SMART RETAIL DEVELOPMENT:  MONEY GROWS ON TREES!

A Conference for Tree Advocates, Tree Professionals, Developers, Businesses, and Community Leaders                              

Wednesday, November 17:

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.  Off-site bike ride and tree planting (please e-mail gufc@gufc.org if participating)

12-2 p.m.: Check-in/Registration

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.:  Pre-Conference Workshops:

Athena Ballroom A: New On-line Application Process for Tree City USA  Learn about the Tree City USA® program, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters and the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Athena Ballroom B:   An Update on Forest Pests Issues with James Johnson, Interim Chief, Management Department, and Scott Griffin, Forest Health Specialist, Georgia Forestry Commission

2:00 -4:00 p.m.:  Opening Session with KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Athena Ballroom E

·         Commercial Properties that Did it Right and Why They Did it Right 

Eric Shade, ASLA, Site Solutions and Cris Burgum, Regional Director, Cousins Properties

·         Panel Discussion with Dan Whitehead, Moderator; Bill Green, WC Bradley Co., Property Owner; David Shostak, Arborist, Alpharetta; plus speakers above

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Break with Exhibitors

4:30 -5:30 p.m.  Concurrent sessions (3) Athena Ballroom A, B, & C

·         Before & After: Retrofitting Existing Shopping Centers with trees

Dorothy McDaniel, Executive Director, Trees ColumbusKris Thomas, Director Landscaping, City of Dalton Gordon Denney, Landscape Architect, City of Savannah

·         Thriving on Main Street, Georgia:” PART A – Tree Selection and Design for Retail Areas – Dan Whitehead, Horticulturist, Moon’s Tree Farm

·         From the Consumer’s Perspective:  What the LOHAS want/Athens Case Study

Susan Reisch, Georgia Forestry Commission and Connie Head, Consulting Arborist, Technical Forestry Services

Restaurant Dine-Around in Athens

Thursday, November 18:

7:00 – 8:00 pm.:  Check-in/Continental Breakfast                                                          

8:00 – 10:00:  General session: Athena Ballroom E

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Kim Coder, Warnell School of Forestry, UGA

·         “Simple Tools of Tree Conservation:  Assessment & Prevention”

10:00- 10:30 a.m.:  Break with Exhibitors

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.:   Concurrent sessions (2)  Athena Ballroom A & B

·         The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management in Retail Areas

Eric Shade, ASLA, Site Solutions

·         Trees and Signs Can Co-exist!  How Do You Do It?

David Rast, Director of Planning, Peachtree City

Chris Hughes, Landscape Architect, Brookwood Consulting, Athens

Connie Tabor, Planning & Main Street Director, City of Toccoa

11:30 – noon:   Break with exhibitors

Noon – 1:30 p.m.:  Georgia Urban Forestry Annual Awards Luncheon  Athena Ballroom E

Recognizing individuals, organizations, businesses, elected officials and others around

the state that have contributed to healthy urban forests

1:30 – 2 p.m.:  Break with exhibitors

2:00 – 3:00 p.m:   Concurrent Sessions (2)  Athena Ballroom A & B

·         Tree Board Roundtable – What have we learned?  Taking conference information back to our communities

Moderated by Joan Scales, Partnership Coordinator, Georgia Forestry Commission

·         Thriving on Main Street, Georgia:” PART B:  Healthcare for Trees in Retail Areas –Rob Swanson, Certified Arborist, Specimen Tree

3:00  adjourn

POST-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY:  UGA CAMPUS TREE TOUR  (meet at the arches)