The 33rd Annual Texas Tree Conference

Title: The 33rd Annual Texas Tree Conference
Location: Waco Convention Center
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Description: 2012 Texas Tree Academy
Waco Convention Center
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
(The Tree Academy requires a separate registration from the Conference – includes lunch)

Early Bird Registration ends September 12

Combined Municipal, Utility & Commercial Academy

Classroom Session I – 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Managing Urban Soils
Bryant Scharenbroch, Soil Scientist, The Morton Arboretum

Managers of urban trees are charged with the difficult task of improving or preserving urban soil quality. Best Management Practices (BMP) are steps and actions for managing urban soils for tress. This presentation will cover these BMPs. Topic areas include: soil preservation, specification, assessment, and management actions.

Classroom Session II – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – How to Talk Trees
Paul Ries, Instructor and Extension Specialist – Urban Forestry, Oregon State University

How you say what you have to say about trees, urban forestry, or arboricultural topics is critical to the success of your communications efforts. In this session, Paul will present several tips, tools, and techniques that will help you effectively communicate tree related subjects in person, in writing, and in presentations.
Start Date: 2012-09-26
End Date: 2012-09-28