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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (Optional)

Tree & Beautification Board Academy – 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The I’s Have It – What’s Involved in a Community Tree Program including Identification of Trees, Inside Trees (tree biology), Inventory of Trees, Inspection of Trees, and Implementing a Management Plan. Lunch will be provided.
Registration Fee: $35/$25 AUFA members/ACES employees

Outdoor Arborist Workshop – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
with internationally renowned instructor and presenter Scott Prophett, ArborMaster Training. Learn tree climbing techniques and safety. Training will include the fundamentals of climbing, equipment, and the skills used in today’s tree care industry. Lunch will be provided. Download the registration form. Registration Fee: $45/$35 AUFA members

Walking Tour of the Trees in Historic Huntsville - 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Meet in Bevill Center Lobby. Depart via carpools. See the mature trees that grace bungalows and mansions. Free.
www.hsvgreen.info/UFTreeTour/UFTreetour.htm

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

  9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Alabama Urban Forestry Association Council Meeting.
                                           Members Welcome.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Desk open
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Trade Show/ Exhibits/ Silent Auction
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Municipal Urban Forester & Horticulturist Networking Lunch
                                            (Optional) Fee: $20

AFTERNOON EDUCATION SESSIONS
1:00 p.m. Welcome & Opening Comments. Hon. Mayor Loretta Spencer, City of Huntsville; Frank A. Franz, Ph. D, President of UAH; George Barker, AUFA President; Robert Redmon and Dorie Redmon, Conference Chairs
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Keynote Address: Tough Native Trees for the Urban Landscapewith Guy Sternberg, landscape architect, aborist, and author of Native Trees for North American Landscapes. With careful selection, native trees can suit nearly any purpose in community forestry. Experience a visual examination of various native trees—some very familiar, and others that should be planted or preserved much more often—with some notable examples of how adaptable they can be.
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Overview of Urban Stress Disorders: Predicting the Causes and Avoiding the Damage. Gary R. Johnson, Professor, Urban & Community Forestry, Dept of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota.
3:45 p.m. –4:30 p.m. How to Inventory and Manage Your Trees. Aaron Moskovitz, Davey Tree Resource Group will demonstrate Tree Keeper, a tree inventory software program.
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. AUFA Members Meeting. Open forum to discuss the needs of urban forestry and how our organization can make a difference in the state.

EVENING
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Shuttles depart for Huntsville Botanical Gardens.
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. “Supper & Suds with the Scarecrows” Reception at Huntsville
                                         Botanical Gardens. Guided Walking Tour and Reception at
                                         Huntsville Botanical Gardens. www.hsvbg.org.
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.  Shuttles depart for Bevill Conference Center.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.   Trade Show/ Exhibits
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.    Silent Auction
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast with Exhibitors/Door Prizes

MORNING EDUCATION SESSIONS
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. What’s Happening with Invasive Plants. Harvey Cotton, Executive Director for the Huntsville/Madison Co. Botanical Gardens and Member of Alabama Invasive Plant Council.
9:50 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. Responding to Storms. Rachel Buice, Deputy Director of Public Works, Columbus, GA.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Managing Ancient & Historic Trees. Guy Sternberg
Monumental and famous trees cannot be viewed as renewable resources in the urban landscape. We will examine what makes our heritage trees special and review some spectacular case studies showing how they should and should not be managed.
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Exhibitors, Book Signing with Guy Sternberg and Door Prizes

AFTERNOON EDUCATION SESSIONS

Track I: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Long Term Effects of Growing & Planting. Gary R. Johnson
Track I: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pests in the Urban Forest
Ken Creel, Regional Extension Agent, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Track I: 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. UAH Campus Tree Planting with Robert Redmon, Grounds Superintendent
Track I: 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Community-Based Restoration Initiatives. Charlene LeBleu, Asst. Professor, Landscape Architecture & Community Planning, Auburn U.
Track I: 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Urban Environmental Issues
Earl Gooding, PhD, Professor Community Planning & Urban Studies
School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Alabama Agricultural and
Mechanical University.

Track II: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Aerial Rescue & Lightning Protection Demonstrations. Stoney Gray, Plant Shepherd Plus and Wade Coshatt, Tree Techs
Track II: 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ANSI Standards Update. Herschel Hale, ISA Committee
Track II: 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. UAH Campus Tree Planting with Robert Redmon, Grounds Superintendent
Track II: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Guided Walking Tour of Trees on UAH Campus. See numerous tree species. Robert Redmon, UAH Grounds Superintendent
Track II: 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. UAH Campus Tree Planting with Robert Redmon, Grounds Superintendent

EVENING
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reception with Sponsors and AUFA Board and Council Members.
6:00 p.m. Silent Auction Closes
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. AUFA Annual Awards Dinner
                                       Sponsored by Alabama Power.
                                       2005 “Plant a Tree” Grant recipients announced.
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Desserts, Drinks and Dancing; cash bar.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21

8:30 a.m. check-in; 9:00 a.m.
ISA CERTIFIED ARBORIST EXAM - Arborist Certification, Tree Worker Certification and Utility Certification. Pre-Registration is mandatory. To register, call International Society of Arborists (ISA) at (217) 355-9411.

TOURS & ACTIVITIES (Optional)
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby. Depart via carpools.

Tour 1: Monte Sano State Park.
Interpretive walk covering park history, flora and fauna with Kent Wilburn. He will lead you on mountaintop trails with stunning vistas. 20 Maximum. Sign up in advance by Oct 20 at 2 p.m. $5 Donation includes $2 Park Fee.

Tour 2: Redstone Arsenal- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Redstone Arsenal is one of the U.S. Army's most important strategic posts. It is responsible for research, development, production and worldwide support of missiles, aviation, rockets and related programs. For more historical information on Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville, visit www.redstone.army.mil/history. See where NASA develops key space transportation and propulsion technologies, manages Space Shuttle propulsion elements and science aboard the International Space Station, and pursues scientific breakthroughs in space to improve human life here on earth.
Limited to 15. Register by Wed, Oct 12. Participants must provide social security number. Fee: $15.

Tour 3: The Hampton Cove Golf Course.
The Hampton Cove Golf Course is the northernmost of the nine stops on Alabama's famed Robert Trent Jones Trail. The 54 holes cover 650 acres in a river valley setting surrounded by mountains. Play 18-hole River Course and see the enormous black oak behind the 18th green, reputed to be the third oldest in the state at 250 years. The 18-hole Highlands Course, which is one of the gems of the Trail. Thousands of Japanese black pines, oaks, dogwoods, and crapemyrtles have been planted. Call 256-551-1818 for tee times.