2019 Annual Urban and Community Forestry Conference

“Making Space for Trees- designing tree friendly infrastructure for Oregon communities”

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One of our wonderful sponsors! Thank you!
Jon Pywell - City of Corvallis Forester presenting on the Corvallis Urban Lumber program.
Dylan Saito - Portland Parks & Rec: Urban Forestry presenting the PNW Tree Failure Database.
Mason Durfee - Friends of Trees presenting on community tree stewardship
Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk - University of British Columbia Urban Forestry Program presenting on how good design can benefit an urban forest's return on investment.
Ruth Williams - Davey Resource Group and OCT Board Director
Kristin Ramstad - Oregon Department of Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Program. Presented the costs of NOT maintaining an urban forest.
Mike Oxendine - City of Ashland Parks Superintendent presented maintenance techniques and materials for long-lived and healthy urban/community forest.
2018 Urban and Community Forestry Conference
2018 Urban and Community Forestry Conference

Thank you for a wonderful conference! Oregon Community Trees and the Oregon Department of Forestry are pleased to have hosted the 2019 Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Conference. The conference was held Thursday, June 6, 2019 at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon (map). The conference audience included arborists, city foresters and urban tree managers, urban planners, landscape architects and contractors, tree care professionals, nursery professionals, students, academics, natural resources managers, municipal governments and local forestry leaders from communities across Oregon.

Registration is closed

Speaker List:

Howard Stenn – *Keynote* Horticulturalist & Landscape Designer from Stenn Design (View Presentation Slides)

Keith Warren – mostly retired nursery manager, horticulturalist, and Director of Product Development for Frank Schmidt & Son Co.

Anne Fenkner – Project Developer with the Davey Resource Group

Robert E. Vanderhoof – Utility Vegetation Manager and landscape manager with PacifiCorp

Scott Baker – Registered Consulting Arborist, Board Certified Master Arborist, and instructor of the International Qualification on Tree Risk Assessment

Stuart Greenberger – Engineer from the City of Portland’s Water Bureau

Steve Adams and Kerry Rappold – Development Engineering Manager and Natural Resources Manager for the City of Wilsonville (View Presentation Slides)

Steve Roelof – landscape architect and ecologist from Environmental Science Associates

Lightning Round:

Ruth Williams – Consulting Arborist from Davey Resource Group

Rick Faber – Portland Parks & Recreation – Urban Forestry (View Presentation Slides)

Rudy Roquemore – Contract and Event Specialist with Friends of Trees

Need some credits?

Society of American Foresters (SAF): 6-Category 1 Contact Hours

Oregon Landscape Contractors Board (OLCB): 6 CEH

Pacific Northwest – International Society of Arboriculture (PNW-ISA): see list below

Certified Arborist: 6
BCMA-Science: 1.75
BMCA-Management: 6
TW Climber Specialist: 6
TW Aerial Lift Specialist: 6
Utility Specialist: 6
Municipal Specialist: 6

for more information contact [email protected]

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Save the Date!

OCT and the Oregon Department of Forestry invite you to attend the 2020 Oregon Urban & Community Forestry Conference.

June 4, 2020 at the World Forestry Center @ Miller Hall, Portland Oregon

Partners

City of Ashland

City of Central Point

City of Corvallis

City of Eugene

City of La Grande

City of Medford

City of Portland

City of Salem

Clackamas County Parks & Forestry

Clean Water Services

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Eugene Power and Electric

Friends of Trees

Gorge Tree Surgeon

Hells Canyon Preservation Council

Morgan Holen & Associates LLC

Oregon Department of Forestry

Oregon State University Extension

Portland Parks & Recreation - Urban Forestry

World Forestry Center

Education, Outreach, and Advocacy Oregon Community Trees