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Conferences: 2011 California Urban and Community Forest Conference
The Conference Join municipal arborists, urban forest managers, landscape design professionals, planners, and non-profits from across California for this unique educational and networking experience in Palo Alto. With a focus on utilizing urban forestry to revitalize California’s communities, participants will leave the conference with tools to improve the areas where the majority of Californian’s live, work and play. We’ll discuss: community revitalization, nontraditional funding sources, best management practices, species selection, tree pruning and much more! The Friday afternoon sessions will include two separate tracks – one specifically for non-profits and another geared towards municipalities. Agenda Thursday, September 15 6:00 p.m. Registration Open 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Reception/Exhibit Open Friday, September 16 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration/Breakfast/Exhibit Open 8:45 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, Logistics Palo Alto Mayor Sid Epinosa 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker – Community Revitalization Dr. Robert Eyler, Sonoma State University 10:00 a.m. Break 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Plenary Session John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Partnerships & Funding Panel Brian Kempf, Urban Tree Foundation Claire Robinson, Amigos de los Rios Moderator: John Melvin, CAL FIRE Other speakers TBA 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Track 1: A Guide to the Trees Among Us Dr. Matt Ritter, Cal Poly professor and author or Track 2: Fruit Tree Planting Progams Jacobe Caditz, Sacramento Tree Foundation Steve Hofvendahl, TreePeople 2:25 – 4:00 p.m. Track 1: California ReLeaf Network Retreat or Track 2: Best Management Practices in UF / Maintaining the UF During Hard Times Dorothy Abeyta, City of San Jose/ Ron Combs, City of San Luis Obispo 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Track 1: California ReLeaf Network Retreat or Track 2: Title TBA Kelaine Vargas/Paula Peper 5:30 p.m. Reception/CaUFC awards/Silent Auction Ends Mitchell Park Bowl
Saturday, September 17
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pruning Workshop and Tour of Palo Alto – transportation & snack included
Brian Kempf, Urban Tree Foundation
Dave Muffly, Arborist
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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fundraising
Kim Klein, Klein and Roth Consulting
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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Green Cities: Good Health
Dr. Kathleen Wolf, University of Washington
Accommodations
Participants are encouraged to stay at our conference location, the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel Palo Alto. Participants can receive a special conference rate of $139 per night by booking their stay here and entering the Group Code: A4M.
Registration fees also include breakfast on both mornings of the conference, lunch on Friday and a reception on both nights of the conference.
Travel
Palo Alto can easily be reached by car, plane or train. For driving directions to the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, click here.
For those planning to fly, the closest airport is Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). You can also fly into San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or Oakland International Airport (OAK).
If you’d like to take the train, Amtrak has several routes that go through Palo Alto.
Cancellations
Participants can receive a full refund until two weeks prior to the event. After that point, they can receive a partial refund. There are no refunds for the Pruning Workshop unless your spot is filled.
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