Resources for Members
Webinars
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JUNE 23, 2015
Community Orchard Network: Growing in Small Places
Dr. Lee Reich, Author, Grow Fruit Naturally; Richard Hodges Program Manager, ReTreeUS
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MAY 26, 2015
Community Orchard Network: Urban Food Forests and Community Gardens
Josh Singer, Community Garden Specialist, DC Parks and Recreation (Washington, DC); Eric Toensmeier, Author: Paradise Lot, Perennial Vegetables
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APRIL 28, 2015
Community Orchard Network: Holistic Orchard Sprays
Barb Burrill, Director of Orchard Stewardship; City Fruit (Seattle, WA); Michael Phillips, Author (Groveton, NH)
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April 16, 2015
Urban and Community Forestry Tools to Build New Advocates
Mary Lynne Beckley, Executive Director, Georgia Urban Forest Council (Decatur, GA); Gloria Antia, Executive Director, Citizens for a Better South Florida (Miami, FL); Justin Freedman, President, Florida Urban Forestry Council (Orlando, FL)
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April 15, 2015
SUFC Recommendations for FY 2016 USDA Forest Service Budget
Jan Davis, Assistant Director Cooperative Forestry, USDA Forest Service (Washington, DC); Gerry Gray, Founder, Forest Conservation Leadership, LLC (Washington, DC); Rebecca Turner, Senior Director of Programs and Policy, American Forests (Washington, DC)
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March 31, 2015
Community Orchard Network Webcast 3
Marla Emery, Research Geographer, USDA Forest Service (Burlington, VT); Rose Smiechowski, Founder, Hidden Harvest Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
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February 24, 2015
Community Orchard Network Webcast 2
Kyle Clark, Director of Sustainability, EnSave, Inc (Burlington, VT); Katy Kolker, Executive Director of Portland Fruit Tree Project (Portland, OR)
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February 19, 2015
The Power of Regional Action
Oscar Mestas, Program Manager, West Texas Urban Forestry Council, (El Paso, TX); Rachel Comte, Board Member, Northern Kentucky Urban and Community Forestry Council, (Burlington, KY)
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January 27, 2015
Community Orchard Network
Susan Poizner, Orchard People (Toronto, Canada); Phil Forsyth, Philadelphia Orchard Project (Philadelphia, PA)
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January 15, 2015
Creating Win-Win Internships Part II
Elise Schadler, Program Manager, Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Council (Burlington, VT); Robert Seemann, Program Director, Baton Rouge Green (Baton Rouge, LA)
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December 18, 2014
Breathe Easy: Urban Forests for Human Health
David Nowak, Project Leader/Research Forester, USDA Forest Service (Syracuse, NY); Cindy Blain, Executive Director, California ReLeaf (Sacramento, CA)
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November 20, 2014
Wildfire Community Tree Recovery
Abbie Eisenhart, Community Tree Recovery Program Manager, Arbor Day Foundation (Lincoln, NE); Carly Blankenship, Assistant Director, TreeFolks (Austin, TX)
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October 16, 2014
Planting in Memoriam
Wayne Dubin, Vice-President and Division Manager, Bartlett (Denville, NJ); Connie Uddo, Executive Director, Hike for KaTREEna (New Orleans, LA)
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September 18, 2014
Serving the Community: Nonprofit Work Crews
Jared Smith, Director of Operations and Landscape Services, Tree Trust (St. Louis Park, MN); Lisa Simms, Executive Director, New Jersey Tree Foundation (Camden, NJ)
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August 21, 2014
Urban Forest Master Plans
Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Director, University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory (Burlington, VT); Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Tree Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
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July 17, 2014
Measuring Natural Landscape Impacts: Sustainable SITES
Danielle Pieranunzi, Program Director, Sustainable Sites InitiativeTM (Austin, TX); Angela Tovar, Director of Sustainable Policy and Research, Sustainable South Bronx (New York, NY)
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June 19, 2014
Street to Store: Urban Wood Reuse
Jessica Simons, Coordinator, The Urbanwood Project (Ann Arbor, MI); Jason Graham, Recycling Coordinator/School Specialist, Keep Gastonia Beautiful (Gastonia, NC)
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May 15, 2014
Fun and Creative Tree Tools
Joe Shapiro, Volunteer, UC Green (Philadelphia, PA); Nate Faris, Director of Community Forestry, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (Indianapolis, IN); Brian Williams, Forest Restoration Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
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April 17, 2014
Mini-Grants, Big Impact
Shalini Beath, Deputy Director MillionTreesNYC, Department of Parks and Recreation (New York, NY); Valerie Rupp, Assistant Director of Community Greening, Parks & People Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
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March 20, 2014
Managing Invasive Plants and Pests
Rachel Holmes, Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy (New York, NY); Joanna Nelson de Flores, Green Cities Program Director, Forterra (Seattle, WA)
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February 20, 2014
Establishing Partnerships to Plant Community Groves℠
Matthew Erb, Director of Urban Forestry, Tree Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA); Leland Milstein, Program Director, Alliance for Community Trees (Washington, DC)
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November 21, 2013
Creating Livable, Valuable Communities: Landscaping for Property Value Part II
Travis Horton, Realtor, Twigg Realty (Dallas, TX); Geoffrey Donovan, Research Forester, Pacific NW Research Station (Portland, OR)
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September 19, 2013
Educating Tomorrow's Environmental Stewards
Judith Blau, Director, Treetures Environmental Education Program (New York, NY); Susan Wirth, Outreach Director, Nature Explore (Nebraska City, NE); Janice Swaisgood, National Coordinator, Nature Clubs for Families, Children and Nature Network (San Diego, CA)
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August 15, 2013
Corporate Citizenship: Investing in Communities and Canopy
John Kitchens, Corporate Citizenship Director, CSX Corporation (Jacksonville, FL); Katie Thiemann, Associate Vice President Community Relations, TD Bank (Mt. Laurel, NJ)
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July 18, 2013
Points Score Trees: Partnering with Professional Sports Teams
Jimmy Owens, Vice President Business Development, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Philadelphia, PA); Greg Tudor, Development Manager, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR)
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June 20, 2013
Riparian Tree Planting for Healthy Watersheds
Suzanne Probart, Executive Director, Trees New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM); Chuck Conner, Urban Forester, Missouri Department of Conservation (Kansas City, MO)
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May 16, 2013
Bikes and Trees: Bringing Green Interests Together
Whitney Dorer, Neighborhood Trees Manager, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR), Jim Woodworth, Director of Tree Planting, Casey Trees (Washington, DC)
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April 18, 2013
Running a Nonprofit: Administrative Best Practices
Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Tree Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), Joan Lionetti, Executive Director, Tucson Clean and Beautiful (Tucson, AZ)
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March 21, 2013
Volunteer Pruning Program Essentials
Samuel A. Bishop II, Director of Education, TreesNY (New York, NY); Linda Eremita, Forestry Education Manager, TreePeople (Los Angeles, CA)
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February 21, 2013
Going to Your Capital: 2013 ACTrees and SUFC Public Policy Agenda
Rebecca Turner, Senior Director of Programs and Policy, American Forests (Washington, DC); Jake Donnay, Director of Forest Policy, National Association of State Foresters (Washington, DC); Carrie Gallagher, Executive Director, Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD)
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January 17, 2013
Tree Technology- Part V: Urban Forest Mapping
Philip Silva, Co-Director, TreeKIT (New York, NY); Deborah Boyer, Project Manager, Azavea (Philadelphia, PA)
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July 19, 2012
Tree Technology- Part IV: Smartphone Apps
Philip Potyondy, Urban Forest Technician, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (Minneapolis, MN); Ian Leahy, District Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator, District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
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June 21, 2012
Growing Safer Communities: More Trees, Less Crime
Dr. Charles Branas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA); Bob Grossmann, Director of Philadelphia Green, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Philadelphia, PA); Dr. Austin Troy, Associate Professor, University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
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May 17, 2012
Fundraising with Combined Campaigns
Connie Veates, Co-Executive Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA); Taylor Beach, Executive Director, Fairfax ReLeaf (Fairfax, VA)
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April 19, 2012
The Nuts and Bolts of Fruit and Nut Trees
Jim Woodworth, Director of Tree Planting, Casey Trees (Washington, DC); Joshua Singer, Co-Director, Friends of Wangari Gardens (Washington, DC)
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March 21, 2012
Create Compelling Tree Planting Volunteer Opportunities on VolunteerMatch
Meredith King, Volunteer Coordinator, Sacramento Tree Foundation (Sacramento, CA); Andy Meeks, Volunteer & Outreach Manager, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR)
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December 15, 2011
ACTrees People's Garden Grants
Megan Odett, Development Associate, Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD); Julia Marano, Program Consultant, Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD)
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September 15, 2011
Creating Win-Win Internships
Carole Teator, Program Director, Trees Forever (Marion, IA); Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Tree Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
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August 18, 2011
Storms Over the Urban Forest- Part II: Post-Event Response
Donna Coble, Executive Director, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri (St. Louis, MO); Tim McDonnell, Community Forestry Coordinator, Kansas Forest Service (Haysville, KS)
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June 16, 2011
Tree Technology- Part III: Social Media
Charissa Costa, Account Supervisor, Exit10 (Baltimore, MD); Tom Atiyeh, Chief Development Officer, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR)
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March 17, 2011
Repeat Volunteers: Cultivating Tree Leaders
Greg Tudor, Development Manager, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR); Greg Levine, Program Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
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February 17, 2011
Storms Over the Urban Forest- Part I: Natural Hazard Management Planning
Alessandra Jerolleman, Executive Director, Natural Hazard Mitigation Association (Covington, LA); Anna America, Executive Director, Up With Trees (Tulsa, OK)
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January 20, 2011
Tapping Carbon Markets for Urban Forests
Elise C. Schadler, Graduate Student, University of Vermont (Burlington, VT); Ara Erickson, Green Cities Director, Cascade Land Conservancy (Seattle, WA)
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October 21, 2010
Rally for the 2010 Annual Meeting & National Conference
Greg Levine, Program Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA); Michael Leff, TreeVitalize Program Manager, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Philadelphia, PA)
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October 7, 2010
Tree Technology- Part II: CRMs
Paige Van Riper, Director of Engagement & Technology, TreePeople (Beverly Hills, CA); Joe Wilson, Executive Director, Greening Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
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September 16, 2010
Reaching Bilingual Audiences
Doug Wildman, Program Director, Friends of the Urban Forest (San Francisco, CA); Ashley Atkinson, Director of Project Development, The Greening of Detroit (Detroit, MI)
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September 2, 2010
Species Selection- Part IV: Life After Planting
Greg Paige, Arboretum Curator, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory Arboretum (Charlotte, NC); Jim Woodworth, Director of Tree Planting, Casey Trees (Washington, DC)
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August 19, 2010
Species Selection- Part III: Right Tree, Right Place
Greg Paige, Arboretum Curator, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory Arboretum (Charlotte, NC); Chip Brown, Forestry Manager, Allegheny Power (Jeannette, PA)
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August 5, 2010
Species Selection- Part II: Seasonal Landscaping
Greg Paige, Arboretum Curator, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory Arboretum (Charlotte, NC); Edith Makra, Community Trees Advocate, The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL)
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July 15, 2010
Species Selection- Part I: Nursery Selection
Greg Paige, Arboretum Curator, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory Arboretum (Charlotte, NC); Barrett Robinson, VP of Horticulture and Construction, New York Restoration Project (New York, NY)
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July 1, 2010
Climate Change Impacts: Water & Rain Harvesting
Jason Schmidt, Program Associate, TreePeople (Beverly Hills, CA); Brenda Smith, Executive Director, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association (Pittsburgh, PA)
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June 17, 2010
Off-Season Projects for Tree Planters
Meredith Borchardt, Project Manager and Field Coordinator, Trees Forever (Marion, IA); Jen Bruhler, Parks and Forestry Outreach Manager, Delaware Center for Horticulture (Wilmington, DE)
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June 3, 2010
Green Partnerships with Business- Major Corporations
Peter Massey, Grants Manager, TreePeople (Beverly Hills, CA); Teresa Rhodes, Development Director, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (Indianapolis, IN)
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May 20, 2010
Environmental Grudge Match: Solar Panels vs. Trees
Rhonda Berry, President & CEO, Our City Forest (San Jose, CA); Dan Staley, Urban Planner (Aurora, CO)
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May 6, 2010
Green Jobs- Part III: From Incarceration or Probation to Employment
BJ Cordova, Program Director, Trees for Tuscon (Tucson, AZ); Annette Williams, B.E.ST. Director, Sustainable South Bronx (Bronx, New York)
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April 15, 2010
Trees at Playspaces
Dave Flanigan, Director of Operations, KaBOOM! (Washington, DC); Kathleen Ownby, Executive Director, SPARK Park (Houston, TX)
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April 1, 2010
Green Solutions to Stormwater Management
Howard Neukrug, City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA); Dennis Lee, Executive Director, Project NEAT (Philadelphia, PA); Susan Pringle, Executive Director, UC Green (Philadelphia, PA)
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March 18, 2010
Landscaping for Property Value
Geoffrey Donovan, Research Forester, Pacific NW Research Station (Portland, OR); Jane Fortune, Development Director, Tree Fresno (Fresno, CA)
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February 19, 2010
State Advocacy for Trees
Sarah Foster, State Urban Forestry Coordinator, Washington DNR (Olympia, WA); Gary Allen, Chair, Partnership for Sustainable Forestry (Annapolis, MD)
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February 4, 2010
Tree Ordinance and Design Standards
Craig Richardson, Vice President and principal, Clarion Associates (Chapel Hill, NC); Chad Meadows, Senior Associate, Clarion Associates (Chapel Hill, NC)
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December 17, 2009
Canopy Campaigns and Public Tree Goals- Part I: Goal Setting
Dan DeWald, City of Bellevue (Bellevue, WA); Cheryl Kollin, Consultant for American Forests (Washington, DC)
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December 3, 2009 (ACT Members Only)
2010 Challenge Grants in Support of Housing Partnerships for Sustainable Communities
Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest (Pittsburgh, PA); Joelle Teachey, Executive Director, TreesGreenville (Greenville, SC)
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November 19, 2009
Putting the 'Green' Back Into Green Jobs, Part II: Seeding Career Opportunities
Mary Washington, Parks & People (Baltimore, MD); Nancy Wolf, Magnolia Tree Earth Center (Brooklyn, NY)
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November 5, 2009 (ACT Members Only)
Rally for the National Conference
Randy Gordon, Program Manager, Arbor Day Foundation (Lincoln, NE); Scott Fogarty, Executive Director, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR)
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October 15, 2009
The Value of Shade: Energy and Climate Impacts
Misha Sarkovich, Residential Services, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Sacramento, CA); Geoffrey Donovan, Research Forester, Portland Forestry Sciences Lab (Portland, OR); Jacobe Caditz, Sacramento Shade Director, Sacramento Tree Foundation (Sacramento, CA)
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October 1, 2009 (ACT Members Only)
NeighborWoods Month Primer- Part II
Leland Milstein, Program Associate, Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD); Rene Lafflam, Executive Director, RNeighbors (Rochester, MN); Nate Faris, Youth Corps Manager and Arbologist, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (Indianapolis, IN)
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September 17, 2009
Heading Towards Sustainability- Part II: Community Orchards
Ashley Atkinson, Program Director, The Greening of Detroit (Detroit, MI); Dave Jacke, Dynamics Ecological Design (Greenfield, MA)
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September 3, 2009 (ACT Members Only)
Building Capacity and Growing Sustainably with ACT
Megan Graff Odett, Development Associate, Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD); Marcia Bansley, Executive Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
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August 20, 2009
'Planning' Your Way to the Best Urban Forest
Jim Schwab, American Planning Association (Chicago, IL); Cheryl Kollin, VP for Urban Ecosystems, American Forests (Washington, DC)
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August 6, 2009 (ACT Members Only)
NeighborWoods Month Primer- Part I
Leland Milstein, Program Associate, Alliance for Community Trees (College Park, MD); Ken Knight, Executive Director, Goleta Valley Beautiful (Goleta, CA)
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July 16, 2009
Urban Landscaping- Part II: Tree Stock
Jim Urban, JimUrban Associates (Annapolis, MD); Sue Probart, Executive Director, Tree New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
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June 18, 2009
Urban Landscaping- Part I: Bareroot Trees
Nina Bassuk, Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY); Patrice Sheehan, Delaware Center for Horticulture (Wilmington, DE)
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May 21, 2009
Tree Campus USA
Mary Widhelm, Program Coordinator, Arbor Day Foundation (Lincoln, NE); Teresa Rhodes, Development Dir, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (Indianapolis, IN)
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April 16, 2009
Advancing Your Mission with Support from Your Urban & Community Forest Councils
Mary Lynne Beckley, Executive Dir., GA Urban Forest Council (Decatur, GA); Bill Hascher, President, NC Urban Forest Council (Raleigh, NC)
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March 19, 2009
SmartGrowth and Urban Forestry- Part II: City Planning
Dan Kildee, Treasurer, Genesee County (Genesee, MI); Dan Staley, Urban Planner (Aurora, CO)
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February 19, 2009
Incorporating AmeriCorps and Recent Grads Into Local Programs
Yvonne Lee, Assistant Director, Shreveport Green (Shreveport, LA); Ashley Atkinson, Program Director, The Greening of Detroit (Detroit, MI)
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January 15, 2009
Marketing & Communications- Part IV: Advertising & Promoting Tree Events
Laurie Kaufman, Director of Communications, TreePeople (Los Angeles, CA); Jean DuBose, Director of Development & Promotions, Parks & People (Baltimore, MD)
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December 18, 2008
Marketing & Communications- Part III: Building & Positioning Your Brand
Laurie Kaufman, Director of Communications, TreePeople (Los Angeles, CA); Constance Crawford, Outreach Services Director, Sacramento Tree Foundation (Sacramento, CA)
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November 20, 2008
Marketing & Communications- Part II: Strategy & Public Relations
Laurie Kaufman, Director of Communications, TreePeople (Los Angeles, CA); Mandy Hunsicker, Senior Account Executive, Manning, Selvage, and Lee (Atlanta, GA)
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October 16, 2008
Marketing & Communications- Part I: Marketing 101
Laurie Kaufman, Director of Communications, TreePeople (Los Angeles, CA); Shannon Forsell, Public Relations, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (Indianapolis, IN)
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September 18, 2008
Urban Forestry Partnerships in Education
Nancy Wolf, Magnolia Tree Earth Center (New York, NY); Peggy Davis, Executive Director, LSU Hilltop Arboretum (Baton Rouge, LA)
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September 11, 2008
NeighborWoods Month 101 (special webcast)
Patrice Sheehan, Tree Program Manager, Delaware Center for Horticulture (Wilmington, DE); Claudia Schenck, Office Director, Tennessee Environmental Council (Nashville, TN)
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August 28, 2008
NeighborWoods Month 101 (special webcast)
Kari Smith, Community Greening Program Manager, Parks & People (Baltimore, MD); Adrienn Mendonca, Communications Director, Savannah Tree Foundation (Savannah, GA)
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August 21, 2008
Special Event Fundraising
Kelly Quirke, Executive Development, Friends of the Urban Forest (San Francisco); Kelley Skumautz, Annual Fund Director, TreePeople (Beverly Hills, CA)
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July 17, 2008
Trees and Transportation
Pam Helfer, Field Director, Trees Forever (Marion, IA); Dorothy McDaniel, Executive Director, Trees Columbus (Columbus, GA)
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June 19, 2008
Technology in the Urban Forest
Holli Howard, Director of GIS & IT, Casey Trees (Washington, DC); Scott Maco, Research and Development Analyst, Davey Tree (Seattle, WA)
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May 15, 2008
Tree Sales and Giveaways
Greg Levine, Program Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA); Patrick Hayes, Executive Director, The Park People (Denver, CO)
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April 17, 2008
Heading Towards Sustainability- Part I: Agroforestry
Brad Riphagen, Field Coordinator, Trees Forever (Marion, IA); Richard Straight, Lead Agroforester, USDA National Agroforestry Center (Lincoln, NE)
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March 20, 2008
Green Jobs- Part I: Adult Workforce Training
Renee Toll-Dubois, Eagle Eye Institute (Somerville, MA); Karen Brook, Trees Forever (Marion, IA)
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February 21, 2008
Affordable Housing and Trees
Fred Wacker, The Home Depot Foundation (Atlanta, GA); John Linner, National Development Council (Toledo, OH)
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January 17, 2008
Partnering with Utility Companies to Plant Trees
Joan Lionetti, Trees for Tucson (Tucson, AZ); Patty Peterson, Trees Forever (Marion, IA)
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December 20, 2007
Starting a Tree Group & Operating Sustainably
Marcia Bansley, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA); Anna Dooley, Greenscape of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL)
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November 8, 2007
Smart Growth and Urban Forestry
Dannielle Glaros, Office of Councilman Eric Olson (Upper Marlboro, MD); Peter Harnick, Trust for Public Land- Center for Parks Excellence (Washington, DC)
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October 18, 2007
Organizing Work Programs for High School Students
Amanda Benner, UC Green (Philadelphia, PA); Kemba Shakur, Urban ReLeaf (Oakland, CA)
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September 20, 2007
Getting into Greenroofs
Katrin Scholz-Barth, Scholz-Barth Consulting (Washington, DC); Ed Snodgrass, Green Roof Plants (Street, MD)
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August 16, 2007
Operating a Nursery, Community Garden, or Arboretum
Mike Bradshaw, Texas Trees Foundation (Dallas, TX); Glenda Daniel, Openlands (Chicago, IL)
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July 19, 2007
Natural Capitalism: Green Partnerships with Businesses
Greg Levine, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA); Prescott Gaylord, Baltimore Landmarks Homes (Baltimore, MD)
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June 28, 2007
Raising Money Through Commemorative Tree Plantings
Joan Lionetti, Trees for Tucson (Tucson, AZ); Scott Fogarty, Friends of Trees (Portland, OR)