1 | Tuesday, March 23, 2021 2021 Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course Schedule at a Glance | ||||
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2 | To view Wednesday (day 2) click here. | ||||
3 | GENERAL SESSIONS | ||||
4 | 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Virtual conference opens | |||
5 | 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. | Welcome Remarks Being a True Professional Mark Chisholm, Director of Operations, Aspen Tree Expert Company (I) 0.75AUBm | |||
6 | 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. | Building Equitable Urban Forestry Pathways Sarah Lillie Anderson, Director of Tree Equity, American Forests (I) 0.75AMBm | |||
7 | 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. | How Can Urban Forestry Help Cities and Communities Be Sustainable and Resilient in the Anthropocene? Jess Vogt, Assistant Professor, DePaul University (T) 0.75AMBs | |||
8 | 11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break/Visit Exhibits/Network on Slack | |||
9 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||
10 | Pests/Pathogens | Urban Forestry | Aboriculture | Tree Selection/Production | |
11 | 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | A 2021 Plant Disease Clinic Update Brett Arenz, Teaching Associate Professor and Director of UMN Plant Disease Clinic, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota (I) | Adapting Urban Forests to a Changing Climate Leslie Brandt, Climate Change Specialist, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, USDA Forest Service (T) | Tree Removal Strategies For The Most Difficult Scenarios Mark Chisholm, Director of Operations: Aspen Tree Expert Co, Ambassador for STIHL, Teufelberger and Kask (T) | Variability of Soil Health Indicators in Urban Environments Nic Jelinski, Assistant Professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota (I) |
12 | 0.5ABs | 0.5ABs | 0.5ATcBpTa, 0.5 CTSP CEUs | 0.5ABs | |
13 | 1:10 - 1:40 p.m. | Great Landscape Grasses Mary Hockenberry Meyer, Professor and Extension Horticulturist, University of Minnesota (I) (T) | Are All Trees Created Equal? Linking Variability in Canopy Structure to Stormwater Mitigation Capacity. Asia Dowtin, Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Michigan State University, Department of Forestry (I) | How Landscape Trees Are Propagated. Kris Bachtell, Vice-President of Collections and Facilities, The Morton Arboretum (I) | Minnesota Bur Oak Dendrochronology Dan Griffin, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Minnesota (AT) |
14 | No ISA CEUs offered | 0.5ABs | 0.5AMBp | 0.5ABs | |
15 | 1:40 - 2:00 p.m. | Break/Visit Exhibits/Network on Slack | |||
16 | 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Emerging and Invasive Tree Diseases Michelle Grabowski, Plant Pathologist, Minnesota Depart. Of Agriculture Plant Protection Division (I) | Growing the Tree Care Workforce Shea Zwerver, Policy Specialist, PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (I) | Applied Tree Biology Doug Courneya, Courneya Horticulture Owner, Courneya Horticulture (I) | A Legacy of Tree Development at Morton Arboretum: The Past, Present and Future Kim Shearer, Tree and Shrub Breeder | Manager of New Plant Development, The Morton Arboretum (I) |
17 | 0.5ABs | 0.5AMBm | 0.5AMBm | 0.5ABs | |
18 | 2:40-3:10 p.m. | The Top Invasive Insects Threatening MN: Become an Identification Expert! Angie Ambourn, Entomologist and Supervisor, Pest Detection and Export Certification, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (T) | Street Tree Longevity and Construction: 40 Year Case Study of Trees, Construction, and Practice. Rich Hauer, Professor of Urban Forestry, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (I) | Tree Ascension through Time and Space Brian Luedtke, Arborist, Holistic Tree & Forestry Chad Giblin, Arborist, City Forester LLC (T) | Reconnecting Trees to Soils in Our Landscape Chris Fields-Johnson, Technical Advisor, Davey Institute (T) |
19 | 0.5ABp | 0.5AMBm | 0.5ATcBpTa | 0.5ABs | |
20 | KEY TO SESSION DESIGNATORS Audience levels are designated using the following: (I) Introductory; (T) Technical; (AT) Advanced Technical ISA CEU KEY A - Certified Arborist, M - Municipal, U - Utility, Bs - BMCA Science, Bp - BCMA Practice, Bm - BCMA Management, Tc - TWClimber, Ta - TWAerial Lift | ||||