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Urban Forestry Institute

2017Climbing to the Next Branch of a Managed Urban Forest

Thursday & Friday

March 16-17, 2017Valencia College - West Campus1800 S. Kirkman Rd., Orlando, FL 32811

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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2017 FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 20178:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ...... Registration Open

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. ...... Welcome n Linda Seufert, President - Florida Urban Forestry Council n Mayor Buddy Dyer, City of Orlando n Dr. Falecia Williams, Campus President - valencia College West Campus

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. .... The Trunk and Leaders of Creating High-Impact Urban Forestry Programs

n Dan Lambe, President – Arbor Day Foundation A challenge to attendees to build high impact programs to last

and showcase examples from Florida and the nation

10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. .. Using Tree Inventory or Canopy Analysis in the Development of Urban Forest Management Programs

n Rob Northrop, Extension Forester – University of Florida/IFAS hillsborough County How tree inventories and canopy studies can be used to

reinforce community tree values and improve urban forest outcomes

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. .. Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. .. A Campus Urban Forest Management Plan in Action n Dr. Javier Garces, Professor and Program Director – Landscape and horticulture Technical Program (valencia College) n David Gennaro, Managing Director of grounds - valencia College n Dan Lambe, President – Arbor Day Foundation n Justin Freedman, Senior Scientist – E Sciences, Inc. An outdoor tour to observe and discuss the impact of Tree Campus

USA on the Valencia College West Campus

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. .... 2016 Friends of Our Urban Forest Awards Luncheon Get a taste of the best and brightest people, projects and programs

of the year

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. ...... Ask the Experts – How to Turn a Developing Community into a Managing Community

A panel of urban foresters will share tricks, tips and tools that they developed on the way to the top

n John Harris, President – Earth Advisors, Inc. n Gloria Antia, Park Naturalist - City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department n Mark Williams, Urban Forester - City of Miami Beach Urban Forestry Division n Elizabeth Harkey, Urban Forester – City of Sanford n Mike Robinson, President – greenscape of Jacksonville n Kimberly Pearson, Chief Landscape Plans Examiner - City of Fort Lauderdale

1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ...... Break

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Session Option #1 - How to Get the Job Done Contracting, staffing and training for Urban Forestry Success A Budding Urban Forester n Mark Williams, Urban Forester - City of Miami Beach Urban Forestry

Division Maintaining Urban Forests with Commercial Arborists n Don Winsett, vice President of National Business Development – Davey

Tree Expert Company Staffing with Employees versus Contract Positions n Kimberly Pearson, Chief Landscape Plans Examiner - City of Fort

Lauderdale Effective Third Party Oversight n Wayne Zimmerman, Manager Distribution Construction and Maintenance –

Orlando Utilities Commission Breakout Session Option #2 - Tools of the Trade Management plans, tree inventories and canopy analysis studies Staffing, Ordinance, Advocacy, and Planning n Charlie Marcus, Senior Forester – Legacy Arborist Services Conducting Street Tree Inventories n Brian Voelker, Senior Scientist, E Sciences, Inc. Conducting Canopy Analyses n Erin Givens, Urban Forestry Manager – Legacy Arborist Services Grant Writing n Charlie Marcus, Senior Forester – Legacy Arborist Services

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ...... Social with Exhibitors

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Session Option #1 - Talking Trees in Your Town Maximizing coordination with advocacy groups and communicating

to the public Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful n Debra Evenson, Executive Director - Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Keep Lake Beautiful

n Brian Sheahan, Community Safety Director – Lake County Community Safety and Compliance Department

n Brent McCallister, Landscape Architect Green Releaf – Utility Supported Non Profits

n Anna Dooley, Executive Director – greenscape of Jacksonville

n Mike Robinson, President – greenscape of Jacksonville Citizen Involvement and Tree Boards

n Theresa Schretzmann-Myers, Tree Board Chairman – Town of Windermere

Breakout Session Option #2 - Owning the Ordinance Developing and Enforcing Your Community’s Ordinance and

Management Plan What it Takes to Develop a Tree Ordinance n Lou Shepherd, Urban Forestry Coordinator – Florida Forest Service Tampa’s Ordinance and Management Plan

n Kathy Beck, Natural Resources Coordinator – City of Tampa Planning and Urban Design

n Rob Northrop, Extension Forester – University of Florida/IFAS hillsborough County

Enforcing Code Requirements with Landscape Inspectors

n Wade Collum, Urban Forester- City of Pompano Beach DOT Perspective - Landscape and Urban Forest Standards

n Jeff Caster, State Transportation Landscape Architect – Florida Department of Transportation

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. .. Lunch with Exhibitors

12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. .... FUFC Annual Report n Linda Seufert, FUFC President

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ...... Communicating Across Departments and with Elected Officials

n Chris Castro, Sustainability Director – City of Orlando Guidance on how to garner support for your programs through

appropriate communication

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ...... Tech Update: Tree Inventory Software n Erin Givens, Urban Forestry Manager – Legacy Arborist Services Annual review of the latest and greatest tree inventory and

management software packages

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ...... View from the Top n TBD A challenge to use what we have learned to lead your urban

forestry program to success

3:00 p.m. ........................ Urban Forestry Institute ends

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIESGloria Antiagloria is the Park Naturalist for the City of Miami Parks and Recreation Department. Prior to this position, she served as the Executive Director of Citizens for a Better South Florida. gloria has a BS in Environmental Science and a MBA from FIU.

Kathy BeckKathy has 37 years of experience in urban forest management. She currently manages the Natural Resource planning for the City of Tampa and is the staff lead in coordinating the 2013 Urban Ecological Analysis and Urban Forest Management Plan.

Jeff CasterJeff Caster was born in the garden State, but is celebrating 39 years of good fortune to live in La Florida, the land of flowers. Jeff is a lifelong conservationist. he has served the Florida DOT since 1993 and is currently the State Transportation Landscape Architect. Jeff is a Fellow at the ASLA and has degrees from Purdue University, Florida A&M University and Cornell University.

Wade CollumWade is the Urban Forester for the City of Pompano Beach. One of his most important accomplishments in his career has been his ability to promote the scientifically-based practice of arboriculture through public awareness. Wade uses every opportunity to promote professional principles to better the environment for future generations.

Chris CastroChris received a BS in Environmental Studies and Policy from UCF and is LEED certified. he has developed policies, programs, and initiatives to support the sustainability, energy and climate-related goals of “green Works Orlando.” he co-founded Citizen Energy and sits on the US green Building Council of Florida and several other boards.

Anna DooleyAnna is the Executive Director for greenscape of Jacksonville. She is a Past President of the FUFC and has served on the National Alliance of Community Trees Executive Committee. She received the Jacksonville Environmental Protection Board’s award and the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2016 Lawrence Enersen Award.

Debra EvensonDebra has worked for KTBB for 17 years and now serves as the Executive Director. She has led them through a merger, rebranding and expanding their visibility, presence and value in the community. Debra is on the KAB Board of Directors, Keep Florida Beautiful Board of Directors and is President of KAB Affiliates of Florida.

Justin FreedmanJustin is a Senior Scientist and South Florida Manager for E Sciences, Inc. he received a BA in biology from Tufts University and his MS from Nova Southeastern University. Justin is an ISA Certified Arborist, a Certified Landscape Inspector, Past President of the FUFC Executive Committee, and chairperson for the 2016 UFI.

Javier GarcesJavier received his BS in horticulture and PhD in Plant Medicine from UF. he is a Professor and Program Director for the Landscape and horticulture Technology Program at valencia College. he has specialized in woody ornamental plant production. Being a farmer at heart, Javier still likes visiting and consulting with farmers.

David GennaroDavid currently serves as the Managing Director of grounds for valencia College. he oversees a combination of in-house staff and contracted services to maintain eight campuses comprising over 400 acres. he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from UF and is an ISA Certified Arborist.

Erin GivensErin received her BS from UF and is an ISA Certified Arborist. Erin has over 10 years of experience assisting municipalities and private sector clients. She specialized in conducting street tree inventories, urban forest canopy analyses and utilizing i-Tree to quantify the monetary benefits of the urban forest.

Elizabeth HarkeyElizabeth has 35 years in the green industry. She is the City of Sanford’s Urban Forester. She manages grants for tree mitigation, open space restorations, tree distribution grants, urban and community forestry grants. She is a Past President of the FUFC and serves on the FYN Advisory Committee for Seminole County.

John HarrisJohn is the Principal of Landscape Economics LLC and also President of Earth Advisors, Inc. he was inducted into Lambda Alpha International honorary Land Economics Society in 1997 for his dedicated work determining and defending tree and landscape values. he has been working in the green Industry for over 30 years.

Dan LambeDan leads the strategic development of programs and partnerships for the Arbor Day Foundation. The ADF has grown to become the largest nonprofit membership organization with over one million members. Their programs include Tree City USA, Community Tree Recovery, Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, and global reforestation.

Charlie MarcusCharlie received his BS from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and is an ISA Certified Arborist. he provides urban forestry services for both public and private clients. Previously, he worked for the Florida Forest Service for 35 years in the management of trees and was the Urban Forestry Programs Coordinator for 10 years.

Brent McCallisterBrent is a retired Landscape Architect graduating from West virginia University. he has provided expertise in on-site evaluation, master planning, landscape design, and park design within Florida’s natural plant communities. he was the Streetscape Coordinator for UF/IFAS Orange County Cooperative Extension.

Rob NorthropRob’s focus of work involves teaching urban and community forestry, providing conservation planning assistance to local, state and federal governments, and applied research into the changing character and ecological function of the Tampa Bay Watershed’s urbanizing forest. Previously he taught wildlife management at the University of Delaware.

Kimberly PearsonKimberly is the Chief Landscape Plans Examiner for the City of Fort Lauderdale. She has an AS in Ornamental horticulture, a BS in horticulture Management, and is currently pursuing her MS in Natural Resource Planning. Kim is also an ISA Certified Arborist, an LIAF Certified Landscape Inspector, an FNgLA Certified

horticultural Professional, as well as a designated CPTED Practitioner.

Mike RobinsonMike received a BS from the University of Florida in Forest Resources and Conservation. he began his career as a Forest Ranger and was hired as an Urban Forester for JEA in 1979. he has received many state and international awards and is a Past President of the FUFC. Mike currently serves as President of greenscape of Jacksonville.

Theresa Schretzmann-MyersTheresa received her BA with honors from Saint Leo University in science and history. She is currently a paralegal, grant writer and volunteer coordinator. Since 2006 she has served as Chairman of the Town of Windermere’s Tree Board coordinating their Arbor Day Festival and urban forestry tree planting projects.

Brian T. SheahanBrian has a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. he is a Certified Urban and Regional Planner with 20 years of professional experience. he is currently the administrator for the Keep Lake Beautiful Program and Code Enforcement and Probation Services Divisions.

Lou ShepherdLou is the Urban and Community Forestry Programs Coordinator for the Florida Forest Service. Lou received his BS in Forestry from the University of Florida, MBA from Orlando College and is an ISA Certified Arborist. he is currently working with the Arbor Day Foundation on the Florida’s “Energy-Saving Trees” program.

Brian VoelkerBrian has over 18 years of experience specializing in natural resource assessments and permitting and certified arborist services. Brian received his BS in Environmental Studies from State University of New York and his MS from Nova Southeastern University. he is an ISA Certified Arborist, qualified in TRAq and a LIAF Certified Landscape Inspector

Mark WilliamsMark became the City of Miami Beach’s Urban Forester in 2012. he received his BS in horticultural Sciences with honors from UF and has 17 years’ experience in the horticultural and arboricultural fields. he is an ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist and TRAq certified, a Certified Landscape Inspector, and a Registered Consulting Arborist.

Don WinsettDon is a 30-year veteran of the green services industry and led Davey’s business development team through a visionary growth plan, connecting their research-based best practices. Don’s passion and dedication to the industry is exemplified by his leadership roles in the ISA and the seven-year Chair of the USFS Sustainable Urban Forest Coalition.

Wayne ZimmermanWayne has a BS in Electrical Engineering from UCF and has been with Orlando Utilities Commission for 30 years and is a manager in distribution and transmission maintenance. he administers OUC’s North American Electric Reliability Council compliance plan for Transmission vegetation Maintenance and is responsible for public education, Arbor Day events, tree planting, and more.

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Registration Cost: $160 for FUFC members and $185 for non-members.*One-day registration available at $85.00 for FUFC members and $110.00 for non-members.

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Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)Thursday, March 16 – 4.0 and Friday, March 17 – 4.0

Landscape Inspectors Association of Florida (LIAF)Thursday, March 16 – 4.0 and Friday, March 17 – 4.0

Society of American Foresters (SAF)Thursday, March 16 - T.B.D. and Friday, March 17 - T.B.D.

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)Thursday, March 16 - Morning Session - 3.0; Breakout Session #1 or #2 - 3.0; Friday, March 17 - Breakout Session #1 or #2 - 3.5; Afternoon Session - 2.0 (Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist, BCMA - Management, TW Climber Specialist)

Florida Association of Code Enforcement (FACE)Thursday, March 16 - 7.0 and Friday, March 17 - 5.0

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Hotel Information5780 Major BoulevardOrlando, FL 32819

Phone: 407-351-10001-800-222-TREE

A limited number of rooms have been reserved for Urban Forestry Institute attendees at the DoubleTree by hilton. To receive the special room rate of $139.00 per night, mention FUFC for the Urban Forestry Institute. Room rates are guaranteed through February 22, 2017 only. Self-parking daily charges are $12.00.

From Tampa or Southwest Florida: Travel I-275 or I-75 to I-4 east. Exit 75A to FL-435 Kirkman Rd. Campus is 4.8 mi. on your left.

From Tallahassee or Northwest Florida:Travel I-10 to I-75 southbound to Florida’s Turnpike. Exit 265 for FL-408 E (East West Expwy). Travel 2.8 mi. to exit 5 FL-435 south Kirkman Rd. Campus is 2.4 mi. on your right.

From Jacksonville or Northeast Florida:Travel I-95 southbound to I-4 west. Take exit 82A onto FL-408 west, travel 5 mi. to exit 5 FL-435/Kirkman Road. go south 2.4 mi., campus is on your right.

From Miami or Southeast Florida:Travel Florida’s Turnpike northbound. Exit 259 to I-4 west. Travel 1.5 mi. & exit 75B and go north on South Kirkman Rd. Campus is .5 mi. on your left.