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Thursday, March 12, 2009 TRACK A Reading Palms: The Future of Florida’s Signature Trees The use of palms continues to expand as they become dominant elements in the landscape. Increasingly, the health and survival of palms is being challenged by new insect pests and diseases, and a resurgence of established pests and diseases. Predicting the future is difficult, but we can learn from the past to help mitigate current and future problems. The Demise of Our North American Forests? This presentation will review historical, current, and potential impacts of imported, exotic invasive insects, diseases, and pest plants on North American Forests. Attention will be given to current and potential strategies to deal with these important realities. or TRACK B Tree Preservation: Saving Really Big Trees The politics and science of tree preservation as they relate to high profile, historic, grand, matriarch and other significantly large trees. This presentation will add emphasis to the partnerships necessary for the effort and the research-backed science to ensure success. Early Detection of Exotic Plant Pests and Diseases The Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program is a combined effort by state and federal agricultural agencies to conduct scientifically based surveys for the detection and monitoring of exotic plant pests of agricultural and natural plant resources and biological control agents. Survey targets include plant diseases/pathogens, nematodes, arthropods, weeds, and snails. Hors’ Deuvours, Cash Bar, and Live Entertainment FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 Building a Model of Urban Ecology Ecological fragments, especially in densely urbanized landscapes, may hold a key for sustainable living along the urban-wild interface. In other words, local conservation measures along Florida’s coastline must include backyard “refuges” of urban communities for the regional protection of native species and ecological processes that, ultimately, affect our own well-being. Using Pinellas County (FL) as a case-study, Dr. Rinker – a forest canopy ecologist – will identify those components of resource management essential for the long-term protection of otherwise endangered lands and waterways in a fragmented environment. Chemical Warfare: How to Make it Work Processes and environmental factors that affect uptake and movement throughout trees of systemic chemicals applied by arborists to the soil, roots, leaves, or trunk injected will be emphasized. Cellular structure of xylem and phloem will be illustrated and the differences between transport of applied chemicals in these two distinct conductive tissues will be contrasted. The considerable variation in anatomy among tree species that has important implications for distribution and efficacy of chemicals within trees will be discussed. Urban Forests from the Ground Down Urban forests can become a lasting resource only when trees develop good root systems. Practices that lead to good roots must begin in the nursery, and there is brand new information on how to do this. Roots must be cut appropriately when trees are planted to the landscape. We will also teach how appropriate root management in the first 25 years after planting results in a sustainable urban forest. Sustainable Landscape Design BREAKOUT SESSIONS TRACK A A Survey and Discussion of Tree Ordinances This presentation will include a survey and discussion of tree ordinances from around Florida. The discussion will focus on the practical aspects of such ordinances, including legal issues as well as issues related to consistency and enforcement of tree ordinances. Growing & Planting Sustainable Trees Urban forest sustainability begins in the nursery, goes beyond the components of traditional Grades and Standards, growing methodology and culminates in proper installation and maintenance techniques. This presentation will enable landscape architects and tree enforcement personnel to create more meaningful contact and code specifications, with heightened ability to ensure sustainability. The Urban Forest and its Relationship to Property Values Presentation includes a summary of published articles which have explored the relationship between a community's urban forest and its real estate values. An explanation of techniques which have been used to estimate the impact of trees upon the value of nearby property. or TRACK B Supporting Sustainability Collaborative working arrangements with the University of Florida School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of South Florida and Hillsborough County Extension, along with support from the US Forest Service and the FL Division of Forestry, have led to the incorporation of urban forest sustainability language into the City of Tampa’s 2008 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. As the City of Tampa has grown large areas of the region’s extensive forest land has been intermixed with urban development. Managing growth while protecting the environmental values inherent in the forest has become a challenge for local and county governments. Extension, in cooperation with various federal, state and local partners conducted a baseline inventory and analysis of the present condition and environmental value (public health, carbon sequestration, water quality, aquifer recharge, etc.) of this newly emerging urbanized forest. The outcomes from this investigation were presented to the City Council and to the general public through a symposium hosted by Mayor Pam Iorio. The collaborative team is now guiding City leaders through a strategic planning process that will incorporate public consensus issues into a programmatic and policy approach to urban forest management that supports comprehensive urban sustainability goals. This process of bringing science and technology to bear on pressing forest land use and environmental issues is being seen as a model for other metropolitan areas in the state and southeastern region of the United States. Tree Canopy Analysis The sustainability of our urban forests requires an understanding of the physical, biological and social interactions inherent within these dynamic systems. Remote sensing technologies coupled with statistical techniques appropriate for spatial analysis provide valuable tools for understanding these interactions. This talk will provide an overview of two remote sensing analyses conducted in Tampa: an examination of long-term tree cover change, and a very high resolution characterization of 2006 tree cover. The results of two specific investigations will also be presented, including: an evaluation of the impacts of Tampa 1974 tree ordinances, and an examination of the environmental equity of Tampa’s street trees. General applications of these techniques and results will be discussed in terms of the sustainability of Tampa’s urban forest. Soil Compaction and Establishment of Urban Landscapes: Threat and Opportunities Soil compaction is a serious problem that impacts establishment and post-establishment management of urban landscapes. Many current construction practices affect soil properties in an adverse manner. This presentation will include a discussion on causes of soil compaction and its impact on establishment of urban landscapes. Bar-B-Que, Bonfire and Live Entertainment
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009 TRACK A Growing More Roots in Less Space A chemical treatment for reducing the growth of trees under electric distribution wires has evolved as a powerful tool for arborists managing trees in urban landscapes. Fast growth of trees and the potential to reach great heights with wide spreading crowns are not always the most desirable, particularly in the limited space available in urban settings. By affecting the natural occurring hormones produced by trees, the chemical paclobutrazol can reduce growth and at the same time provide other benefits such as darker green leaves, enhanced root growth, greater tolerance to drought stress, and protection against some fungal diseases. The history of the development of this chemical, its application methods, and how it affects trees will be discussed.
Mangrove forests provide the first wave of buffering from major storm events and increased boat traffic. Over the past 40 years, the extent and diversity of these coastal forests have decreased by nearly 2 fold. As more and more of our coast lines become developed, nursery grounds for local avian and fish species have decreased at an alarming rate. or TRACK B Pollution and the Florida Fertilizer Law – Pending Course Approval Florida’s fertilizer law is a reality. Numerous counties have also drafted their own local fertilizer restrictions. All are designed to reduce water pollution. All are confusing. With the advent of enforcement, this presentation will simplify compliance. Whether you write fertilization specifications, or enforce them, this presentation will clarify and focus your understanding of this law. A New Planting Paradigm – Pending Course Approval A new paradigm for transplanting palm trees which ensures full and immediate marketability without the palm going into shock or a complete loss to the end user. This course will also review the 30 year history of the origins and development of growing practices for balled and burlapped (B&B) and containerized plants. Eco Expedition Family Picnic Lunch FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 9:15 am - 4:30 pm Avoiding the Lawyers Food Chain – Course # 000082398 This presentation will provide attendees with an overview of why professionals get sued and how best to avoid the resulting conflict. The most commonly made errors and omissions in landscape architecture will be discussed and presented based upon actual case scenarios. The professional conduct reasonably necessary for conflict avoidance will be presented. This course will be presented indoors and include actual designs, diagrams, contract language, and other criteria commonly a component of litigation. Pollution and the Florida Fertilizer Law – Pending Course Approval Florida’s fertilizer law is a reality. Numerous counties have also drafted their own local fertilizer restrictions. All are designed to reduce water pollution. All are confusing. With the advent of enforcement, this presentation will simplify compliance. Whether you write fertilization specifications, or enforce them, this presentation will clarify and focus your understanding of this law. A New Planting Paradigm – Pending Course Approval A new paradigm for transplanting palm trees which ensures full and immediate marketability without the palm going into shock or a complete loss to the end user. This course will also review the 30 year history of the origins and development of growing practices for balled and burlapped (B&B) and containerized plants. Florida Building Code Advanced Course – Pending Course Approval Bar-B-Que, Bonfire and Live Entertainment |
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