The Arbor Day Foundation and The Home Depot Foundation extend their gratitude to The Alliance for Community Trees for their part as
a Conference Contributor on the 2009 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference.
The Alliance for Community Trees (ACT) is the national alliance of nonprofit and volunteer groups engaged in urban and community forestry.
Presented by:
Conference Agenda
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Early Check-In for Partners in Community Forestry 2009
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference Educational Opportunity
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3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Alliance for Community Trees Board Meeting - Hawthorne Room, ACT member welcome.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Alliance for Community Trees Annual Membership Meeting - Multnomah Room, Guests welcome.
7:00 a.m.
Conference Check-In
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Visit Exhibitors
8:15 a.m.
General Session
Welcome and Recognition
- Bill Kruidenier, Chair-Elect, Board of Trustees
- Arbor Day Foundation
- Kelly Caffarelli, President, The Home Depot Foundation
8:50 a.m.
General Session
Connecting Green: A Green Infrastructure Strategy for the Portland Metropolitan Region
David Bragdon, Metro Council President
Portland, Oregon
9:20 a.m.
General Session
The Science of Trees and Human Health and Well-Being: Packaging Research for the Urban Forestry Community
Kathleen Wolf, Research Social Scientist, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment & Networking Break
Visit Exhibitors
10:30 a.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Trees as Tools for Sewer Capacity Relief in the City of Portland's Tabor to the River Program
Naomi Tsurumi, Environmental Specialist
Portland, Oregon
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
Capitalization of Trees in Cities
Scott Fogarty, Executive Director, Friends of Trees
Portland, Oregon
& Mike Rosen, Associate Director, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Watershed Management Program
Portland, Oregon
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Social Marketing for the Tree Lover
Brighton West, Program Director, Friends of Trees
Portland, Oregon
11:15 a.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Urban Watershed Forestry Efforts in Frederick County, Maryland
Bryan Seipp, Watershed Manager, Center for Watershed Protection
Ellicott City, Maryland
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
Accounting for Green Infrastructure
Heather Randol, Watershed Capital Projects Coordinator, City Bureau of Environmental Services
Portland, Oregon
& Jennifer Karps, Coordinator, Grey to Green Canopy
Portland, Oregon
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Strategic Marketing and Communication
Robert Palmer, President, Platzner & Co.
Oakland, California
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
- Urban Forestry-Portland Style
- David McAllister, Nature Program Manager, City of Portland, Portland, Oregon
- Clackamas County Land Trust: A Model of Green Building and Affordable Housing
- Sarah Buckley, Executive Director, Clackamas Community Land Trust
1:15 p.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
The Impact of Tree Shade on Electricity Consumption: A Cool Experiment
John Sophocleus, Instructor of Economics, Auburn University,
Auburn, Alabama
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
Stetson Ranch-A Case Study of Nonprofit/Municipal Collaboration
Paige Van Riper, Director of Engagement and Technology, Tree People
Los Angeles, California
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Involving Youth in the Development of Their Urban Forest
Teague Weybright, Program Director, Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Los Angeles, California
& Carlos Campero, Program Coordinator, Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Los Angeles, California
2:00 p.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Growing Canopy and Reducing Community Conflict Through Right Tree in the Right Place Programs
Chip Brown, UAA Board Member, Allegheny Power/UAA Board
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
The Outreach Trifecta
Jennifer Karps, Coordinator Grey to Green Canopy
Portland, Oregon
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Nature Explore: Nonprofit Partnership Connecting Young Children with Nature
Shannon Ramsay, Executive Director, Trees Forever
Marion, Iowa
& Susie Wirth, Nature Explore Outreach Director
Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
Lincoln, Nebraska
2:45 p.m.
Refreshment & Networking Break
Visit Exhibitors
3:15 p.m.
General Session
i-Tree: Using Technology to Tell the Story of the Value of Community Trees
Scott Maco, Manager of Urban Forest Technologies, Davey Tree Expert Company
Kirkland, Washington
3:45 p.m.
General Session
Healthy Places, Healthy People: The Urban Forest Meets Public Health
Desiree Backman, Deputy Director, Sacramento Tree Foundation
Sacramento, California
& Ray Tretheway, Executive Director, Sacramento Tree Foundation
Sacramento, California
4:15 p.m.
General Session
Urban Forestry Action Agenda for 2010
Alice Ewen-Walker, Executive Director, Alliance for Community Trees
College Park, Maryland
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Networking Dinner Event Sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation at The World Forestry Center
7:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Visit Exhibitors
8:45 a.m.
General Session
Welcome
- Mayor Sam Adams, City of Portland
- The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, US Representative (OR-03)
- Marvin Brown, Oregon State Forester
- Thomas Tidwell, Chief USDA Forest Service
9:50 a.m.
General Session
Plan Smart, Rethinking Green: Reaching Your Municipal Leadership
Lance Davisson, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager, New Mexico State Forestry Division
Santa Fe, New Mexico
10:30 a.m.
Refreshment & Networking Break
Visit Exhibitors
11:00 a.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Updating the Baltimore Life Story - 17 Years Later
Chris Cowles, Sr. Urban Forestry Consultant, The Care of Trees
Crofton, Maryland
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
Modifying Street Tree Plantings to Maximize Canopy
Mark Duntemann, Owner, Natural Path Urban Forestry
Oak Park, Illinois
Social Issues Concurrent Session
The Grove: A Green Social Networking Site
Susan Reisch, Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator, Georgia Forestry Commission
Stone Mountain, Georgia
11:45 a.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Re-Greening Greensburg, Kansas: Community Forestry After a Tornado
Tim McDonnell, Community Forestry Coordinator, Kansas Forest Service
Haysville, Kansas
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
The Impact of Deferring Electric Utility Tree Maintenance on the Urban Forest
Ryan Brockbank, UAA Board Member Western ECI/Utility Arborist Association
Loomis, California
Social Issues Concurrent Session
YouTube for Tree Planters
Brighton West, Program Director, Friends of Trees
Toshio Suzuki, AmeriCorps CTC VISTA Program
Portland, Oregon
12:15 p.m.
Lunch
Green City Partnerships: Successful Public/Private Partnerships for Urban Forest Management
Mark Mead, Senior Urban Forester
Seattle, Washington
& Ara Erickson, Green Cities Director, Cascade Land Conservancy
Seattle, Washington
1:30 p.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Innovative Affordable Housing Partnerships
Alice Ewen-Walker, Executive Director, Alliance for Community Trees
College Park, Maryland
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
Carbon Credits for Urban Forestry Projects
Joel Levin, Vice President of Business Development, Climate Action Reserve
Los Angeles, California
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Beyond Regulation: Working with Homeowners to Plant and Retain Trees
Jana Dilley, Urban Forestry Coordinator, City of Seattle and University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
2:20 p.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
Partnerships in Affordable Housing: Delaware Center for Horticulture
Patrice Sheehan, Tree Program Manager, Delaware Center for Horticulture
Wilmington, Delaware
& Joanne Bateup, Tree Program AmeriCorps VISTA, Delaware Center for Horticulture
Wilmington, Delaware
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
Do People Understand Trees?
Michael Kuhns, Professor, Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Growing Community Involvement...Creating Community Arboreta
Greg Levine, Program Director, Trees Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
& Susan Pierce, NeighborWoods Coordinator, Trees Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
3:05 p.m.
Trees & Development Concurrent Session
The Carrot and/or the Stick: Alternative Strategies for Preserving and Establishing a Working Urban Forest on Private Land
Ken Menzer, City Arborist
Folsom, California
Community Tree Management Concurrent Session
For the Forest AND the Trees - Comprehensive Update of Portland's Tree Regulations
Roberta Jortner, Supervising Planner, Environmental Planning, Bureau of Environmental Services
Portland, Oregon
& Morgan Tracy, City Planner, Bureau of Environmental Services
Portland, Oregon
Social Issues Concurrent Session
Neighborhood Tree Surveys as an Integrated Component of a Community Forestry Strategy
Jaleel Nash, Watershed Community, Greening Coordinator, Parks and People Foundation
Baltimore, Maryland
& Abby Cocke, Community Greening Organizer, Parks and People Foundation
Baltimore, Maryland
3:40 p.m.
Refreshment & Networking Break
Visit Exhibitors
4:00 p.m.
General Session
Collaboration and Communication: Keys to Successful Urban Forestry Programs
Dana Karcher, Project Developer, Davey Resource Group
Atascadero, California
4:30 p.m.
General Session
Engaging Partnerships Within the Community - From International Diplomats to Fruit Trees: The Green Miami Campaign
Robert Ruano, Director, Grants and Sustainable Initiatives, City of Miami
Miami, Florida
5:30 p.m.
Oregon Room
Roundtable on Urban Forestry Community Engagement
Allred, Ferenz
Alaska/Idaho
Room
Texas Forest Service: A Story of Collaboration in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ike
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Community Forestry Tours Sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation
Portland's sustainability principles are thoroughly integrated into the core of Portland's
planning and urban design. Included are many innovative community forestry-related projects that offer
great learning opportunities for conference participants. Be sure to indicate on your registration
if you plan to participate and which tour you plan to attend.
Program Advisory Committee:
- Committee Chair, Keith Cline, Acting Assistant Director, USDA Forest Service-Urban and Community Forestry
- Julia Anastasio, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, American Public Works Association
- Alice Ewen-Walker, Executive Director, Alliance for Community Trees
- Dan Hartman, President, Society for Municipal Arborists
- Barbara Hollenbeck, Regional Urban Forester, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region
- Nelsen Money, President-Elect, Utility Arborist Association
- Terri Morton, Grants Administrator, The Home Depot Foundation
- Paul Ries, Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator, Oregon Department of Forestry
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