Call for Presentations
Dear Friend:
The Arbor Day Foundation and The Home Depot Foundation are pleased to announce the second Partners in Community Forestry National Conference. Fresh off a successful fIrst conference, plans are underway for a
second event that will bring together the many individuals and organizations that impact the health of our cities and our nation’s community trees. The conference will retain its focus on a variety of issues related to community
forestry including community tree management, trees and development, and the contribution the presence of trees makes to the social and physical health of the community. Our sessions will be designed for the variety of
professionals and volunteers who influence our community forests and encourage meaningful discussion and networking opportunities. We are hoping to build on our previous success in involving new and non-traditional
partners who can bring new perspectives to community tree efforts. The final morning of the conference will be devoted to community tree-related tours in the Atlanta area.
You are invited to submit a proposal to present at the Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, November 18–20, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia. Programs in a variety of formats and time lengths are solicited,
ranging from 30 to 60 minutes. We are especially interested in presentations that include an audiovisual element, audience participation, and other unique approaches.
Presenters selected will receive a complimentary conference registration. Inside you will find a list of areas of focus identifying topics we feel would be especially important to this conference. If you feel however, that another
topic would benefit this conference, you are encouraged to submit it for consideration.
Please submit your program proposal by May 2, 2008 online or via mail, fax, or E-mail. Program selections will be made by May 30, 2008. We look forward to receiving your proposal.
Best regards,
John
Rosenow
Chief Executive
Arbor Day Foundation
Kelli
Caffarelli
Executive Director
The Home Depot Foundation
Please submit your proposal by May 2, 2008 via mail, fax, or e-mail.
Program selections will be made by May 30, 2008.
Focus Areas for Presentation Proposals
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Community Forestry Management
- Building and maintaining a forestry budget
- Funding or fundraising
- Tree maintenance issues
- Inventories
- Hazard trees, long-term tree care
- Obtaining support for trees — political, media, public
- Effective public outreach
- Working with volunteers
- Working with youth
- Success stories — funding, storm recovery,ordinances
- Municipality and utility partnerships
- Municipality and nonprofit partnerships
- Coping with drought
- Response to tree pests and diseases
- Innovative techniques for installation and maintenance of street trees
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Trees and Development
- Green infrastructure planning
- Innovative design of community green spaces
- Trees and energy conservation
- Green rooftops
- Re-greening previously developed areas
- Creating a sense of place; matching the design to the natural features of the site
- Tree protection during construction and land development
- Elements of successful tree preservation ordinances
- Conservation development
- In-fill development
- Trees and watershed protection
- Trees and affordable housing
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Trees and Social Issues
- Trees and lower crime rates
- Trees and improved public health
- The importance ofnature education for young children
- Trees and building a sense of community
- The economic impact of trees in business districts
- Community gardens in inner cities
- Political dynamics ofurban tree management
