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The SMA 48th International Conference and Trade Show SMA in Sacramento 2012 November 12-13, 2012 • Sacramento Convention Center • Scaramento, California Register at: www.urban-forestry.com Photo by Tom Myers • Courtesy Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau – Pre-Conference Events – Monday, November 12, 2012 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Separate registration/fee required 1:00 - 4:00 pm Understanding Tree Risk Assessment in Relation to the ANSI A300 Standards Nelda Matheny, Consulting Arborist, HortScience, Inc., Pleasanton, CA Tree risk assessment for public trees should be a high priority for municipal arborists to ensure public safety. Nelda Matheny will provide the basics of a tree risk assessment plan and components of the ANSI A300 Tree Risk Assessment standards. Urban Tree Risk Index Dudley Hartel, Urban Forestry South, Center Manager, Athens, GA Rachel Barker, Regional Urban Forester, Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, Montgomery, AL This workshop will demonstrate the use of the newly developed Urban 18 Tree Risk Index (UTRI) to help regions, counties, and municipalities prepare for a natural disaster by understanding where they are most vulnerable. How to Use A300 Specifications to Mitigate Risk Guy Meilleur, Consulting Arborist, Better Tree Care Associates, Apex, NC Gordon Mann, Consulting Arborist, Mann Made Resources, Auburn, CA Join us on the beautiful California State Capitol grounds as we inspect scenarios involving big trees, small trees, and construction and utility activity. We'll provide forms based on ANSI A300 Standards; you fill in specifications that will manage risk and then compare them with your col- leagues. Pruning, support, soil modification, root management, and other treatments will be included in this activity. The A300 format allows you to communicate your specifications so that bosses, staff, and contractors can all be on the same page—literally! You'll leave with forms you can amend to fit scenarios in your town, and you will bank up experience using the forms with fellow arborists to improve your work and your trees! Municipal/Utility Conflicts and Ways to Work Together Josh Behounek, Urban Forester, Davey Resource Group, Columbia, MO Dana Karcher, Market Manager, Davey Resource Group, Bakersfield, CA Both sides of the aisle will come together to talk legality, standards, issues, and—most importantly—how to partner. City Trees