Green Horizons

Beautiful, well-maintained trees along a city’s streets, in its parks, and among its homes and businesses contribute greatly to its overall appearance and character. These trees are an integral part of the community’s "green infrastructure." This "community forest" provides shade from the summer’s sun, slows winter’s winds, stores atmospheric carbon, provides oxygen, and prevents runoff.

The "Community Forestry At Its Best" National Conference provides valuable information to the many professionals and volunteers from the public and private sectors that are involved with or interested in improving and maintaining their community’s valuable tree resource. Building a successful community forestry program is a big undertaking in the face of budget cuts, development, and other challenges. This conference is designed to help you meet those challenges whether they are technical, political, fiscal, or educational.

This conference will address important new techniques, ideas, and trends in urban forestry. Particular attention will be placed on tree planting and planning, working with children and youth, building organizational support for community forests, community trees and public policy, working with volunteers, and responding to challenges creatively.

Attending this conference can provide direction and guidance to those individuals seeking to gain Tree City USA® recognition for their community. Likewise, it can provide important information to those working in existing Tree City USAs who are trying to grow and maintain their urban forestry programs. "Community Forestry At Its Best" provides a national forum to strengthen cooperation and the exchange of ideas among all members of the urban forestry community.

For more information, visit www.arborday.org/programs/conferences/communityforestry/