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TREES FLORIDA 2017
Conference and Trade Show
June 5-6-7
(note format for 2017: MONDAY-TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY)
Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, FL

CEUs offered
  (see details below):   
ISA (up to 19 CEUs over 3 days), BCMA, Municipal, Utility, Tree Worker
FACE, FDACS, FNGLA, LIAF, SAF and
LA (provider #0004488)

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MONDAY    

Tree Academy Day

ACADEMY 1 | Palm Anatomy and Palm Problem Diagnosis
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM - Lunch provided
ISA CEUs:  Arborist (6), Municipal (6), Climber Specialist (6), BCMA (3-P, 3-S)
Other CEUs: FACE (6), FDACS, FNGLA (4), LIAF (4), SAF (6), LA (6: course #0010676)

• Palm Anatomy and Palm Problem Diagnosis - Dr. Monica Elliott, UF Fort Lauderdale REC
• Palm Nutritional Deficiencies and Physiological Disorders - Dr. Tim Broschat, UF Fort Lauderdale REC
• Palm Diseases - Dr. Monica Elliott, UF Fort Lauderdale REC
• Palm Fertilization - Dr. Tim Broschat, UF Fort Lauderdale REC

ACADEMY 2 | A Full-Day Diagnostics Workshop
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM - Lunch provided.  
ISA CEUs: Arborist (6), Municipal (6), Climber Specialist (6), BCMA (6-S)
Other CEUs: FACE (6), FDACS (applied for), FNGLA (4), LIAF (4), SAF (6), LA (6: course #0010677)

• 20 Questions for Diagnosing Plant Problems - Celeste White, UF-IFAS Orange County Extension  
• Emerging Diseases and Rots in Trees - Dr. Jason Smith, UF - Forest Pathology  
• What’s Wrong with This Picture? - Dr. A.D. Ali, The Davey Tree Expert Company  
• Current and Emerging Insect Issues - Jeff Eickwort, Florida Forest Service
  

Past Presidents' Welcome Reception With Exhibitors, Sponsors, and Silent Auction (5:00 PM to 6:30 PM)

TreesAreCool Pub Crawl (7:00 PM to 11:00 PM)

TUESDAY
GENERAL SESSION
8:00 AM to 2:30 PM - Lunch provided
ISA CEUs: Arborist (4.75), Municipal (4.75), Utility (.75), Climber Specialist (4.75), BCMA (3.75-M,1-S)
Other CEUs:  FACE (3.75), FNGLA (4), LIAF (4), SAF (3.5), LA (3.75: course #0010675)

• Designing High Profile Urban Tree Plantings - James Urban, Office of James Urban, FASLA, Annapolis, MD
• Suppressing Root Diseases with Mulches - Dr. James Downer, Ventura County Cooperative Extension, Ventura, CA
• Life Cycle Curves for an Urban Context in Forest and Tree Management - Dr. Jason Grabosky, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• What Motivates Utilities to Trim Trees the Way They Do? - John Tamsberg, FPL (retired)
• Adapting National Soil Specifications to Florida Soils - James Urban, Office of James Urban, FASLA, Annapolis, MD

BREAKOUT SESSION 1 "What's Up Doc?"
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
ISA CEUs: Arborist (2), Municipal (2), Climber Specialist (2), BCMA ( .5-M, 1.5-S)
Other CEUs:  FACE (2), FDACS (2), SAF (2), LA (2: course #0010674)

• Update on Metsulfuron Herbicide - Dr. Jason Smith, UF - School of Forest Resources & Conservation
• How Green are (Urban) Trees? - Dr. Andrew Koeser, UF - Gulf Coast REC
• Tree Research: Patience in a Time of Immediacy - Dr. Jason Grabosky, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• What’s New with Ganoderma Research - Dr. Jason Smith, UF - School of Forest Resources & Conservation

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 "Urban Forestry" 
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
ISA CEUs: Arborist (2), Municipal (2), Climber Specialist (2), BCMA (1.5-P, .5-S)
Other CEUs:  FACE (2), FDACS (1), SAF (2) , LA (2: course #0010671)

• Mature Tree Pruning - Sebastian Koerber, German Tree Solutions, LLC
• Invasives Control - Rick Joyce, Forestry Resources Ecological, Inc.
• Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Wood Durability and Decay - Dr. Brad Oberle, New College
• Assessing Existing Soils Without a Soil Expert - James Urban, Office of James Urban, FASLA, Annapolis, MD

Tuesday Night Lawn Party
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Meet us on the Lawn at Hammock Beach Ocean Bar... family, friends and fun! Dress is casual-tropical. Wear your conference badge for admittance!

WEDNESDAY  
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 "What's Up Doc?"
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM 

ISA CEUs: Arborist (2), Municipal (2), Climber Specialist (2), BCMA ( .5-M, 1.5-S)
Other CEUs:  FACE (2), FDACS (2), SAF (2) , LA (2: course #0010674)

• Update on Metsulfuron Herbicide - Dr. Jason Smith, UF - School of Forest Resources & Conservation
• How Green are (Urban) Trees? - Dr. Andrew Koeser, UF - Gulf Coast REC
• Tree Research: Patience in a Time of Immediacy - Dr. Jason Grabosky, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• What’s New with Ganoderma Research - Dr. Jason Smith, UF - School of Forest Resources & Conservation

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 "Urban Forestry" 
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
ISA CEUs: Arborist (2), Municipal (2), Climber Specialist (2), BCMA (1.5-M, .5-P)
Other CEUs:  FACE (2), SAF (2), LA (2: course #0010673)

• Static Pull Tests - Sebastian Koerber, German Tree Solutions, LLC 
• Mobile and Web-based Tree Inventory Technology - Dr. Shawn Landry, Professor, USF - School of Geosciences  
• Web Mapping Tools: Google, Bing and i-Tree - Mike Binkley, Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent, OH
• Implementing LiDar Technology in Your Vegetation Management Program - Dan Marsh, FPL
  

10:30 AM Silent Auction Bidding Ends - remember to pay for and pick up your TREE Fund Silent Auction items by 10:45 AM!

GENERAL SESSION
10:45 AM to 3:15 PM - Lunch will be provided; Florida Chapter Awards presented
ISA CEUs: Arborist (4.25), Municipal (4.25), Climber Specialist (4.25), BCMA (3.5-M, .75-S)
Other CEUs: FACE (3.25), FNGLA (4), LIAF (4), SAF (3), LA (3.25: course #0010672) 

• Pavement and Soil Types and Trees... Oh My! - Dr. Jason Grabosky, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• LUNCHEON WITH GUEST SPEAKER: Trees in the Chernobyl Nuclear Zone - Dr. James Downer, UC-Ventura County Cooperative Extension, Ventura, CA
• Florida Chapter Awards presentation - Joe Samnik, Florida Chapter Awards Chair
• Flowering Trees for South and Central Florida Landscapes - Stephen Brown, UF-IFAS Lee County Extension
• Appraising the Tree that Provides the Lost Forest Functions - Joe Samnik, Samnik & Ballard Expert Tree Consultants, LLC
• Tracking TRAQ - Dr. Andrew Koeser, UF - Gulf Coast REC
  
  3:15 PM Conference Adjourns
  

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