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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE DAY 1 |
7:00 am - 8:00 am
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7:00 am - 3:00 pm
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8:00 am - 9:30 am General Sessions 1) Shaping the Future of ACTC (Part 1) Ryan McCartney and the ACTC Board of Directors
2) Advancing Native Trees in Arizona Urban Forestry: Using Municipal Tools and Field Techniques to Improve Selection, Standards, and Outcomes
Nicole Gillett, Urban Forestry Manager, City of Tucson; Emma Stahl-Wert, Owner Effective Sonoran Watersheds AZ
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9:30 - 9:45 am
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9:45 am - 10:30 am Breakout Session 1 3) Tree Species Diversity, Urban Forest Resilience and You Richard Adkins, Urban Forester and Consulting Arborist, City of Tempe / Owner, The Gilbert Arborist
4) Better Conduct Tree Risk Assessment Todd Walker, Regional Supervisor, Ecocene Environmental Group West
5) Rebuilding Resilience — Species Transition for a Hotter Phoenix John Miles, Director Tree Management Division, Genesis
6) Certified Arborist Jeopardy Review (Session 1) Dalton Gormey, Owner & Operator, Serious Landscaping and Groundscare LLC
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10:30 am - 11:00 am
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11:00 am - 11:45 am Breakout Session 2
7) Restoring the End of the Colorado River and the Colorado River Tribal Conservation Corp
Jen Alspach, EPO Director, Cocopah Indian Tribe and Luis Sanchez, Restoration Project Manager, Cocopah Indian Tribe
8) Tall Pot Trees: Success with Less! Anne Ellis PHD, Principal / Team Associate, Equinox Desert Landscape / Desert Abundance
9) Perdidos en la traducción: Mejorando la capacitación en silvicultura urbana en español en Arizona | Lost in Translation: Improving Spanish Language Urban Forestry Training in Arizona Spanish to English translation available. Lorena Saldaña, Programs Director and Urban Forestry Senior Programs Manager, Arizona Sustainablilty Alliance
10) Certified Arborist Jeopardy Review (Session 2) Dalton Gormey, Owner & Operator, Serious Landscaping and Groundscare LLC
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11:45 am - 12:45 pm
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Noon - 12:30 pm General Session Lunch Program 11) Shaping the Future of ACTC (Part 2) Ryan McCartney and the ACTC Board of Directors
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12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Raffle Drawings |
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Breakout Session 3 12) Plant Kingdom Intelligence: Communication and Conscience Juan Barba, Owner of Juan J Barba and Associates
13) Building Urban Forestry Workforce Pathways Through Education and Engagement William Donato, MS, Education Director, Arizona Sustainability Alliance and Angelica De Haro-Romero, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Arizona Sustainability Alliance
14) Firewise USA Arizona Department of Fire and Forestry Managment 15) Certified Arborist Jeopardy Review (Session 3) Dalton Gormey, Owner & Operator, Serious Landscaping and Groundscare LLC
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1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Breakout Session 4 16) Urban Trees as Critical Infrastructure: Designing Urban Forests for Extreme Heat Resilience Jake Simon, Director of Southwest Urban Forestry, American Forests
17) Hanging by a Thread: When Seconds Mean Survival Darren Budlong, Skills and Safety Trainer, SavATree
18) Increasing Access to Native Plants Evelyn Miranda, Community Trees Program Coordinator, City of Tempe; Natalie Case, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Center for Native and Urban Wildlife; Gianna Rivera, Community Tree Steward, City of Tempe
19) Certified Arborist Jeopardy Review (Session 4) Dalton Gormey, Owner & Operator, Serious Landscaping and Groundscare LLC
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm General Session 20) Unleash the Potential of Structural Pruning, a Best Practice that is Not Commonly Practiced At All Jake Hendee, Hoticulturist and Sculpture Garden Manager, National Gallery of Art
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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Raffle Drawings |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Attendee Reception & Mini Golf (Included with Day 1 Registration) |
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