Bring your arborist skills and help Up With Trees prune young trees for structure and clearance.

Learn about the planning, management, and unique ecosystems in the Tulsa area.

MFI Reunion – Will be collecting a donation of $17/pp at the MFI reunion this year in Tulsa. This will be used to start an MFI scholarship fund for future attendees. The donation will get you snacks and a drink.

Description: This session will provide an overview of the planning, planting, and management of Tulsa’s urban forest.

Description: Using urban trees as green infrastructure for our cities is arguably the most sustainable stormwater management solution available. This presentation examines the opportunities available for integrating street tree planting with stormwater management systems for truly sustainable urban landscapes.

Description: Land development in Austin, Texas, is political and complex. The city struggles to become compact, connected, and affordable while protecting its urban forest. This presentation will discuss land development in Austin and the complexity involved in negotiating outcomes that protect and replant the urban forest.

Description: Redevelopment in northern Virginia is occurring along the Metro Corridor, toward Dulles International Airport and beyond. As land use intensity increases, providing viable tree planting spaces becomes a greater challenge. This presentation explores how tree space requirements and materials have evolved in the face of a growing population.

Description: As one of the most rapidly developing urban areas in the United States, Charlotte meets the challenge of preventing tree canopy loss and protecting natural areas. This presentation will share how the city’s Tree Canopy Preservation Program (TCPP) uses voluntary land acquisition, partnership with a local land trust, and commercial development fees to help reach Charlotte’s goal of 50 percent tree canopy coverage by 2050.

Description: Hardscape innovations can help support street tree establishment and preservation in high-density areas. Hear key strategies for successful collaboration with multiple departments, real world case studies, and how to develop a Tree Technical Guide that enables streetscape innovation and improvement.

Description: Tulsa’s UFMP, which debuted in 2016, was the product of multi-faceted stakeholder engagement and collaboration among government, nonprofit, and business partners across the greater Tulsa area. This plan was embraced by the community as the beginning of a 20-year strategy to increase canopy by planting more than 300,000 trees on public and private property. Learn strategies you can use to articulate and achieve your community’s urban forest vision.

Description: To improve the management and health of its urban forest, Austin implemented an Urban Forest Sustainability and Management Review (UFSMR). Developed by the USDA Forest Service, this process of document review, on-site green asset assessment, and staff surveys helps municipal forest programs benchmark changes in capacity over time and provide program direction. Municipalities both large and small can benefit from this robust program evaluation.

Description: This presentation will discuss how urban forest resource assessment and public input implemented by Edmond in the late 1990s translated into the ordinances, programs, management practices, and advocacy that are in place today. The session will demonstrate that community engagement can create a culture of resident support and a method by which residents become connected to the urban forest and become its champions.

Description: The presentation will review York’s Complete Streets Policy and how it integrates street trees into policy, planning, design, construction, maintenance, and monitoring of world-class transportation infrastructure projects.