MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020
| 7:00 | 13th Annual Britton Fund Ride |
| 10:00 | TREE Fund Golf Outing |
| 3:00 | Registration Opens |
| 5:00 | Tree Planting |
| 5:30 | Opening Ceremony & Reception with Exhibitors |
TUESDAY APRIL 28, 2020
| 7:00 | Registration Open, Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:00 | Welcome, President Molly Sinnott, Sinnott Consulting |
| 8:30 | Keynote – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Where a 50-Year Legacy Guides Environmentalism in the 21st Century for Lake Tahoe, Joanne Marchetta, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency |
| 9:45 | Morning Stretch with Exhibitors |
| 10:15 | Energy Flow from Sun to Soil, Kevin Smith, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service |
| 11:15 | “Lightning Rounds” – Alternative Sidewalks: Gordon Mann; Report Writing: Rick Gessner; Working with Wildlife: Ryan Gilpin |
| 11:50 | Awards Luncheon |
| 1:30 | Arborglyphs: Speaking through Trees, Joxe Mallea-Olaetxe, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2:15 | Pollinator Protection and Integrated Pest Management Practices, Kevin Burls, Ph.D., University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Reno |
| 3:15 | Afternoon Stretch with Exhibitors |
| 3:45 | Fire in the West: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going, Christina Restaino Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno |
| 4:45 | Alternative Pest Management Strategies, A.D. Ali, Ph.D., Davey Tree Expert Company |
| 5:30 | Happy Hour with Outdoor Exhibits |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020
| Concurrent Session 1 | Concurrent Session 2 | |
| 8:00 | Technology for the Climber, Consultant, & Company, Nick Araya, Ricardo Vasquez & Karina Nordbak, TreeCare LA | The Eclectic Urban Forest Planting Test: Taking Bold (and Simple) New Steps to Grow the Urban Forest of Tomorrow, Ian Kesterson, City of Berkeley |
| 9:05 | Danger>Hazard>Risk, a Review of Terminology used by Electric Utilities to Characterize Risk Posed by Trees, Geoff Kempter, Asplundh Tree Expert Company | Climate-ready trees: Predicting Urban Forest Responses to Climate-change, Taylor Crow, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| 10:05 | Morning Stretch with Exhibitors | |
| 10:30 | Forged in Fire: Arborist Options Before and After Fire, Jim Flott, Community Forestry Consultants, Inc. | How Technology & Math Help in Preserving Veteran Trees, Chris Rippey, City of Seattle Parks |
| 11:20 | Stay in the Game, Tracy Ryan-Johnson, Bay Cities Area Tree Preservation | Youth Engagement in Arboriculture: At-Height Experiences to Engage, Inspire, and Recruit, Chad Giblin, University of Minnesota |
| 12:05 | Lunch with Exhibitors | |
| Concurrent Session 3 | Concurrent Session 4 | |
| 1:05 | Investigative Visual Tree Assessment: A Strategic Approach to Diagnosing Tree Problems, Scott D. Baker, Tree Solutions, Inc. | Trees, Roots & the Urban Soil Environment, Heidi Kratsch, Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2:10 | Managing the Risk of Mature Trees – Advanced Tree Risk Assessment, Michael-Gerold Neumann, Forstmeister Consultants | Quantifying Shade Produced by the Urban Forest, Ed Mulrean, Ph.D., Enumeral Research and Consulting, LLC |
| 3:15 | Afternoon Stretch | |
| 3:45 | Tree Water Dynamics, A.D. Ali, Ph.D., Davey Tree Expert Company | ANSI A300 Pruning – Overview and how to use the Standard, Geoff Kempter, Asplundh Tree Expert Company |
| 4:20 | Trees in a Challenging Environment: Stormwater Basins, Igor Lacan, Ph.D., University of California Cooperative Extension, San Mateo/San Francisco | Are CODIT and Compartmentalization the Same Thing?, Kevin Smith, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service |
| 6:00 | Annual Banquet & Silent Auction | |
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020
| General Session | |
| 7:00 | Women in Arboriculture Breakfast (Ticketed event) Breaking Barriers, Jessika Mitchell, Davey Resource Group & Julia Gowin, CAL FIRE |
| 8:30 | Tree Selection and Species Diversity in the Urban Forest, Matt Ritter, Ph.D., Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| 9:15 | The Arborist and Tree Contractor at Trial: The Nuisance-Tree Case from Initial Consultation Through Verdict, Derek Simpson, Attorney at Law |
| 10:15 | Morning Stretch |
| 10:30 | Lightning Round: Saving Face, Literally!!, speaker TBD; Impact Investing/Socially Responsible Investing, Francine Lai |
| 11:15 | Peaks of Arboriculture: A Recap of Recent Technical Achievements, Scientific Discoveries, and Useful Resources for the Practicing Arborist, Igor Lacan, Ph.D. University of California Cooperative Extension, San Mateo/San Francisco |
| 12:00 | Conclusion of program – SEE YOU IN HUMBOLDT |
| 1:00 | OPTIONAL TREE TOUR – The Not-So-Urban Forest (Ticket Required) |
