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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=376 height=218 src="cid:image004.jpg@01CD0CC7.19E22A50" align=left hspace=12 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US>Urban Forest Innovative Solutions is pleased to announce the 2012 Soils and Urban Tree Conference, to be hosted at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Forestry in Vancouver on May 3<sup>rd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup>,<sup> </sup>2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US>Sponsored by Tree Canada, the conference brings together five leading soil experts for two days of lectures and field studies to present the latest concepts relating to ideal soil structure and biology. Attendees will learn how a new breed of arborists are growing healthy trees and preserving mature trees by literally looking at the roots of tree care.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=EN-US>To download the complete brochure visit</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: <a href="http://www.ufis.ca/pdf/Soils-and-Urban-Trees-2012.pdf">http://www.ufis.ca/pdf/Soils-and-Urban-Trees-2012.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=EN-US>To register visit</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: <a href="http://www.ufis.ca/soil2012.php">http://www.ufis.ca/soil2012.php</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US>Who should attend?<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Arborists<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Landscape architects<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Urban foresters<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Parks and public works personnel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Landscapers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Tree nursery personnel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Students <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Anyone interested in improving urban soils and tree health!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=EN-US>Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=EN-US>William Bryant Logan </span></b><span lang=EN-US>is an award-winning natural history writer and environmental columnist. He wrote the Cuttings column for the <i>New York Times</i> and helped launch <i>Garden Design </i>magazine. Bill has been a contributor to numerous magazines. His book on gardening tools won the Best Book of the Year award from the Garden Writers Association of America. In 1992, he founded Urban Arborists to care for trees in New York City. Three years later he published <i>Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=EN-US>Paul Stamets </span></b><span lang=EN-US>has been a dedicated mycologist for over thirty years. Over this time, he has discovered and co-authored four new species of mushrooms and pioneered numerous techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He has been named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionairies Who Are Changing the World” for his pioneering research and applied mycology. See Paul’s TED Talk at <a href="http://www.ted.com/speakers/paul_stamets.html">www.ted.com/speakers/paul_stamets.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><i><span lang=EN-US>Olaf Ribeiro,</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US> B.S. (Agr.), M.S. (Plant Pathology), Ph.D. (Plant Pathology & Genetics). Olaf has over 30 years experience in diagnosing plant health problems in both the U.S and overseas. He has published over 50 scientific papers in refereed international journals as well as many popular articles on plant diseases and tree preservation. He is internationally recognized for saving historic and ancient trees by improving their health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><i><span lang=EN-US>Peter Wild</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US> is the founder and CEO of Arborjet Inc., a manufacturer of tree injection systems and medicaments. Wild is also the president and owner of Boston Tree Preservation, an organic-based, proactive tree-care business founded in 1977. He was one of the first people to develop and use vermicomposting for fertilization and disease and insect pest management.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><i><span lang=EN-US>James Urban, </span></i></b><span lang=EN-US>FASLA, specializes in the design of tree plantings and soils in urban spaces. He has written and lectured extensively on the subject of urban tree planting and has been responsible for the introduction of numerous innovations, including many leading-edge standards relating to urban tree plantings across North America. 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