Urban tree professionals, tree wardens, persons working in the tree care industry, and anyone interested in learning more about the urban forest are invited to attend the 15th Annual Trees in the Urban Landscape Symposium, to take place Thursday, November 15, from 9 – 3 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, MA.

Symposium Schedule

9-9:30am Registration; Coffee and pastries

9:30-9:45am Welcome and Announcements

Morning Session

9:45-10:45am State of the Nation’s Urban Forests
Richard Harper, Extension Assistant Professor of Urban & Community Forestry – University of Massachusetts

11am-Noon Looking at Community Tree Inventories: Purpose, Tools and Process
David V. Bloniarz, Ph.D., Project Director, USDA Forest Service Urban Natural Resources Institute – Amherst, MA

Lunch Break

Noon-1pm

Afternoon Session

1-1:50pm Emerald Ash Borer and other Forest Health Concerns
Ken Gooch, DCR Forest Health Program Supervisor

2-3pm Fruit Trees in the Urban Landscape
Benjamin Crouch, Proprietor, Land of Plenty

CEU’s pending

Sponsored by Tower Hill Botanic Garden and the Nathaniel Wheeler Trust, Bank of America, Trustee. Visit www.towerhillbg.org to register. Fee is $10, and a reserved box lunch is an additional $10.