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.
Everyone who works outdoors–whether on the street, in a park or in a client?s backyard–is exposed to a variety of issues every day. Topics include:
* The Benefits of Trees – David Bloniarz, Ph.D., UNRI, USDA Forest Service
* Greening Amherst: An Update on Urban Forest Management Practices and Policies
Alan Snow, Tree Warden,Town of Amherst, MA
* Establishing Trees: The Early Years – David Lefcourt, City Arborist, City of Cambridge, MA
* Maximizing Benefits: Selling the Care of Mature Trees – Mike Lueders, President, Lueders Environmental
* Pesticide Safety: Storage, Handling & Use – Patrick Parker, Plant Health Care Program Director, SavATree
* Asian Longhorned Beetle: A Climber’s Perspective – Melissa LeVangie, USDA ALB Program
1 1/2 PESTICIDE CONTACT HOURS AVAILABLE for Applicator’s License, categories 36 and 40.
Association credits available: 5 1/2 ISA, 5 CFE’s, and 1 MCH. MCA, MCLP, SAF, and AOLCP credit pending.
For a registration form or to register online using a credit card, go to http://extension.umass.edu/landscape/
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 Rick Harper at (413) 545-3747, rharper@eco.umass.edu.