2010 Oregon Urban & Community Forestry Conference

Seed to City: The Journey of An Urban Tree
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - J. Frank Schmidt & Son Nursery, Boring, Oregon
& Thursday, June 3, 2010 - Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton, Oregon

Register today and join us June 2-3 for a real eye-opening journey - both in the field and classroom. We feature more than a dozen expert speakers including Dr. Ed Gilman, special access tours, demonstrations and of lots of opportunities for one-on-one discussion and networking. Seed-to-City is a high value, two day event sure to appeal to the continuing education and training needs of a wide range of urban and community forestry professionals, parks and planning staffs, arborists, landscapers, developers, non-profits, and citizen activists. Please save the dates and pass along this information to colleagues and friends. Register for one day or two and sign up before May 15th to receive a nice discount.

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Call for Presentations - Oregon Urban & Community Forestry Conference
June 2-3, 2010 - http://tinyurl.com/Call4Trees - Deadline for submissions - Jan 22, 2010.

The Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon Community Trees, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, will hold the 2010 Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Conference on June 2-3, 2010. Wednesday June 2nd will be an outdoor field day at the J. Frank Schmidt & Son Nursery in Boring, and Thursday June 3rd will be an indoor educational session at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton. The conference planning committee invites potential speakers to submit a presentation proposal for inclusion in the conference program. The theme of this year’s Annual Conference is “From Seed to City: The Journey of An Urban Tree“, focusing on nursery production, species selection, and planting of landscape trees in cities. This annual conference usually attracts around 75-125 urban forestry professionals and advocates.

Download the submission form at http://tinyurl.com/Call4Trees

Save the Date - Oregon Urban Forestry Conference

Block out June 2 & 3, 2010 on your calendar for our Urban Forestry Conference. The theme this year is Seed to City: The Journey of an Urban Tree. We are focusing on the cultivation, planting and care of urban trees. Day one features a tour of the J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Nursery and Arboretum. Day two features presentations by the experts at the Oregon Garden Resort.

We have made this two-day conference quite affordable and expect a large turnout. CEUs will be available for professionals. Registration begins March 1.

Details as they become available will be on our website at http://www.oregoncommunitytrees.org/events.html