AN URBAN FOREST SUMMIT FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES

October 3rd

9am to Noon

War Memorial Building

Room 3

3325 Zoo Park Drive

San Diego

Free Parking in the adjacent North Zoo Parking Lot

This is a FREE event!

This summit is designed to provide valuable management information for all of the regions public agencies in five key areas;

Climate Action Plans	Crystal Najera, Encinitas Climate Action Plan Program Administrator, will discuss the role of trees in reducing carbon emissions in the City of Encinitas
Budgets and Funding for Urban Forests	Brian Widener City of San Diego Urban Forester will discuss how agency tree maintenance is funded and unique outside of the box ways of getting tree work done as a public agency.
Pest Detection Planning	A review of the current pest concerns relating to trees for San Diego county and how to be poised to defend against future invasions by John Kabashima, MBA, Ph.D. University of California Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus
Preparing for Fires	Lynnette Short, CAL FIRE Regional Urban Forester will review common misconceptions about urban trees and fire hazards, and what we as Urban Foresters can do to optimize urban forest benefits while maintaining fire safe practices.
Preparing for water shortages	A discussion of some of the latest outlooks on water usage in California. Additionally a review of some of the innovative ways to keep landscapes and trees thriving despite drought restrictions.