Monday, November 16, 2015
Pre-Conference Workshop/Denver Urban Forestry Tour
(Separate Registration/Fee Required)
1:00 – 4:00 pm – Buses will leave hotel at 12:30
This workshop will provide a look at Denver's urban forest, led
by those who manage it.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Noon – 7:00 pm Registration Open
1:00 – 4:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop
5:00 – 6:00 pm Fun Run, Walk, or Watch to support the Urban
Forest Foundation
6:00 – 7:30 pm MFI Reunion—The 3rd Annual Gumby
Gathering, Location TBD
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
7:00am – 4:00pm Registration Open
7:00 – 8:00am Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:00 – 8:00am First-Time Attendees Breakfast with
Organization Leaders
8:00 – 8:15am Welcome/Opening Comments
David Lefcourt, President, Society of Municipal Arborists
8:15 – 8:35am Inside View of Denver's Urban Forestry Program
Robert Davis, City Forester, Office of the City Forester, City and
County of Denver
Hear all the unique and exciting aspects of the Mile High City's
urban forestry program from those who are leading the effort.
8:35 – 9:20am Baseline and Trends in Municipal Forestry
Management: Results from a 2014 Census
Ward Peterson, Manager Utility and Urban Resources, Davey
Resource Group
Richard Hauer, Professor of Urban Forestry, University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
A look at the current capacity of municipal tree management
regionally and across the United States, including trend changes
that have occurred since the initial work in 1974. Participants will
learn how to integrate an urban forest scorecard approach in
assessment of municipal forestry operations and will be able to
examine just how their program is performing.
9:20 – 10:05am How Long-Term Street Tree Studies Can Inform
Management
Greg McPherson, PhD, Research Forester, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, USDA Forest Service
SMA 51
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Annual
International Conference and Trade Show
Denver, Colorado
"Get High on Trees!"
Photo by Rich Grant Courtesy of VISIT DENVER
36 City Trees