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EN-CA">Don't be disappointed! The <b>2012 Women's</b> <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Arboriculture
Conference </b>registrants
are talking and these are some of their comments;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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am very interested and would love to see this
conference and to share the interesting work we are
doing."<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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like
a great conference!</span></i><i
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looks
excellent! Kudos to you for getting this rolling."<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
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conference
line-up of speakers. Good luck with registrations.
Our company will send somebody for sure."<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><b><span
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delegates from across Canada and the western U.S. as we
meet, listen, learn and discuss tree issues with:</span></b><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b> Dr. Kathleen Wolf</b> on the evidence for why
we need trees in cities and how urban forests positively
affect a variety of economic outcomes. Learn about
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), a companion
certification within the LEEDS certificate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">- <b>Dr. Nancy Turner</b> on trees in the lives of
First Nation Peoples in North America, specifically the
western red cedar, yellow cedar and birch. Learn about the
relationship between humans and the natural world. Follow
the lessons provided by the birch tree to lead us to live
a more sustainable life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Dr. Brenda Callan </b>on tree decay and root
diseases and the historical contributions of Canadian
women mycologist s. Improve your abilities as an
arborist to detect decay and diseases in trees from the
foremost authority in western Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Sheila Flint</b>, the first Canadian to win
the National Arbor Day Award in 2010, on the importance of
getting children to become passionate about trees. Hear
about 30 years in municipal tree care, the do’s, the
don'ts, and the bloopers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Nancy McLean</b> will talk about finding the
Rosetta Stone for tree talk and will discuss in landscape
architect dialect about tree selection. She will also talk
about how to convince the non-believers that tree canopy
is critical. Tackling the issues from a political
perspective reinforces the goals. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Susan Murray</b> on preventative tree
maintenance and repair: a look at historical and current
practice with examples from around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Karen Cummins</b> on sustainable landscape
principles and practices working with nature. Planning and
caring for trees are at the heart of any holistic
strategy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Tracy Ferreira</b> on "One Woman's work at The
Gardens". Pest management at a 'perfect' garden, the
challenges, the successes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:
EN-CA">-<b>Theresa Kishkan</b>, winner of the Readers'
Choice Award from the Canadian Creative Non‐Fiction
Collective in 2009, and the 2010 Edna Staebler Prize,
sharing a life remembered through the trees she knew.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;">Register now and don't be
disappointed that you missed it! Join us at
Tigh-Na-Mara in March <br>
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discounts available !</span></p>
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welcome to attend !</span></p>
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Verna Mumby, Organizer <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.womenarborists.ca">www.womenarborists.ca</a>
2012 Women's Arboriculture Conference
March 21-23, 2012
Tigh-Na- Mara Conference Centre
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MUMBY'S ARBORICULTURE CONSULTING <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.treelady.ca">www.treelady.ca</a>
Verna Mumby
Organizer for 2012 Women's Arboriculture Conference
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.womenarborists.ca">www.womenarborists.ca</a>
ISA Certified Arborist PR-0113A
Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists
Certified Tree Risk Assessor CTRA 054
Wildlife Danger Tree Assessor P1128
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