Jim Rollins (left) of Mauget and Jim Flott (right) of Community Forestry Consultants.
Incoming SMA Board Member David Bienemann of Bowling Green, Ohio
The SMA Annual Conference in Milwaukee exceed- ed my expectations again on cutting-edge urban forestry. I learned many new methods of urban forestry management I can take back to my city. I gained valuable information for network- ing with my peers in the industry. I was impressed with beauty of the City of Milwaukee, especially as regards the incorpora- tion of trees and landscaping.
My favorite presentation was "Leveraging Stormwater Grant Funds to Improve District Urban Tree Canopy" by John Thomas. Our tree planting budget has been reduced by 50% since 2008. We are looking for new funding sources to use for tree planting to increase our City tree canopy and reduce storm- water runoff. This is another tool in the box I can use to get funding for planting trees to improve our city. I will be schedul- ing a meeting with our utility director to determine what grants are available for future tree planting.
—David S. Bienemann, Municipal Arborist, City of Bowling Green, Ohio
Three of the inaugural year SMA interns (left to right): Thomas Turnbull, Robert Boehle, and Carter Hudspeth
Andy Hillman (left) of the Davey Resource Group and Philip van Wassenaer, Principal Consultant of Urban Forest Innovations.
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Sitara Gare works in the urban forest of Brisbane, Australia. City Trees
