H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D., Director, Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management

Chemical Warfare: How to Make it Work

William R. Chaney, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Tree Physiology, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Perdue University

Urban Forests from the Ground Down

Ed Gilman, Ph.D., University of Florida

Sustainable Landscape Design

Phil Graham, FASLA, AICP, LEED AP, Phil Graham Studio, ValleyCrest Design Group

Breakout Sessions

Track A
1:30 pm - 4:40 pm

A Survey and Discussion of Tree Ordinances

Andrea E. Zelman, Esq., Fowler White Boggs P.A.

Growing & Planting Sustainable Trees

Bruce McClendon, Certified Arborist, Be Mac Services

The Urban Forest and its Relationship to Property Values

Shawn Wilson, Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI), Compass Real Estate Consulting, Inc.

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Track B
1:30 pm - 4:40 pm
 
Supporting Sustainability

Robert Northrop, Extension Forester, University of Florida IFAS Extension

Tree Canopy Analysis

Shawn Landry, Interim Director, Florida Center for Community Design and Research, School of Architecture and Community Design

Soil Compaction and Establishment of Urban Landscape:
Threat and Opportunities

Sudeep Vyapari, Ph.D., Director and Program Manager,
Institute of Florida Studies , Hillsborough Community College

Bar-B-Que, Bonfire and Live Entertainment
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(Additional guest tickets may be purchased during registration.)

 

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