[CANUFNET] CUFC9

[Mike Rosen]

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 Still Time to Register for the 9th Canadian Urban Forest Conference
(Sept 16, 2010, Truro, NS) The 9th Canadian Urban Forest Conference (CUFC9) is less than a month away - Oct. 5-7, 2010 in Truro, NS.
This is a "can't miss" event for foresters, arborists, city planners and environmentalists interested in Canada's urban forests.  Focused on the theme of Water, Trees & Communities a roster of expert speakers will discuss the benefits of urban trees to residents, best ways to expand existing urban forests and how to protect them from disease and mismanagement.
CUFC9 is a green conference, powered by Bullfrog Energy, with emphasis on recycling and offsetting carbon emissions through tree planting.
Register and visit our website at www.cufc9.ca<http://www.cufc9.ca>  to learn the up to date information on speakers, information sessions, and social events.
About Truro
Located 45 minutes northeast of Halifax's international airport, Truro fits the description of a true "tree" town  - it is home to Victoria Park, a 400 hectare forest in the heart of downtown; and to Lepper Brook, a 1,900 hectare watershed property which supplies the town and surrounding area its drinking water.  Truro is one of the few Atlantic communities to employ full-time staff dedicated to its urban forest, and was designated a "Green Streets Canada Community" in 1997 by Tree Canada.  Since that time Truro has participated as a host community in four other Tree Canada-led commemorative tree planting projects including: International Year of Older Persons (1999); 75th Anniversary of Canada Old Age Pension (2002); and Tree Canada - Home Hardware 40th Anniversary (2004).

About Tree Canada

Tree Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization established to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and rural environments. A winner of the Canadian Environmental Award (2007), Tree Canada engages Canadian companies, government agencies and individuals to support the planting of trees, the greening of schoolyards, and other efforts to sensitize Canadians to the benefits of planting and maintaining trees. To date, more than 76 million trees have been planted, more than 450 schoolyards have been greened, and Tree Canada has helped organize 8 national urban forest conferences. More information about Tree Canada is available at www.treecanada.ca<http://www.treecanada.ca> .

For further information contact:

Kelly Wynands
Administration & Events Coordinator, Town of Truro
(902) 893-6090
kwynands at truro.ca<mailto:kwynands at truro.ca>

Brian Kinsman
Councillor and Chair of the CUFC9 Organizing Committee, Town of Truro
(902) 662-5069
bkinsman at truro.ca<mailto:bkinsman at truro.ca>

Melissa Nisbett
Communications Officer
Tree Canada
(613) 567-5545, ext. 224
mnisbett at treecanada.ca<mailto:mnisbett at treecanada.ca>


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