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Annual Conference

2025 Annual Conference

Time Description
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
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

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.

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