City Trees

July/August 2014

City Trees is a premier publication focused on urban + community forestry. In each issue, you’ll learn how to best manage the trees in your community and more!

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3UMMER IS HERE 4REE MAINTENANCE IS WELL UNDERWAY IN CITY RIGHTSOFWAY PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPACES 4HE MANY TREES THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED ARE NOW ON A WATERING SCHEDULE 4HE MUNICIPAL ARBORIST IS BUSY BUSY BUSY 7HAT TIME OF THE YEAR DO YOU FIND A MUNICIPAL ARBORIST ./4 BUSY .EVER IT WOULD SEEM )N ADDITION TO BEING BUSY WITH SCHEDULING MAINTE NANCE MUNICIPAL ARBORISTS ARE NOW BUSY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUN TEERS AND INTERESTED GROUPS 4HIS IS A NECESSARY PART OF OUR PROFESSION AND WE ARE ANSWERING FOR THE TH TIME h7HY IS MY TREE DYINGv AND THE ANSWER IS OFTEN ONCE AGAIN h)T WAS PLANTED TOO DEEPv AND WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO SHOW FOLKS HOW THIS HAPPENED AND HOW TO USE BETTER PRACTICES NEXT TIME !S MUNICIPAL ARBORISTS WE KNOW THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO COME ,ETS BE PREPARED WITH THE ANSWERS ,ETS BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACH ABLE MOMENTS 4HESE ONEONONE CONNECTIONS BUILD THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS AND ALLIED GROUPS WHILE ENSURING WE GROW A SUCCESSFUL AND THRIVING URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM 4AKE THESE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKE EACH ONE A TEACHABLE MOMENT ABOUT OUR PROFESSION AS WELL A PROFESSION THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE SINCERELY CURIOUS ABOUT 9OUR CONTACTS AND COL LEAGUES WOULD BENEFIT FROM MEMBERSHIP AS AN AFFILIATE MEMBER OF 3-! SO AS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BOTH URBAN FORESTRY AS A PRACTICE AND A PROFESSION !FFILIATE MEMBERSHIP IS FOR MEMBERS OF NONPROFITS STATE COUNCILS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN AN URBAN FORESTRY POSITION !ND OF COURSE URBAN FORESTERS WILL WANT TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS 3END THEM TO WWWURBAN FORESTRYCOM TO LEARN MORE -EANWHILE 3-! STRIVES TO PROVIDE ITS EXISTING MEM BERS WITH THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND TO ENJOY THE CAMARADERIE THAT OUR ORGANIZATION IS PRIZED FOR 3UMMER IS HERE SO IT MUST BE TIME TO BE THINKING ABOUT CONFER ENCES ) KNOW YOU WOULD RATHER BE THINKING ABOUT VACATIONS BUT SINCE ) AM STARTING MY SUMMER WITH MY ARM IN A CAST ONCE AGAIN ) AM JUST GOING TO SKIP RIGHT BY THE THOUGHT OF BEACHES FUN IN THE SUN AND ANY ACTIVITY THAT COULD INVOLVE FALLING DOWN *UST FOR THE RECORD THOUGH ) DID RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE AT THE &RAGILITY #LINIC SO ) DONT HAVE TO FEAR THAT ) WILL BREAK A BONE %6%29 TIME ) FALL DOWN 4HE SECRET APPARENTLY IS TO STAY UPRIGHT "UT ) DIGRESSBACK TO CONFERENCING 7ITH THE )3! #ONFERENCE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER WE WILL BE RETURNING TO -ILWAUKEE SITE OF THE 3-! #ONFERENCE SO WE KNOW THAT WILL BE FUN 7HATS NOT TO LOVE ABOUT BEER AND BRATS AND CHEESE 7E HAVE A GREAT 0ROFESSIONAL !FFILIATE 0! $AY PLANNED FOR 7EDNESDAY !UGUST WITH A LOCAL TOUR ORGANIZED AND LED BY OUR 7ISCONSIN MEMBERS 4HE LARGE EXHIBIT FLOOR IS ALWAYS AN INTERESTING WAY TO SPEND A FEW HOURS A REAL OPPOR TUNITY TO CONNECT WITH ALL KINDS OF SUPPLIERS IN THE ARBORICULTURE INDUSTRY 0LANS ARE NOW FINALIZED FOR THE 3-! #ONFERENCE WHICH WE WILL AGAIN BE HOLDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 0ARTNERS IN #OMMUNITY &ORESTRY #ONFERENCE THIS YEAR IN #HARLOTTE .# IN .OVEMBER 0LAN TO JOIN US ON -ONDAY .OVEMBER FOR THE PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP AT "ARTLETT ,AB !LTHOUGH ) HAVE NEVER BEEN ) UNDER STAND IT IS WELL WORTH THE TIME AND MONEY AND OUR FRIENDS AT "ARTLETT HAVE PUT TOGETHER A TOUR THAT WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO MUNICIPAL ARBORISTS .OT A CONFERENCE BUT CERTAINLY A MEETING YOU SHOULD BE PLANNING FOR NOW IS THE -UNICIPAL &ORESTRY )NSTITUTE WHICH IS ALWAYS HELD THE LAST FULL WEEK OF &EBRUARY &EBRUARY SEEMS LIKE A LONG WAYS OFF BUT REMEMBER THAT WE SELECT APPLICANTS WHO APPLY IN 3EPTEMBER/CTOBER IN .OVEMBER SO THAT THEY CAN JOIN THEIR CLASSMATES VIRTUALLY FOR PREWORK WHICH JUST MAKES THE WEEKLONG INSTITUTE SO MUCH MORE VALUABLE 7HICHEVER CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS YOU ATTEND YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO ENHANCING YOUR PRO FESSIONAL GROWTH (OPEFULLY YOUR ROAD WONT INCLUDE A SNOWY TRAIL LIKE MINE DID ,ETS ALL STAY SAFE OUT THERE !ND UPRIGHT 1SFTJEFOUµT.FTTBHF 3BDIFM#BSLFS &YFDVUJWF%JSFDUPSµT.FTTBHF +FSSJ+-B)BJF ÌÞÊ/ÀiiÃ

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