Register Today for the 2019 Municipal Forestry Institute
Dining Together - Additional Networking Real-Life Problem Solving Sessions
Presentations from Experienced Instructors Small Group Discussions and Exercises
The MFI is
a program of
the Society of
Municipal Arborists
For sponsorship
opportunities,
contact SMA at
urbanforestry@prodigy.net
e 2019 MFI will be held at Moonstone Hotel's Oregon
Garden Resort, located about one hour south of Portland,
OR. You can visit the
Oregon Garden website for de-
tails, but note that you may NOT reserve a room for MFI
through that website.
Please do not make any air travel reservations for MFI
2019 until you have received your acceptance email in late
December 2018. is email will contain travel guidance
including information about group transportation ar-
rangements from the PDX airport to the Oregon Garden
Resort.
Required Institute Pre‐Work
Part of the MFI experience involves readings and online discussions that
will be held during January and early February, 2019. If you're accepted into
MFI 2019, you'll need a valid email address and internet access from work
or home. Plan on spending about 1‐2 hours a week for 5 to 7 weeks on the
Institute Pre‐Work.
Instructors
e MFI 2019 instructional staff comes with decades of experience in all
phases of urban forestry, at the municipal, state/provincial, federal, private,
and non‐profit levels. Most MFI teaching teams have over 100 years com-
bined urban forestry expertise.
MFI Week Schedule
MFI is an intensive learning experience. You must be able to attend from 4
pm on Sunday until noon on Friday.
ere are numerous breaks and a little free time, but the event involves a
rather demanding and time‐intensive schedule. ough there are sights to
see in the area, plan to see them before or aer, not during MFI. Your full
attendance will be required at every session ‐ partial attendance is not pos-
sible. Sorry but pets, partners, and dependants or guests cannot be accom-
modated at MFI.
MFI 2019 Location & Travel Details MFI 2019: What to Expect
Will this be the year
you join over 700
people who have
graduated MFI?
Online Registration is Now Open at www.urban‐forestry.com
