[CANUFNET] Soils and Urban Trees Workshop

[Andy Kenney]

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 3rd and 4th, 2012.

 

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.

To download the complete brochure visit:
http://www.ufis.ca/pdf/Soils-and-Urban-Trees-2012.pdf

To register visit: http://www.ufis.ca/soil2012.php 

Who should attend?

*	Arborists
*	Landscape architects
*	Urban foresters
*	Parks and public works personnel
*	Landscapers
*	Tree nursery personnel
*	Students 
*	Anyone interested in improving urban soils and tree health!

Speakers:

William Bryant Logan is an award-winning natural history writer and
environmental columnist. He wrote the Cuttings column for the New York Times
and helped launch Garden Design 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 Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth.   

Paul Stamets 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
www.ted.com/speakers/paul_stamets.html 

Olaf Ribeiro, 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.

Peter Wild 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.

James Urban, 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. His 2008 book Up By Roots:
Healthy Trees and Soils in the Built Environment, has become one of the
principal tree and soil references, and won the ASLA Honor Award in 2009. 



 

 

 

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