definitely the most fun for me
where we got to see the City of
stormwater management facilities that have
and learned things one wouldn't
awesome to see the salmon swim-
were standing at Carkeek Park.
behind Des Moines, Iowa City
hear about his program and his
City of Des Moines Forestry
Award at the luncheon.
sticks with me was the The Eco-
New Jersey, in Kieran Hunt's
Leveraging
talk. I've been trying to get some-
met with resistance. Kieran pointed
receive could be used on their
point here in Honolulu.
Specialist for the Division of Urban
Recreation, City and County of Honolulu
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SMAer and MFI Grad Haywood Morgan at the Partners in
Community Forestry conference. Photo by Adelayde Rivas Sotelo
The most fun I had at the SMA Conference was
the pre-conference workshop/bus tour of Seattle's
Street Edge Alternatives (SEA) pilot project. This
is a good example of how storm water manage-
ment that mimics nature can be integrated into
both existing and newly developed areas.
During the Partners in Community Forestry Conference,
I really enjoyed the discussion on Storytelling in the
Media. It helped me to gain a better understanding of
the importance of this, and the City of Denton Parks and
Recreation Department Director is excited about uti-
lizing these skills with the residents of our city. My most
meaningful professional re(connection) during Partners
was going up to Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) CEO Dan
Lambe; he immediately recalled our first meeting around
15 years ago at a tree planting in Kansas City, Missouri
sponsored by ADF. I was impressed and humbled by
the details Dan recalled about our first meeting.
—Haywood Morgan, Jr., Urban Forester,
Denton, Texas Parks and Recreation
Department, Urban Forestry Division
(From left) SMA President Earl Eutsler; Board Member Darren Green; Past
President Sam Oludunfe; Board Members Scott Altenhoff, Julianne Pfeiffer,
and Rachel Habig-Myers; SMA Executive Director Leslie Berckes; Board
Member Jamie King; and Conference Committee Chair Steve Harris.
