2025 Annual Conference
Time | Description |
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7:30-8:15 | Registration and Coffee |
8:15-8:30 | Opening Session Annual Meeting |
8:30-8:45 | Massachusetts Urban and Community Forestry Update—Julie Coop |
9:45-9:35 | Massachusetts Forest Health Update—Nicole Keleher |
9:35-10:05 | Break with Exhibitors |
10:05-11:05 | Untold History of Women In Arboriculure—Jean Zimmerman |
11:05-12:00 | Tree Success Stories—Andy Hillman |
12:00-1:10 | Luncheon—Banquet and Annual Meeting |
1:10-2:10 | Keynote: How Racism Has Affected Trees and People in our Cities—Dr. Christine Charmichael |
2:10-2:50 | Break with Exhibitors |
2:50-3:50 | Raising the Next Generation of Urban Foresters—Leah Grigorov & Nicole Forsyth |
4:00-4:30 | Wrap-Up and Door Prizes |
4:30-6:00 | Reception in Exhibit Hall. Join us for a social generously supported by our exhibitors. |
Time | Description |
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8:30-9:15 | Registration and Coffee |
9:15-10:15 | Beech Leaf Disease Update—Dr. Matt Borden |
10:15-10:55 | Break with Exhibitors |
10:55-11:55 | WTCW Safety Talk—Bear LeVangie & Melissa Ingersoll |
11:55-12:45 | Lunch |
12:50-1:50 | Professor Pricklethorn's Benefits of Trees—Warren Hoselton |
1:55-2:45 | Trees and Shrubs in the Landscape: 2024 Disease Review—Dr. Nicholas J. Brazee |
2:45 | Childs Fund Raffle, Door Prizes and Closing |
Registration Information
FAQs
MTWFA’s educational programs are made possible through a grant from the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bureau of Forestry.
If attending the Annual Conference is a financial burden, the ​USDA Forest Service through the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation ​Urban and Community Forestry Program has provided grant dollars to support conference registration. Please contact staff@masstreewardens.org for more information.