2012 Community Tree Conference
New Research - New Insects & Diseases - A New Safety Standard - A Reality Check
A Conference for Arborists, Foresters, Tree Wardens, Sugar Bush Owners and Anyone Who Loves Trees
Registration is now open for the
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Stockbridge Hall, UMass Amherst
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This one-day conference is designed for arborists, tree wardens, municipal managers, city planners, foresters, sugar bush owners and landscape architects who are involved with the management of property, both private and public. The University of Massachusetts Extension, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the USDA Forest Service sponsor this annual conference.
Topics include:
* UMass Arboricultural Research Update
Brian Kane, MAA Professor of Commercial Arboriculture, University of Massachusetts
* Storms and Storm Response 2011
David Bloniarz, Urban Forest Scientist, USDA Forest Service
* A Context for Forest Pathology and Climate Change in the Northeast
Kevin T. Smith, Project Leader Plant Physiology, USDA Forest Service
* New Z-133 Safety Standard
Peter Gerstenberger, Senior Adviser for Safety, Tree Care Industry Association
* Asian Longhorned Beetle Status and Restoration Program
Julie Coop, Mass DCR Lead ALB Forester
* Choices for Insect Pest Management: How to Protect the Trees with Bio-rational Options
Robert Childs, UMass Extension Entomologist
Two pesticide contact hours available for Applicator's License, categories 29 and 36.
Association credits available: 5.5 ISA, 1 MCA, and 5.5 CFE's.
For a registration form or to register online using a credit card, go to http://umassgreeninfo.org/
under UPCOMING EVENTS.
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Cost is $65/person for first registration, $40/person for each additional registration from the same company.
Coffee break and parking pass included in registration fee (lunch is on your own).
For more information, contact UMass Extension at (413) 545-0895, eweeks@umext.umass.edu,
or Dennis Ryan at (413) 545-6626, dr@nrc.umass.edu
Ellen Weeks
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program
French Hall
230 Stockbridge Rd.
Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-0895
Fax. (413) 577-1620
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