SMA 2019 was held November 18-19 in Cleveland,
Ohio, just prior to the Partners in Community
Forestry Conference on November 20-21. Monday
afternoon featured a sunny green infrastructure
field trip by bus, followed by the SMA Fun Run,
Walk, or Watch, which raises money for the Urban
Forest Foundation. That was followed by a reunion
of Municipal Forestry Institute graduates and their
friends. Tuesday was presentations, visiting with
knowledgeable and friendly exhibitors offering a fab-
ulous array of products and services, and a joyful
luncheon at which folks received SMA Awards for their
service to the Society and to the profession at large.
The slate of presentations on Tuesday was superb,
including talks on NYC Parks' Tree Risk Management
Plan with Assistant Commissioner for Forestry,
Horticulture, and Natural Resources Jennifer Greenfield,
the emergence of Beech Leaf Disease (BLD), and using
story maps as an effective public outreach tool. The
final session was only a half hour, but was especially
popular: "Tree Equity: Career Pathways Toolkit-
Preparing Tomorrow's Urban Forestry Workforce,"
with Sarah Lillie Anderson from American Forests.
This year, Silent Auction Chair Doug Still put the auction
online, which made for lots of fast-moving games-
manship and higher-than-normal yields, benefiting
programs of the Urban Forest Foundation, such as the
Arborist Exchange. The SMA Conference in Cleveland
was a happy and productive day-and-a-half whirlwind.
—Michelle Sutton, City Trees Editor
Gathering Where the
Cuyahoga River and
Lake Erie Meet: SMA
Conference in Cleveland
Compiled by Michelle Sutton, City Trees Editor
SMA 2019 Sponsors
Warriner Associates
THANK YOU!
SMA 2019 Exhibitors
Davey Resource Group &
Davey Tree Expert Company
We are grateful and indebted to our 2020
SMA Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors!
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