Green Infrastructure and Urban Forestry
A regional event featuring five
national experts.
July 22- 24,
2008
Jackie Dole
Sherrill Community Center
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mississippi State
Extension Service
United States Forest Service
Mississippi Forestry Commission
“This one you will not want to miss.”
—Mayor Gene McGee, Ridgeland,
Mississippi
Join us for the Mississippi Urban Forest Council’s 18th annual
conference focusing this year on creating sustainable green infrastructure in
your community. The conference will
feature industry experts who will share their knowledge and life experiences
with trees and development, especially in urban areas and business districts.
The conference will feature five nationally renowned experts in the fields of
urban forestry and landscape architecture, a pre-conference workshop about tree
appraisals, and the presentation of the Mississippi Urban Forest Council’s Green
Awards.
Featuring:
Kim Coder.
Professor of Community Forestry and
Arboriculture at the University
of Georgia’s Warnell School
of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Dr. Coder is a renowned educator, lecturer and author, and is often considered the “father of urban
forestry.” He has conducted tree
workshops throughout the country. Hear about his lifetime of experiences
with urban trees during this information and action packed four hour workshop.
James
Urban. Jim Urban is a
landscape architect with Urban and Associates, Inc., and urban arborist with
over 30 years experience in urban development and planting trees in difficult
urban sites. Awarded the ASLA’s
Landscape
Architect Medal of Excellence in 2007 for significant contributions
to landscape architecture policy, research, education, project planning, and
design, Jim’s efforts have led to testing of new urban tree systems, planting
concepts, and innovative approaches to landscape architecture design, detailing,
and specifications. He will share
his experiences and you will hear from his new book “Up By Roots.”
Dennis ‘Buck’ Abbey.
Buck Abbey
is associate professor of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State
University and principal consultant to the
Louisiana
landscape architecture - planning firm, Abbey Associates, Inc. He is a recognized authority on
municipal landscape codes and author of books.
Mr. Abbey writes regularly on landscape codes and related municipal
planning law.
He will share the
latest from his book, “Super Tree Laws.”
Edward L. Blake, Jr.
Ed Blake is the
principal of the Landscape Studio, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, and
is a forerunner of sustainable landscape design in the South and has worked on master
planning for the University of Southern Mississippi
and the Crosby Arboretum. His
work
streams from life lessons of how infrastructure interacts with the land's
ecosystem services. Working with Spence Kellum, they compile system mosaics to
evaluate site impacts of planning and design decisions. The
Studio's work is published worldwide.
Malcolm Guidry.
Mr. Guidry is a Certified Arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture
and professional tree appraiser from Covington, Louisiana. Learn about his guidelines for tree
appraisals and their use.
Continuing Education Credits:
3 CMO from MML will be available for elected officials. CEUs for arborists, foresters,
planners, landscape architects, parks and recreation, public works, landscape
gardeners, nurserymen are being sought.
All Attendees that complete this conference will receive
certification by the Mississippi Urban Forest Council’s Master Urban Forestry
program.
Agenda
Mississippi Urban Forest Council’s 18th Annual Conference and Green
Awards
Jackie
Dole
Sherrill Community Center—Hattiesburg,
Mississippi
Tuesday, July 22nd
10:00 am- 3:00 pm
Plant and Tree Appraisal Training
6:00 pm
Opening President’s Reception - Hilton Garden Inn
Wednesday, July 23rd
8:30 am
Welcome: Mayor McGee, Ridgeland, MS
& Mayor Dupree, Hattiesburg,
MS
9:00 am
Urban Forestry in Mississippi
9:15 am
Forestry Scholarships
9:30 am
Urban Forestry: Rick Olson,
Mississippi Forestry Commission
10:00 am
Dr. Kim Coder’s Workshop: Kim
Coder, University of Georgia
Trees and Storms
The Tao of Trees—Healthy Tree Lives
3:30 pm
Shade Tree Casualty Losses
Dr. Stephen Dickie,
Mississippi
State Extension Service
6:00 pm
Annual Urban Forestry and Green Awards
Thursday, July
24th
8:30 am
Super Tree Laws, Benefits: D.G.
Buck Abbey,
Louisiana
State University
10:30 am
Case Studies of Green Infrastructure:
Edward L. Blake, Jr., The Landscape
Studio
1:00 pm
Jim Urban’s Workshop “Up By Roots”:
Jim Urban, Urban and Associates, Inc.
5:00 pm
Using FREE Public Data to Reveal Landscape Patterns at an Urban Scale:
Spence Kellum
Program
Presenters:
Mississippi
State
Extension Service
United
States Forest
Service
Mississippi
Forestry Commission
Program
Sponsors:
City of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
National Association of Conservation Districts
Davey Resource Group, a division of the Davey Tree Expert Company
…and others to be announced
Registration
Form
Mississippi Urban Forest Council’s 18th Annual Conference and Green
Awards
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
July 22-24, 2008
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Full Registration (Before 7/10/08)
$100.00 ____
Registration (After 7/10/08)
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Optional
Pre-conference workshop:
Tree and Plant Appraisal
$ 65.00 ____
Annual Awards Celebration
$ 25.00 ____
OR
One Day
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Exhibitor and Sponsor:
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Registration:
Register by Mail: Return registration form with
check made payable to the Mississippi Urban Forest Council to:
Mississippi Urban Forest Council,
164 Trace Cove Drive, Madison,
Mississippi 39110, Attn: Conference
Registration
Register by Fax: Send registration and/or
purchase order number to Mississippi Urban Forest Council at (601) 856-1660.
Register by Email: Send registration and/or
purchase order number to Mississippi Urban Forest Council at
dyowell@aol.com.
Register by Phone: Contact the Mississippi Urban Forest Council at (601) 672-0755 to
reserve a seat, payment or purchase order must be mailed by July 10, 2008. Billing can be arranged.
Accommodations:
Conference hotels are the Hilton Garden Inn or the adjacent Hampton Inn. A hospitality room
will be provided at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Reserve your room at either hotel before July 7, 2008 to receive special
rates. Both hotels are located just
west of the intersection of I-59 and Hardy Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Hilton Garden Inn - (601) 261-3770 - $109 http://www.hiltongardeninn.com
Hampton Inn - (601) 264-8080 - $79 http://hamptoninn.hilton.com
Exhibits and Sponsors:
We are seeking sponsors to help fund
this conference. This is a great
opportunity for you and/or your organization to show support for local and
community urban forestry, quality green infrastructure development, and
sustainable communities. Please
consider supporting this important cause through sponsorship of this conference.
You can share your products and/or
services during the event. You
and/or your company’s name will be included in conference materials and you will
be recognized at the conference for your support.
Contact Donna Yowell for more information.
*Exhibitors:
$250 for three days
*Sponsorship:
Starting at $100
*Include exhibitor/sponsor options on
your registration form.
Thank you for your support!
Donna Vaughn Yowell
164 Trace Cove Drive
Madison, Mississippi 39110
Cell and Office: (601)-672-0755
Fax and 2nd line: (601) 856-1660
www.msurbanforest.com
www.mfc.state.ms.us
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