2024 Urban Forest Symposium

Native Forests and Health: Living in Relationships

Emerald Shores by SpeakThunder Berry, Puyallup, Nakota, Warm Springs

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, UW Seattle campus (4249 Little Canoe Channel NE, Seattle, WA 98105) 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. $85 in-person. $30 virtual. Discounts available for Indigenous attendees, students, corps members, and financial aid requests. Register

The 2024 theme for the Urban Forest Symposium is Native Forests and Health: Living in Relationships. As such, we will focus on linkages between the health of urban forests and people, and how Indigenous ways of knowing can assist us in reaching healing outcomes. Tribal knowledge shows us that our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health are intrinsically linked to our identification with place, space, people, and environment. How can we integrate this eco-cultural framework into our work to build stronger reciprocity with All Our Relations? Our key question is: how do eco-cultural frameworks aid in our ability to restore, preserve and steward our urban forests?

Speakers will focus on eco-cultural consciousness and identity, incorporation of Indigenous values, rights, and knowledge into Sustainable Forestry Initiative standards, human-centered urban design, Seattle Parks and Recreation’s shifting approach to park management, and local organizations working to protect and strengthen urban forests in the Puget Sound region. An interactive activity will show us how geological history and influences have shaped our forests, waters, lands, and lives.

Our overall goal with the symposium is to build collaborative relationships between inter-Tribal and non-Tribal community groups, agencies (City of Seattle, King County, City of Tacoma, Department of Natural Resources, US Forest Service, and King Conservation District), non-profit organizations (Sierra Club, Tacoma Tree Foundation, PlantAmnesty, and Dirt Corps), educational institutions (UW American Indian Studies, UW Tacoma, Bellevue College, and the Burke Museum), and individuals in our collective action urban forestry networks.

Let’s gather to celebrate, rejuvenate, rebuild, and re-Indigenize!

2024 Speakers:

Speakers	Talk Title & Abstract
Dr. Michelle Montgomery – Enrolled Haliwa Saponi/descendant Eastern Band Cherokee Dr. Michelle Montgomery is a Professor of American Indian Studies and Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, the Assistant Director for the Office of Undergraduate Education, Adjunct Professor in the School of Education and Cohort Director for Muckleshoot Doctoral Program in partnership with the Muckleshoot Tribe.  She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities in the UW School of Medicine, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council member for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Dr. Montgomery’s community engaged scholarship through the Indigenous Speaker Series focuses on Indigenizing and decolonizing the climate justice – environmental ethics narrative, and eco-critical race theory to eliminate racial and environmental oppression.	Opening Remarks
Michael Martini – Sustainable Forestry Initiative – US Director of Urban and Community Forestry Michael Martini is a leader in urban and community forestry, currently serving as the Director of Urban and Community Forestry at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, where he focuses on outreach to communities and assisting them in using the SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard. He holds a Master’s in Natural Resources, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry, from Oregon State University, and a Bachelor’s in Ecology and Natural Resources from Rutgers University. Michael is also a dedicated mentor committed to mentoring the next generation of urban foresters and serves on several board including the Urban and Community Forestry Society, and co-founder of LGBTree.	Title: Trees for the People & People for the Trees: SFI’ s Urban and Community Forestry Standard This presentation explores the role of the SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard in fostering meaningful connections between people and trees. By focusing on sustainable urban forest management, the standard enhances community engagement, prioritizes underserved communities, and promotes environmental equity. Attendees will learn how the standard can be leveraged to strengthen urban forest ecosystems while improving quality of life through increased green space and community involvement.
Craig Chatburn – Seattle Parks & Recreation – Senior Planning and Development Specialist Craig is a former consulting arborist and tree climber from California, with local experience managing the Port of Seattle Grounds and Seattle University Grounds organically, Green Stormwater Infrastructure planner at Seattle Public Utilities, and a Senior Gardener, Crew Chief, and Planner at Seattle Parks and Recreation.	Title: How climate change impacts are influencing tree selection and maintenance Presentation examines how preparations for our future climate is influencing landscape design, landscape maintenance, tree selection and tree care, and the resulting reductions in workloads, conservation of resources, and the resulting improvements in resilience of vulnerable assets.
Christian Runge – Mithun – Associate Principal Christian is a landscape architect passionate about designing at the intersection of nature, culture and human health. He has worked on public realm and environmental education-driven projects across the country, from the Mariposa Grove Restoration at Yosemite National Park to the new Louisiana Children’s Museum at New Orleans City Park, the Sun Valley Healthy Living Initiative in Denver and numerous public parks and schools around the Puget Sound. Christian has presented on the topic of healthy built environments at numerous national conferences and his work has been published in Landscape Architecture Magazine.	Title: Centering Health Equity in the Planning and Design of Urban Green Space The urban green places where we spend our time have a tremendous influence on our collective health, personal well-being and ability to thrive. Yet, not all community members have equitable access to healthy urban green spaces and not all green spaces have the same impact on human mental and physical health.  Planners and designers, in partnership with community, have the power to incrementally increase equitable access to the life-giving resources provided by urban green space, design healthier green space and promote healthy equity through partnerships with community based organizations and local health institutions. This presentation will share examples of how health equity can be integrated at the policy, planning, and site design scales in the urban public realm.
Lowell Wyse – Tacoma Tree Foundation – Executive Director – Ojibwe descendant (Lac Courte Oreilles and Fond Du Lac) An English professor turned urban forest advocate, Lowell Wyse, Ph.D., became the Executive Director of Tacoma Tree Foundation in 2021. For over a decade, he taught college writing, literature, and environmental humanities, focusing on the many ways that social and environmental issues overlap. Lowell is deeply motivated by the values of community, justice, stewardship, resilience, storytelling, and placemaking. Kristin Jackson – PlantAmnesty – Executive Director Kristin has worked in nearly every sector of the horticulture industry and is a complete biophile with a passion for plants and their care. As director of PlantAmnesty, she works to share resources to prevent malpruning, protect and prolong the life of trees and shrubs, and generate awareness of the damage caused by bad pruning practices and the loss of urban green spaces. James Davis – The Last 6000 Campaign – Volunteer James is retired from the health care field and believes our large trees are an invaluable public health infrastructure.  He is a volunteer for Plant Amnesty and for The Last 6000 Campaign, whose mission is to identify, map, document, and advocate for Seattle’s remaining large urban trees.	Panel Discussion – Urban Forests & People

The full symposium program is available here.

Symposium lunch will be catered by Natoncks Metsu, Jason A. Vickers, Nipmuc Chef. View the Lunch Catering Menu.

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Acknowledgements

Artwork by Speakthunder Berry, Puyallup, Nakota, Warm Springs

www.speakthunderart.com

Vendor & Information tables:
PlantAmnesty
Windz of Change Alliance

 

Sponsors:

Social and Historical Studies Department (UW Tacoma)
Department of Bioethics and Humanities (UW School of Medicine)
EnviroIssues
Chatwin Books
HandsOn Bay Area/Amazon

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Steering Committee Members

Olivia Price	Adult Education Supervisor, UW Botanic Gardens
Lowell Wyse	Executive Director, Tacoma Tree Foundation
Kim Camara	Windz of Change Alliance
Jeffrey Thomas (Muckleshoot, Warm Springs)	Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe
Hemalatha Velappan	Graduate Student, University of Washington
Kathleen Wolf	Research Social Scientist, University of Washington, College of the Environment

 

2023 Urban Forest Symposium: Interweaving Indigenous Eco-Ethics & Healing into Urban Forestry

2023 Urban Forest Symposium

Interweaving Indigenous Eco-Ethics & Healing into Urban Forestry

Emerald Shores by SpeakThunder Berry, Puyallup, Nakota, Warm Springs

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, UW Seattle campus (4249 Little Canoe Channel NE, Seattle, WA 98105) 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. $85 in-person. $30 virtual. Discounts available for Indigenous attendees, students, corps members, and financial aid requests.

Register

Come join us for the 2023 Urban Forestry Symposium, which will focus on Indigenous environmental stewardship, decolonizing climate justice narratives, food sovereignty and access, and the role of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s standards in building solutions in urban forestry.

Morning keynotes will provide in-depth frameworks for the day. Speakers will provide background and context about Indigenous land management practices through their knowledge of Tribal cultural epistemology, heritage ways, and the diversification, indigenization, and decolonization of methodologies and actions around climate change. Introduction to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) Forest Management Standards, with a focus on those that recognize and respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights, will close out this session.

A lunch by Metoncks Metsu (Feeding My Cousins) will allow attendees to share in traditional Native tastes and perspectives on food sovereignty. The panels following lunch will give actualized perspectives about ecological heritage ways and methodologies that are being incorporated into urban forest management. These afternoon sessions will further educate everyone about local projects that have effectively empowered and engaged communities in their planning, design, and implementation.

Closing the day, participants will engage in a values mapping activity. Laying out sociocultural values and uses of lands and waters will offer a proactive model to better support the endeavors of diverse planners, researchers, and environmental advocates in this crucial arena. This activity – and the symposium overall – will generate a better understanding of how interactions between peoples, lands, waters, and all connective relations help to shape our urban forests.

Program details to be posted as they are available.

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Agenda:

PDF version

9:30am	Check In & Traditional Continental Foods
10:00am	Cultural Invocation, Welcome, Honoring, Announcements MC: Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota Opening Songs: Willard Bill, Jr., Muckleshoot, Curtis EagleSpeaker, Muckleshoot Welcome Acknowledgement: Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe Kim Camara, Affiliated, Director, Windz of Change Alliance Stacey Taken Alive, Director, Windz of Change Alliance Doreen Gillespie, Programs Manager, PlantAmnesty Announcements: Olivia Price, Adult Education Supervisor, UW Botanic Gardens
10:30am	Keynote 1: Michelle Montgomery, Haliwa Saponi, Eastern Band Cherokee: Re-Indigenizing Ecological Consciousness MC: Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
11:15am	Keynote 2: Kristin Hoelting: Towards Value Pluralism, Knowledge Pluralism, and Recognitional Justice MC: Anthony “Tony” Blueshorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
12:00pm	Keynote 3: Karen Zirkle, Assistant Division Manager, Policy & Landowner Services, DNR: MC: Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
12:35pm	Honoring Keynotes Ceremony Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe Kim Camara, Affiliated, Windz of Change Alliance Director Stacey Taken Alive, Yakama, Windz of Change Alliance Director Olivia Price, UW Botanic Gardens
12:45pm	Burke Museum Invitation Gabriela Chavarria, Ph.D., Executive Director, Burke Museum Sponsors Introductions Raffle Drawing #1, #2, #3 Lunch Blessing & Song: Willard Bill, Jr., Muckleshoot, Curtis EagleSpeaker, Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Presentation Jason Vickers, Nipmuc, Chef, Netoncks Metsu (Feeding My Cousins)
1:00pm	Lunch
1:45pm	Afternoon Session Introduction MC: Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
1:50pm	Urban Connectivity to Rural Landscapes Roma Jean Thomas, Muckleshoot, Port Gamble S’Kallam, MA, Executive Director, Feed Seven Generations Jewell James, Lummi MC Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
2:25pm	Raffle Drawing #4 & #5
2:30pm	Tacoma Urban Forestry Council Panel: Tacoma Eco-Ethics Reflections Jennifer Arnold, Reciprocity Consulting, LLC: Origins of the Southern Forests partnership Sarah Low, Founder, Tacoma Tree Foundation: Nature mindfulness in Tacoma Michael Yadrick, Plant Ecologist, Green Seattle Partnership/Seattle Parks and Recreation: Restoration and herb medicines Shameka Gagnier: Food sovereignty, restoration, and education Llowell Wyse, Executive Director, Tacoma Tree Foundation: Sense of place and community-based tree programming Allison Cook, Biologist, City of Tacoma: Relationships or barriers between tribal and non-tribal governments in Tacoma Facilitator: Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe
3:05pm	Honoring Panelists Ceremony Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe Kim Camara, Affiliated, Windz of Change Alliance Director Stacey Taken Alive, Yakama, Windz of Change Alliance Director Olivia Price, UW Botanic Gardens
3:10pm	Break & Raffle Drawing #6, #7
3:20pm	Group Activity – Mapping Seattle Tacoma Urban Forests Lead by Jeffrey Thomas, Kim Camara, others
4:00pm	Group Summary Presentations MC: Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
4:25pm	Raffle Drawing #8, #9
4:30pm	Youth Witness Summary UW Indigenous Student Key Witnesses Olivia Price, Andrew Stevenson-Asaki
4:40pm	Honoring Witness Ceremony Olivia Price, Andrew Stevenson-Asaki Jeffrey Thomas, Kim Camara, Stacey Taken Alive
4:25pm	Raffle Drawing #8, #9
4:30pm	Youth Witness Summary UW Indigenous Student Key Witnesses Olivia Price, Andrew Stevenson-Asaki
4:40pm	Honoring Witness Ceremony Olivia Price, Andrew Stevenson-Asaki Jeffrey Thomas, Kim Camara, Stacey Taken Alive
4:50pm	Last Raffle Drawing #10, #11, #12 Closing the Circle – Everyone MC: Anthony “Tony” Bluehorse, Spirit Lake Dakota
5:00pm	Burke Museum Free First Thursday – Symposium attendees are invited to visit the nearby museum and enjoy the exhibits!

Acknowledgements

Catering by Chef Jason Vickers, Nipmuc

Artwork by Speakthunder Berry, Puyallup, Nakota, Warm Springs

www.speakthunderart.com

Vendor & Information tables:
PlantAmnesty
Windz of Change Alliance

This project is funded in part by a Food Equity Fund award from Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Steering Committee Members

Patti Bakker	Urban Forestry Policy Advisor, Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment
Jim Davis	Community Member
Olivia Price	Adult Education Supervisor, UW Botanic Gardens
Teresa Gaddy	Program Manager, Green Workforce Collaborative, EcoTrust
Kim Kamara	Windz of Change Alliance
Micah McCarty (Makah)	Traditional Knowledge Keeper
Doreen Gillespie	Programs Manager, PlantAmnesty
Jeffrey Thomas (Muckleshoot, Warm Springs)	Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe
Hemalatha Velappan	Graduate Student, University of Washington
Kathleen Wolf	Research Social Scientist, University of Washington, College of the Environment

 

2022 Urban Forest Symposium: Restoring Ancestral Stewardship with Community & Our Urban Forests

2022 Urban Forest Symposium

Restoring Ancestral Stewardship with Community & Our Urban Forests

Emerald Shores by SpeakThunder Berry, Puyallup, Nakota, Warm Springs

Thursday, October 6th, 2022 wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, UW Seattle campus (4249 Whitman Court, Seattle, WA 98195) 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. $85 in-person. $30 virtual. Discounts available for Indigenous attendees, students, corps members, and financial aid requests.

Register

In-person registration is full; registration is still open for virtual participation

This year, the Symposium will be held in the fall—a new time for us—at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on the UW Seattle campus, with options to attend in-person or online. This year’s program aims to bridge the gap between tribal practices and local government, fostering the kinds of partnerships that can interweave community, access, ancestral stewardship, and current management practices that all work towards collaborative stewardship of our urban forests. Co-management of our urban forests is essential to their success, and we intend for this symposium to be an opportunity to harmonize community needs with policies that are consistent with Treaty Trust obligations, bringing together many different urban forestry interests and perspectives and finding a path forward.

Presenters will focus on hands-on approaches to problem solving, policies, access barriers to resources, and overall health and well-being indicators in our urban forests. Weaving together stories, science, and heritage knowledge, we aim to ensure the inclusion of tribal perspectives in urban forestry practices. We hope to see you there!

Program details to be posted as they are available.

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Symposium Announcement (pdf)

Agenda:

PDF version

9:30am	Check In & Traditional Continental Foods
10:00 am	Cultural Invocation, Welcome, Honoring, Raffle Announcement MC: Toby Joseph, Tabaguachi Ute, Jicarilla Apache, Food Sovereignty Program Executive Director, Consultants for Indian Progress Manager Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe Ron Enick, Chief Pochashsquinest, Hereditary Chief, Snoqualmie Tribe member Micah McCarty, Makah, Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Former Tribal Chairperson Kim Kamara, Director, Windz of Change Alliance Maggie Rogers, Executive Director, PlantAmnesty Jessica Farmer, Adult Education Supervisor, UW Botanic Gardens
10:15am	Keynote: Ancestrally Rooted Contemporary Stewardship with Urban Eco-Systems Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe
10:50am	Honoring Keynote Ceremony Ron Enick, Chief Pochashsquinest, Hereditary Chief, Snoqualmie Tribe member
10:52am	Urban Connectivity to Rural Landscape Joseph Pavel, Director, Skokomish Department of Natural Resources
11:40am	Honoring Speaker Ceremony Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Director, Puyallup Tribe Micah McCarty, Makah, Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Former Tribal Chairperson
11:44am   11:54am	Video Joseph (Joey) Michael Hulbert, USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Forest Health Project Director, Ornamental Plant Pathology, WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Washington State UniversityBreak – Raffle Drawing #1 – Our Earth Poem #1 Janette K. Conger, Crow Creek Sioux, Cherokee Native American Poet
12:10pm	Panel 1: Environmental Justice: What Makes a Just Forest? Ashley Blazina-Cooper, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Justice and Western WA Forest Health Planner, Forest Resilience Division Courtney Bobsin, Research Scientist, University of Washington Olympic Natural Resource Center Joe Hovenkotter, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks Government Relations Officer / Tribal Relations Liaison
12:55pm	Honoring Panelists Ceremony Micah McCarty, Makah, Traditional Knowledge Keeper, Former Tribal Chairperson Kim Kamara, Director, Windz of Change Alliance
1:00pm	Welcome & Invitation Gabriela Chavarria, Ph.D., Executive Director, Burke MuseumRaffle Drawing #2Lunch: Chef Jason Vickers, Nipmuc, Innovations Project Chef, UNKITAWA
1:55pm	Raffle Drawing #3 – Our Earth Poem #2 Janette K. Conger, Crow Creek Sioux, Cherokee Native American Poet
2:00pm	Afternoon session Introduction Maggie Rogers, Executive Director, PlantAmnesty
2:02pm	Passing of The Paddle to Maggie Rogers, Executive Director PlantAmnesty Kim Kamara, Windz of Change Alliance Director
2:05pm	Panel 2: Urban Eco-Cultural Restoration and Access (Community perspectives) Francesca Murnan, Shawnee, Cherokee, City of Seattle Indigenous Advisory Council Liaison Shanoa Pinkham , Yakama/Southern Cheyenne, Yahowt Food & Land Restoration Coordinator, Na’ah Illahee Fund Romajean Thomas, Muckleshoot, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Executive Director, Feed 7 Generations
2:50pm	Honoring Panelists Ceremony Jeffrey Thomas, Muckleshoot, Warm Springs & Micah McCarty, Makah
3:00pm	Break & Raffle Drawing #4 – Our Earth poem #3 Janette K. Conger, Crow Creek Sioux, Cherokee Native American Poet
3:15pm	Groups Activity – Manifesting Preferred Alternative Action Lead MC Toby Joseph
3:45pm	4 Group Summary Presentations MC Toby Joseph
4:05pm	Youth Witness Summary UW Indigenous Student Key Witnesses Stacey Taken Alive Bio, Yakama Tribal Elders Jessica Farmer, UW Botanic Gardens Maggie Rogers, PlantAmnesty
4:15pm       4:23pm	Honoring Witness Ceremony Thuy Luu, Environmental Programs Steward – AmeriCorps Hemalatha Velappan, Graduate Student, University of WashingtonLast Raffle Drawings #5 – #7Honoring CeremonyClosing the Circle – Our Earth Poem Janette K. Conger, Crow Creek Sioux, Cherokee Native American Poet Micah McCarty, Makah | Traditional Knowledge Keeper
5:00pm	Burke Museum Free First Thursday – Symposium attendees are invited to visit the nearby museum and enjoy the exhibits!

You are Invited!  Post Symposium Strategic Planning Discussion:

Thursday, October 27
9:30am – 11:30am
Center for Urban Horticulture
Details will be sent to all registrants via email following the symposium

Acknowledgements

 Catering by Chef Jason Vickers, Nipmuc, UNKITAWA

Artwork by Speakthunder Berry, Puyallup, Nakota, Warm Springs

www.speakthunderart.com

Vendor & Information tables:
PlantAmnesty
Windz of Change Alliance w/Janette K. Conger, Native American poet
UNKITAWA Ours Yours Mine
Green Seattle Partnership/Seattle Parks and Recreation

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friends:

King Conservation District

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

 

 

2021: Urban Forest Reboot: Challenge & Change

2021 Urban Forest Symposium (online)
Urban Forest Reboot: Challenge & Change

Washington Park Arboretum, photo by Ethan Welty.

Tuesday, May 18 & Wednesday, May 19 9:00am-12:00pm (PDT) each day

Recent events have shined a light on the critical need for all people to have equitable access to the benefits that our urban forests provide. This year’s virtual Urban Forest Symposium will ground our conversation in the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on frontline communities and explore a new vision for urban forestry and the role it can play in a more just society moving forward.

Speakers including Indigenous Tribal people, youth, community leaders, government experts and researchers will share big ideas for recognition, recovery and reinvestment. Recognizing the many urban nature benefits, presenters will examine impacts and opportunities, including workforce and leadership development programs aimed at building pathways for youth to pursue urban forestry careers. This year’s virtual symposium aims to find new directions for culturally appropriate community engagement in urban forestry planning and programming. Join us to listen, learn, and discover opportunities to engage with communities and programs for a better future for our urban forest and all those connected to it.

Professional credits available for the Tuesday session: APLD (1), ISA (1.75), CPH (2.5), ecoPRO (2.5), WALP/NALP (2.5)
Professional credits available for the Wednesday session: APLD (2.25), ISA (2), CPH (2.5), ecoPRO (2.5), WALP/NALP (2.5)

Agenda

Full agenda with presentation details (PDF)

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

This day will focus on building a diverse, qualified and representative urban forestry workforce. Speakers will highlight national efforts and local programs and perspectives on youth leadership and career development.

9:00 – 9:25 a.m.	Welcome and introductory remarks Micah L. McCarty, Makah, Artist, former Makah Tribal Chairman, new Hereditary Custodian Jessica Farmer, University of Washington Botanic Gardens Maggie Rogers, Plant Amnesty
9:25 – 10:15 a.m.	Advancing Tree Equity through Career Pathways Sarah Lillie Anderson, Director of Career Pathways | American Forests – sanderson@americanforests.org

• Presentation PDF
• American Forests Tree Equity Score Project
• American Forests Career Pathways Initiative
• Vibrant Cities Lab Career Pathways Action Guide
• Tazo Tree Corps

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.Break10:30 – 11:55 a.m.Panel Presentations on Youth Leadership & Career Pathways in Urban Forestry

• Duwamish Valley Youth Corps: Moss Study
  • Presentation PDF
  • Duwamish Valley Youth Corps Program
  • Moss Study – Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
• Congolese Integration Network
  • CIN website
  • Dirt Corps
• King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks: Youth for Parks Winter Workshop Series & Youth Conservation Corps
  • Sahar Arbab, Volunteer Program Education Coordinator, King County Parks – sarbab@kingcounty.gov
  • Youth Conservation Corps Internship – 2021 Application open through 5/30
  • College Success Foundation – Seattle
• Makah Tribe
  • Stephanie Martin, Habitat Division Manager/Ecologist, Makah Fisheries Management – stephanie.martin@makah.com
  • Presentation PDF
  • Makah Fisheries Management (MFM) Summer Internship Program
  • “Out with the New And In With the Old: Reviving a Traditional Makah Halibut Hook for Modern Fisheries Management Challenges.” Ian J. Stewart et. al. Fisheries. 2021.
  • “hishuk’ish tsawalk—Everything is one. Revitalizing place-based Indigenous food systems through the enactment of food sovereignty.” Coté, C. (2019). Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(Suppl. 1), 37–48.
  • Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis
  • Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Closing

• An informal Zoom lunch hour will follow from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. for anyone interested in continuing the discussion!

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

This day will focus on approaches for broad and inclusive community engagement in urban forestry planning, priorities and programming.

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.	Welcome and introductory remarks Jeffrey P. Thomas (Muckleshoot Tribal Elder), Director – Puyallup Tribal Timber, Fish & Wildlife Program Jessica Farmer, University of Washington Botanic Gardens Maggie Rogers, Plant Amnesty
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.	Intentional Community Outreach: Diverse Communities, Diverse Insights Cindy Blain, Executive Director, California ReLeaf – cblain@californiareleaf.org Presentation PDF California ReLeaf The Avarna Group Green 2.0 Journal of Population Economics – Diverse organizations create innovation McKinsey – Significant improvement in financial performance
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 – 11:55 a.m.	Panel Presentations on Community Engagement This session will highlight Pacific Northwest programs and perspectives on community engagement in urban forestry. Each will present for about 20 minutes, and the presentations will be followed by a group conversation and Q&A, facilitated by the Urban Forest Symposium planning committee. Seeding Connection – Trees, People, and Planning Sam Keller, Senior Community Planner, Seattle Public Utilities – samantha.keller@seattle.gov Vicky Raya, Racial Equity Advisor, Seattle Public Utilities – vicky.raya@seattle.gov Seattle Public Utilities Community Connections Seattle Public Utilities Racial Equity Planning and Analysis – the tools and the steps Seattle Urban Forestry Management Plan Update Tales from an Urban Canopy: Growing Old Project Lylianna Allala, Climate Justice Director | City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment Tamara Power-Drutis, Director of Research & Strategy | The Vida Agency Growing Old Project Local Urban Forests: For Tribes or Not for Tribes – Critical Questions Jeffrey P. Thomas (Muckleshoot Tribal Elder), Director – Puyallup Tribal Timber, Fish & Wildlife Program – Jeffrey.Thomas@puyalluptribe-nsn.gov Presentation PDF
11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Closing

• An informal Zoom lunch hour will follow from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. for anyone interested in continuing the discussion!

The symposium will be recorded and the recording will be available for two weeks to those who registered to attend.

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Announcements and Resources:

Projects and resources that came up during the lunch hour discussions:

• Portland Green Workforce Collaborative
• Tribal Workforce Development Project: Intergenerational mentorship program for Yakima youth through Heritage University
• Intertribal Timber Council
• Intertribal Nursery Council
• Forest Health Watch Program: Western Redcedar Dieback Project
• Ecotrust Work with Indigenous Communities

An invitation from The Nature Conservancy:

You are invited to join an upcoming webinar on May 12 at 1pm focused on iTree Landscape and urban tree canopy in Central Puget Sound.  This webinar is the first of three featuring the results of a collaboration between the Nature Conservancy, American Forests, City Forest Credits, and Davey Resource Group to foster healthy urban forests in Central Puget Sound.

We know that trees produce multiple benefits for people and nature, including reduced stormwater pollution, improved air quality, captured carbon, expanded habitat, and improved human well-being. With funding from the Washington Department of Natural Resources, we have created an urban tree canopy assessment gathering high-resolution data on tree canopy in the urban growth areas of Pierce, King, and Snohomish Counties. This data is available for all to use and is accessible for deeper analysis through iTree Landscape. This online tool allows you to explore tree canopy, land cover, and information about the benefits provided by tree canopy.

Please register for the webinar here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9170063729672929039

We will also send a recording a recording of the webinar to all registrants following the webinar.

From Jack Bautsch, PlantAmnesty Board President:

You are invited to take a tour of a beautiful garden that PlantAmnesty is creating to honor Cass Turnbull, our late founder and a major force behind the Urban Forest Symposium for years. Visit www.plantamnesty.org to sign up for a tour and learn more about the garden and how you can help.

From Daria Gosztyla, Washington Department of Natural Resources

WA DNR Urban and Community Forestry Program has a number of upcoming educational seminars. Details can be found online on our Tree Link News, here:

Announcing the 2021 Urban and Community Forestry Seminar Series

From Scott Selby, Arborwell Tree Care:

Information about Arborwell, a SavATree Company

Sponsors:

Supporters:

Arborwell

Bartlett Tree Experts

The Davey Tree Expert Company

Friends:

Broadview Planning

 

2020 Urban Forest Symposium:
Urban Forestry Relationships, Regeneration, & Reflections: A Coastal Peoples Focus

Postponed

UW Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall 3501 NE 41st St. Seattle, WA 98105

Interlude by Katherine Arquette (Muckleshoot, Suquamish, Duwamish)

 

COVID-19 UPDATE: 

This symposium, originally scheduled for May, 2020, has been postponed to 2022. The nature of this symposium, which relies heavily on personal and professional connections, networking, and outreach could not effectively be moved to a virtual format.

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This Urban Forest Symposium will center Coastal environmental leaders and Elders, Teachers and cultural individuals. Presenters from a range of disciplines will highlight different perspectives to form new relationships, build understanding, and increase knowledge of urban environments. Looking at the urban forest through a lens of relationships, relocation, regeneration and reflections, presenters will highlight different perspectives and share stories of successes that can inform attendees’ work and advocacy for urban tree stewardship. Attendees will gain an understanding of how to interweave more encompassing solutions for trees.

PlantAmnesty and UW Botanic Gardens partner to deliver the Urban Forest Symposium each spring. Each year’s symposium focuses on a timely topic and brings together a diverse audience including arborists, land managers, designers, program managers, municipal planners, volunteers, and advocates.

Who should attend: Indigenous, university, student, civic, governmental, and nonprofit urban community organization individuals, including arborists, land managers, designers, program managers, planners, volunteers, and advocates.

 

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Sponsors:

 

2019 Urban Forest Symposium

Trees for the Future:
The critical role of urban forests in
combating the climate crisis

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 9am-4pm
Reception & Outreach Fair, 4-6pm

Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105

Co-hosted by PlantAmnesty and
UW Botanic Gardens

 

 

 

Detailed Agenda (PDF)

Symposium Announcement (PDF)

The Honorable Hilary Franz, Washington State’s Commissioner of Public Lands, will be joined by local experts from academic, nonprofit, business, and government sectors, for a robust discussion of climate change impacts to the urban forest, and how local communities are taking action. This year’s speakers will present the latest information on emerging challenges to the health of urban forests, initiatives to improve urban forest habitat connectivity, elevating trees as green stormwater infrastructure and incorporating urban forest value into innovative carbon credit systems. Learn what you need to know to support a healthy and resilient local urban forest, and contribute to addressing global climate change.

Professional credits: APLD-4.5, CPH-6, ecoPRO-6, LA CES-5, NALP/WALP-6, ISA: Cert. Arb-5, Muni. Sp-5, BCMA-Sci-0.5, BCMA-Prac.-0.5, BCMA-Man-4, TW Climb Sp.-5, TW Aer. Lift Sp.-5

Speakers and Resources:

• Global Weirding Impacts on Our Local Urban Forests (Presentation PDF)
  Michael Yadrick, Plant Ecologist (michael.yadrick@seattle.gov) | Seattle Parks and Recreation, Green Seattle Partnership

• • Green Seattle Partnership – Climate
  • Adaptation Partners
  • DNR TreeLink News
  • DNR Small Forest Landowner News
  • Fourth National Climate Assessment, describes effects of climate change on US, including 10 regions and 18 national topics
    • Chapter 6 highlights Forests
    • Chapter 24 highlights the Northwest Region
  • Office of the Washington State Climatologist
  • Snover et. al. 2013. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Washington State (2013)
  • Snover et. al. 2019. No Time to Waste
  • WSU Extension Forestry North Puget Sound e-newsletter
• Insects and pathogens in warmer, urban forests (Presentation PDF)
  Patrick Tobin, Associate Professor (pctobin@uw.edu) | University of Washington, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
  • Tobin Disturbance Ecology Laboratory, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
• Getting Washington Urban Forest Pest Ready – A New Response Planning Initiative (Presentation PDF)
  Justin Bush, Executive Coordinator (InvasiveSpecies@rco.wa.gov) | Washington Invasive Species Council
  • Washington’s Urban Forest Pest Readiness Plan
• Urban Forestry Technology tools for assessing canopy health (Presentation PDF)
  Anne Fenkner (anne.fenkner@davey.com) | The Davey Tree Expert Company, and Chair | Sacramento Chapter, California Urban Forest Council
  • Technology in Urban Forestry – Resources
• Promoting Stormwater Benefits of Urban Canopy in Puget Sound (Presentation PDF)
  Brandy Reed, Director of Strategic Partnerships (brandy.reed@kingcd.org) | King Conservation District
  Rebecca Dugopolski, PE, Associate Engineer (rdugopolski@herrerainc.com) | Herrera Environmental Consultants
  Lance Davisson, Owner / Principal Consultant (info@thekeystoneconcept.com) | The Keystone Concept
  Scott Maco, Director of Research & Development (Scott.Maco@davey.com) | Davey Institute
  • Puget Sound Urban Tree Canopy and Stormwater Management: A Report Comparing USDA Forest Service i-Tree Hydro and Washington State Department of Ecology Western Washington Hydrology Model
  • i-Tree website
• New Funding for Urban Forests Through Carbon+ Credits
  Mark McPherson, Executive Director (mark@cityforestcredits.org) | City Forest Credits (Presentation PDF)
  Kathleen Farley Wolf, Forest Carbon Program Manager (kfarleywolf@kingcounty.gov) | King County (Presentation PDF)
  Tor Bell, Field Programs Director (tor.bell@mtsgreenway.org) | Mountains to Sound Greenway
  • City Forest Credits website
  • King County Forest Carbon Program
• Neighborhood Flyways: Cities as Climate Refugia for Birds and Wildlife (Presentation PDF)
  Joshua Morris, Urban Conservation Manager (joshm@seattleaudubon.org) | Seattle Audubon
  Jennifer Lang, Conservation Science Coordinator (jenniferl@seattleaudubon.org) | Seattle Audubon
  • Seattle Audubon website
• Creating Healthy Communities (Presentation PDF)
  Hilary Franz, Washington State’s Commissioner of Public Lands (cpl@dnr.wa.gov)
  • Washington State Urban and Community Forestry Program website

 

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Bartlett Tree Experts

Restoration Analytics & Design

 

Outreach Fair Participants:

Bats Northwest 
Dirt Corps 
Green Seattle Partnership 
The Last 6,000
Thornton Creek Alliance
TreePAC
Seattle Audubon Society 
South King County Cultural Coalition
Washington Invasive Species Council

2018 Urban Forest Symposium

Collective Action:
Partnerships for a Healthy Urban Forest

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 9am-4pm
Reception to follow, 4-6pm

Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105

Symposium Announcement

Program Agenda

Professional credits available: APLD-3.75, ASLA-5, CPH-6, ecoPRO-6, ISA-5, NALP/WALP-6

Program description:
As we face increasingly complex problems, we often seek out partners with common values to leverage strengths and make a greater impact. Whether you are working to restore and maintain a healthy urban forest, preserve and grow public green space, increase equitable access to the urban forest, or improve public health outcomes, it can often feel like there’s too much work to be done and not enough time or money. At this urban forest symposium, presenters from nonprofits, government, private business and educational institutions will explain:

• Different models for building effective partnerships
• How partnering has worked for both small and large organizations to address some of our most pressing urban forestry challenges
• Ways you can implement these ideas in your workplace/organization to be more successful in grant applications and make a greater positive impact in your community

Presenters:

• Nalini Nadkarni, Professor, Department of Biology | University of Utah
  • Presentation PDF: Branching Out: Forging Novel Partnerships for Our Urban Forests
  • Nalini Nadkarni website
• Tracy Stanton, Ambassador | Green Duwamish-Urban Waters Partnership, & Executive Director | Emerald Alliance for People, Nature and Community, and Dale Blahna, Research Social Scientist | US Forest Service, PNW Research Station
  • Presentation PDF: Putting Collective Impact to the Test: Examples from Across Central Puget Sound
  • Green Duwamish-Urban Waters Partnership website
  • Emerald Alliance for People, Nature and Community website
  • Green Cities Research Alliance website
  • US Forest Service – PNW Research Station webpage on Dale Blahna’s work
• Desireé Kennedy, Development Associate | Metro Parks Tacoma
  • Presentation PDF: Desireé Kennedy, Development Associate | Metro Parks Tacoma
  • Green Kent Partnership website
• City Habitats Coalition
  • Presentation PDF:  City Habitats Coalition Panel
  • City Habitats Coalition website
  • Hannah Kett, Cities Program Manager | The Nature Conservancy
    • The Nature Conservancy – Washington Nature, Cities Program website
  • Jamie Stroble, Climate Engagement & Community Partnerships Specialist | King County
    • King County One Million Trees website
  • Sean Watts, Director of Community Partnerships | Seattle Parks Foundation
    • Seattle Parks Foundation website
  • Andrew Schiffer | DIRT Corps Instructor & Bricktree, LLC , and Roseanne Barnhill | DIRT Corps Instructor & Aster Rosa Ecology
    • DIRT Corps website
• David Cohen, Interim Director/Program Director | The Intertwine Alliance
  • Presentation PDF: The Intertwine Alliance: A New Way of Doing Business for the Environmental Sector
  • The Intertwine Alliance website
• Eric Higbee, Executive Director | Pomegranate Center
  • Presentation PDF: The Pomegranate Method: The Art and Practice of Collaboration
  • The Pomegranate Center website

 

 

Contact:  urbhort@uw.edu / 206-685-8033

Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Bartlett Tree Experts

Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Urban & Community Forestry Program
US Forest Service

MIG / SVR

2017 Symposium: Equity and the Urban Forest

 May 23, 2017, 9am-4pm; Reception to follow, 4-6pm
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105

Symposium program

Symposium flyer

Professional credits available: APLD (3.75), ASLA (5), CPH, (5), ecoPRO (5), ISA (4.75), ASCA (3), WALP/NALP (5)

The 9th annual Urban Forest Symposium will explore the intersection of social justice and urban forestry. Attendees will hear from arborists and environmental stewardship organizations who are working to engage and serve diverse audiences. Urban forestry professionals and community organization leaders will discuss strategies to increase opportunities for communities of color and low-income communities to receive the benefits of urban forestry. Learn about tools you can use to apply an equity lens to your hiring, training, communications and engagement. Come to ask questions, to hear your colleagues’ stories of how their equity work looks and feels, and to develop a more informed perspective on the importance of equity within the field of urban forestry.

Presenters

• Ron Harris-White, Director of Urban Environmental Leadership and Diversity | Antioch University Seattle, and Dre Anderson, Communities ENgagement Manager | Forterra
  • Contact: rharriswhite@antioch.edu, danderson@forterra.org
  • Urban Environmental Education M.A.Ed. program website
  • The intersection of urban forestry and environmental justice Presentation slides (PDF)
• Dr. Kathleen Wolf, Research Social Scientist | University of Washington, College of the Environment and US Forest Service PNW Research Station
  • Contact: kwolf@uw.edu
  • Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening website
  • Green Cities: Good Health website
  • Wolf, K.L. 2017. Trees, Jobs, Health and Equity in the Urban Forest. Tree Care Industry Magazine 28, 5: 62-64. (PDF)
  • The urban forest and human health benefits: questions of equity and distribution Presentation slides (PDF)
• David Bayard, Vegetation Management Supervisor | Seattle City Light
  • Contact: david.bayard@seattle.gov
  • Seattle City Light Vegetation Management website
  • City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) website
  • Structural Racism: It’s the Forest, not the Trees Presentation slides (PDF)
• Ingrid Lundin, Natural Resource Lands Program | King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
  • Contact: Ingrid.lundin@kingcounty.gov
  • King County Land Conservation Work Plan website
  • Incorporating equity into King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Presentation slides (PDF)
• Deborah Brown McGarry, Arboriculturist | Seattle Parks and Recreation
  • Contact: Deborah.brown@seattle.gov
  • Seattle Parks and Recreation Urban Forest Restoration website
  • Opening pathways into urban forestry Presentation slides (PDF)
• Noah Enelow, Senior Economist, & Brody Abbott, Built Environment Analyst and Planner | Ecotrust
  • Contact: nenelow@ecotrust.org, babbott@ecotrust.org
  • Ecotrust website
  • Jobs and Equity in the urban forest Presentation slides (PDF)
• Lindsay Fromme Hanna, Program Manager | Forterra
  • Contact: Lhanna@forterra.org
  • Forterra website
  • Incorporating equity into goals and community engagement Presentation slides (PDF)
• Paulina Lopez, Community Engagement and Outreach Manager | Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
  • Contact: paulina@duwamishcleanup.org
  • Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition website
  • Community engagement: case study for equity & inclusion Presentation slides (PDF)
• Weston Brinkley, Faculty, Urban Environmental Education Graduate Program | IslandWood & Antioch University Seattle
  • Contact: weston@streetsoundecology.com

 

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!

Sponsors:

 

 

Supporters:

Seattle Tree Preservation
Bartlett Tree Experts
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Arborwell
Seattle Cider Company
Fremont Brewing Company

 

Presentations:

Vegetable Skyscrapers – Finding History and Inspiration in the Urban Forest
David B. Williams, Freelance Writer

Using i-Tree as a Foundation for Municipal Urban Forestry Policy Development and Management
John McNeil, Principal, McNeil Urban Forestry | Oakville, Ontario

Charlotte’s Tree Canopy- Tree Preservation and Planting
Laurie Reid Dukes, Urban Forestry Supervisor | City of Charlotte, North Carolina

Seattle Success Stories
Shelley Bolser, Land Use Planning Supervisor | Seattle Dept. of Construction & Inspections

Panel Presentations and Discussion – How Can Trees and Development Co-exist?
Short presentations followed by a panel discussion.

• The Costs and Benefits of Preservation
  Roger Valdez, Director | Smart Growth Seattle
  
• Development and Trees – Past, Present & Future
  Shane E. DeWald, Senior Landscape Architect | Seattle Dept. of Transportation
• No Place for Old Trees
  Cass Turnbull, President and Founder | PlantAmnesty and TreePAC

Inspiration from Around the World
Peg Staeheli, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP | MIG/SvR Design Company

 

Sponsors:
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment
West Seattle Garden Tour

Supporters:
Seattle Tree Preservation
Bartlett Tree Experts

Lunch & Reception Support:
Thundering Oak Enterprises
Renaissance Tree Care
Fremont Brewing

We also thank the UW Department of Landscape Architecture for supporting this event.

Presentations:

Valuing the Urban Forest: Trees as Public Health Infrastructure
Geoffrey Donovan, Economist | USDA Forest Service – PNW Research Station

The Role of Trees in Seattle’s Stormwater Management
Jana Dilley, Seattle reLeaf Program Manager | Seattle Public Utilities

Case Study: Stormwater Funding for Urban Forestry in Vancouver, WA
Jessica Antoine, Urban Forestry Outreach Coordinator | City of Vancouver, Washington

From Culture to Cost: The Hidden Value of Urban Canopy for Human Well-being
Vivek Shandas, Associate Professor | Portland State University

Co-Benefits of the Urban Forest
Kathy Wolf, Research Social Scientist | University of Washington, College of the Environment

Making the Urban Forest Matter: Persuasive Tools & Techniques
Courtney Dillard, Continuing Instructor | Willamette University

 Sponsors:
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment
West Seattle Garden Tour

Supporters:
Seattle Tree Preservation
City of Kirkland

Lunch & Reception Support:
Bartlett Tree Experts
Trees for Life
Thundering Oak
Emerald Tree Service
Renaissance Tree Care

May 28, 2014
University of Washington Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture

Presentations:

Climate Change and the Urban Forest
Greg McPherson, Research Forester | Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics – Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service

Climate Change: Implications for the Pacific Northwest
Nick Bond, Washington State Climatologist and Principal Research Scientist | UW Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean

Urban Forest Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation [A Discussion]
Nancy Rottle, RLA, ASLA, Associate Professor | University of Washington, and founding Director | UW Green Futures Research and Design Lab

Tree Water and Carbon Relations: Current Thinking for the Professional
Tom Hinckley, Professor Emeritus | University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Effects of Climate on Plant Disease and Insect Issues
Drew Zwart, Ph.D. Plant Pathology and Physiology | Bartlett Tree Experts

Municipal Case Studies

• King County Parks’ Forest Health Assessment
  Matt Kuharic, Senior Climate Change Specialist | King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Park Director’s Office
• Portland’s Treebate Tree Planting Incentive Program
  Jennifer Karps, Urban Forest Canopy Coordinator | City of Portland
• Putting the City of Victoria’s Urban Forest Management Plan into Action
  Julie MacDougal, Assistant Direcor, Parks | City of Victoria, BC

The Power of Trees and How it Can Help Save the World
Jim Robbins, journalist and author of The Man Who Planted Trees

Sponsors:
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment
Seattle Parks & Recreation
West Seattle Garden Tour

Supporters:
The Davey Tree Expert Co.           Trees for Life
Thundering Oak Enterprises          Colin Moseley
Seattle Tree Preservation, Inc.      UW Department of Landscape Architecture
Dixie and Truman Coggins, chair of the Lake Forest Park Garden Tour

May 13, 2013
University of Washington Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture

Presentations:

The Aesthetics of Views
Kathleen Day, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C, ISA Certified Arborist

Trees, Views, and Slope Stability
Elliott Menashe, Owner | Greenbelt Consulting

Valuing Trees and Views

• Kathleen Day, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C, ISA Certified Arborist
• Lisa Ciecko, Green Cities Project Manager | Forterra
• Phillip Sit | King County Department of Assessments
• Bob Melvey, Assistant Manager | Windermere Real Estate NW / Inc.

Views and Laws: Covenants, Ordinances and Trespass to Trees, Part I
Randall Stamen | The Law Offices of Randall S. Stamen

Policies and Views

• Craig Salzman, Code Enforcement Officer | City of Kirkland
• Dan DeWald, Natural Resource Manager | Bellevue Parks and Community Services
• Mark Mead, Senior Urban Forester | Seattle Parks and Recreation

Views and Laws: Covenants, Ordinances and Trespass to Trees, Part II

• David Brenner, Attorney
• Barri Bonapart | Bonapart & Associates and Bonapart Resolution, Sausalito, California
• Matthew York, Assistant City Attorney, East Precinct Liaison | City of Seattle
• Shawn Crowley | Law Office of Shawn Crowley LLC

Sponsors:
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment
West Seattle Garden Tour

Supporters:
The Davey Tree Expert Co.                 Thundering Oak Enterprises
Seattle Tree Preservation, Inc.           Windermere Ballard
SvR Design Company                          Trees for Life

May 14, 2012
University of Washington Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture

Presentations:

Keynote Address
Andy Lipkis | Los Angeles TreePeople

Engaging Volunteers – the Big Picture
Mark Mead, Senior Urban Forester | Seattle Parks and Recreation

Planting Projects
Greg Rabourn, Vashon Watershed Steward | King County Dept. of Natural Resources & Parks

Engaging Volunteers – an on the ground perspective
Nancy Whitlock, Executive Director | Nature Consortium
Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager | EarthCorps

Planting Projects
Linda Chalker-Scott, Author, Associate Professor, Urban Horticulturist | Washington State University Extension

Better Restoration Practices – a view from the trenches
Steve Richmond, owner | Garden Cycles

Small Group Sessions
Led by Annette Frahm | Sage Enviro

Panel Discussion: fundraising and finance strategies
Nancy Whitlock, Executive Director | Nature Consortium
Cass Turnbull, founder | PlantAmnesty
Kristen Kosidowski, Outreach Program Manager | Forterra
Jay Satz, Northwest Regional Vice President | Student Conservation Association
Ken Pritchard, Grants Coordinator | King County Dept. of Natural Resources & Parks

May 9, 2011
University of Washington Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture

Presentations:

Connecting Trees to the Community
Chris Maser, scientist, consultant, and author

Trees and Sidewalks – Making Them Work Together
Gordon Mann, consulting arborist

Trees and Stormwater – Trees as Infrastructure
Peg Staeheli, landscape architect

Trees and WIres
Janet L. Brown and Greg Parkinson | Puget Sound Energy

Tree Ordinances – What Makes and Ordinance Work? (or Not)
Sarah Foster, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources

Good Tree / Bad Tree [A Panel Discussion]

• Matt Mega | Seattle Audubon Society
• Bill Ames | Seattle Department of Transportation
• Arthur Lee Jacobson, author of Trees of Seattle
• Jim Barborinas | Urban Forestry Nursery, Inc.
• Kate Day, certified arborist and landscape architect

Facilitated Discussion
Led by Chris Maser and Annette Frahm

Funding provided by:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Division
PNW Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
USDA Forest Service

Lunch support:
Davey Tree Expert Co.
Seattle Tree Preservation, Inc.

May 25, 2010
University of Washington Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture

Presentations:

Keynote Address
Denis Hayes, President | Bullitt Foundation

Saving Existing and Mature Trees During Development
Jim Barborinas, President | Urban Forestry Services

Innovative Design Incorporating Trees Successfully into Urban Infrastructure

• Silva Cells
  Curtis LaPierre, AICP, ASLA
• SEA-Streets
  Peggy Gaynor, ASLA | Gaynor, Inc.

Do You Know the Law?
Representatives from Seattle, Bellevue, Olympia and Renton

Focus Groups

Funding Provided by:
West Seattle Garden Tour
PNW Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture

Lunch Support:
Seattle Tree Preservation, Inc.
Davey Tree Expert Company
Bartlett Tree Experts

May 11, 2009
University of Washington Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture

Presentations:

If Green is the New Gold, Why Aren’t We All Rich?
Paul Reis, Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager, Oregon Department of Forestry

Communicating the Value of Trees

• Dr. Kathy Wolf | UW College of Forest Resources
• Ecosystem Services of Urban Trees and Climate Change
  Dr. Soo-Hyung Kim | UW College of Forest Resources

Technical Track for the Non-Arborist

• Killing Trees with Good Intentions: The Challenge of Saving Trees During Construction
  Tom Cook, professor emeritus, Oregon State University
• Tree Risk Assessment for the Non-Arborist
  Brian Gilles, owner | Gilles Consulting

Panel Discussion on Tree Ordinances
Dr. Kathy Wolf, Tina Cohen, Elizabeth Walker

Small Group and Round Table Discussions

Sponsors:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
PNW Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
Seattle reLeaf
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
City of Seattle Parks Department
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment