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Save the Date: 2017 SMA Conference &
Call for Presentations
November 13-14
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) will hold its 53rd
Annual International Urban Forestry Conference and Trade
Show on November 14th, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pre-
conference workshops will be held on Monday, November
13th, 2017 in the afternoon, with Fun Run and MFI gath-
ering to follow. SMA invites potential speakers to submit
presentation/workshop proposals to the SMA Conference
Committee. Proposals are due no later than 5:00 pm EDT
on March 1, 2017. Go to
www.urban-forestry.com for more
details and to submit your proposal online.
video about this progressive design feature here.
Indianapolis (Pop. ~ 903,000) has been a Tree City USA for
28 years and has received the Tree City USA Growth Award 14
times. In 2015, the City and its community partners planted
over 17,000 trees in public spaces. I wish I'd had more time
to explore the natural, cultural, and culinary resources of this
memorable city.
—Michelle Sutton, Editor
Tara Costanzo is the community resource forester for the
Wyoming State Forestry Division, Cheyenne, Wyoming
I enjoyed the whole SMA conference experience—it's
wonderful to see the camaraderie and collaboration between
so many different but like-minded people. The pre-conference
tour of the two parks in Carmel and the Village of West Clay
was great! I found the "Costs & Considerations: Planting Trees
Grown Using Differing Production Systems" presentation by
Rick Harper, the "Urban Forestry 2020" presentation by Susan
Day, and the topic of stormwater management to be particularly
fascinating. It's always compelling to learn new perspectives on
management plans and to consider how we could implement
similar but adaptable methods in communities out west.
—Tara Costanzo, Community Resource Forester, Wyoming
State Forestry Division, Cheyenne, Wyoming
A well-placed fastigiate English oak (Quercus robur) graces the canal.
One of numerous public art/miniature free library installations
in downtown Indianapolis.
