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ÜÜÜ°ÕÀL>vÀiÃÌÀÞ°V !S AN -&) GRAD ) WAS THRILLED TO ATTEND THE -&) AKA h'UMBY 'ATHERINGv AT THE 3-! CONFERENCE IN #HARLOTTE .# THIS YEAR ) SAW MANY FAMILIAR FACES BOTH COHORT AND CADRE ALIKE AND GOT ANOTHER JOLT OF INSPIRATION AND CAMARADERIE THAT WE -&) ALUMNI KNOW SO WELL ) WAS ALSO EXCITED TO HEAR FROM FELLOW -&) COHORT MEMBER *EN #AIRO ABOUT THE WONDERFUL PUBLICPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS HAPPENING IN 0ORTLAND /2 TO STEWARD THEIR STREET TREES !TTENDING THE 3-! CONFERENCE ONCE AGAIN REINFORCED TO ME THAT URBAN FORESTRY PROFESSIONALS ARE SOME OF THE MOST DEDICATED CREATIVE AND FUN LOVING FOLKS OUT THERE —Erica Smith Fichman, TreePhilly Program Manager, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Philadelphia, PA ,EARNING TO GROW TREES AND PEOPLE TOGETHER CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING 4HAT WAS MY MAJOR TAKEAWAY FROM THIS YEARS CONFERENCE 3TAN 6ERA!RTS SESSION ON -UTUALLY "ENEFICIAL 0ARTNERSHIPS WITH THE (ELP OF 0ROJECT -ANAGEMENT 4OOLS AND 4ECHNIQUES TOUCHED ON JUST THAT SPEAKING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE THAT PROMOTES COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND QUALITY PROJECT MAN AGEMENT IN ALL TREERELATED PROCESSES !S A FIRST TIME ATTENDEE THE LEGACY AND IMPORTANCE OF 3-! IS OBVIOUS 7HAT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW AS AN ARBORIST OR URBAN FORESTER FROM THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO THE PROFESSION FOR MANY YEARS —Chad Clink, Community Forester, The Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, Ohio 3-! 0AST 0RESIDENT !NDY (ILLMAN ALWAYS A POPULAR PRESENTER SPOKE ABOUT h6OLUNTEER )MPACTS ON THE 5RBAN &ORESTRY )NDUSTRYv RELATING EXPERIENCES FROM &ALL 2IVER -! AND )THACA .9 4HE 4UESDAY NIGHT BANQUET WITH ITS AWARDS TOASTS AND PASSING OF THE GAVEL FROM ALL THE PRESIDENTS PRESENT TO THE INCOMING PRESIDENT IS ALWAYS A GOOD TIME 4HIS YEAR ) WAS ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO SEE MY FRIEND EDITORIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBER "RETT /"RIEN NATURAL RESOURCES SUPERVISOR IN #OLUMBIA -ISSOURI WIN A ,EGACY 0ROJECT !WARD FOR THE - 7ETLANDS 0ARK RESTORATION THAT HE WROTE ABOUT IN THE 3EPT/CT ISSUE OF #ITY 4REES 4HE BANQUET ALWAYS INCLUDES THE UNVEILING OF THE NEXT YEARS 3-! 5RBAN 4REE OF THE 9EAR FOR IT WAS VOTED TO BE YELLOWWOOD #LADRASTIS KENTUKEA 9ELLOWWOOD WAS REVEALED THROUGH THE SONG STYLINGS OF h$OUG AND THE 4REE 4OPSvA BAND OF VERY GAME CITY FOR ESTERS LED BY $OUG 3TILL WHO RUNS URBAN FORESTRY FOR 0ROVIDENCE 2) $OUG WROTE THE LYRICS THIS YEAR TO THE TUNE OF h) #ANT (ELP &ALLING IN ,OVE WITH 9OUv 0ERHAPS THE MOST TOUCHING MOMENT OF THE NIGHT WAS THE UNVEILING OF THE NEW 2OBERT 7 "ENJAMIN "EST OF THE "EST "/" !WARD FOR LONGTIME SERVICE TO THE 3OCIETY AND TO THE PROFESSION NAMED AFTER 2OBERT "OB "ENJAMIN WHOS BEEN A MODEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH 3-! FOR DECADES ! LOT OF EYES WERE WATERY AS "OB APPROACHED THE DAIS )T WAS A SHORT CONFERENCE BUT A RICH ONE AND HAD MANY MEANINGFUL MOMENTS LIKE THIS ONE —Michelle Sutton, Editor, City Trees Ê >ÀÌÌi]ÊÕÌÌÕ`iÃÊvÊiÜÊÃÞÃVÀ>«iÀÃÊ>ÀiÊÕÝÌ>«Ãi`ÊÜÌÊ >LÕ`>ÌÊ«ÕLVÊ>ÀÌÊÃÌ>>Ìð -}>}iÊÊ«ÕLVÊ«>ÀÃÊÃiÀÛiÃÊÌÊi`ÕV>ÌiÊÌiÊ«ÕLVÆÊÌiÊÌÀÕÃÌÞÊ VÀ>«iÊÞÀÌiÊ>}iÀÃÌÀi>Ê`V>®ÊÃÊÜ`iÞÊÕÃi`°ÊÊ