MFI 2019: Most Diverse Class
On February 24, sixty-four people gathered at the
Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton Oregon for an
intensive, week-long leadership training experience
at the 2019 Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI).
Participants included city foresters, staff of
non-profit urban forestry organizations, state
urban forestry coordinators, private sector
urban foresters, and faculty from universi-
ties that offer urban forestry programs.
The 2019 Municipal Forestry Institute, in collab-
oration with Southern University and the USDA
Forest Service, was offered as a special edition,
focused around the theme of diversity. Reflecting
this theme, participants with careers in urban for-
estry represented a range of race, ethnicity, and
gender. Attendees traveled from as far away as
Hawaii and included people from Mexico and
Canada, as well as those from many other states
across the U.S. Read on to learn about the MFI
experience of one participant, Brooklyn-based
Davey Resource Group Project Manager Kateri
Savory.—Owen Croy, MFI Teaching Cadre
MFI 2019 Class Photo by Paul Ries
During the MFI Wednesday evening
"Fireside Chat", U.S. Forest Service National
Urban Forestry Program Manager Beattra
Wilson talked about her leadership journey
in urban forestry. Photo by Owen Croy
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