100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst
MA
The 39th Annual UMass Extension Community Forestry Conference, Ecological Perspectives of the Urban Forest will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Bowker Auditorium at UMass Amherst
This conference is designed for tree care professionals, volunteers, and enthusiasts, including arborists, tree wardens, and municipal tree care specialists, foresters, landscape architects, and shade tree committee members.
Topics will include:
Safe Pruning Practices to Reduce Risk and Enhance Wildlife,
i-Tree as a Tool for Assessing Urban Wildlife Habitat and Landscapes,
An Introduction to Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) to Inventory Resources,
and From the Diagnostic Lab: What Can We Expect This Growing Season?
The conference is sponsored by UMass Extension in cooperation with the UMass Department of Environmental Conservation, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the USDA Forest Service Urban Natural Resources Institute.
To find out more and to register, go to www.umassgreeninfo.org