Trees Forever is hosting a Trees & Water Quality Symposium in Moline, IL on September 9, 2010. You don't want to miss the opportunity to hear Randy Neprash of Bonestroo and the Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition give a presentation on "Integrating Trees for Water Quality in Your Community." This Symposium is filled with valuable information for all, with agriculture and community tracks throughout the day.
8:30 am Registration
9 am Opening Session- Welcome & Opening Remarks
Morning Keynote:
Why We Need to Get Trees Back in American Agriculture
~ Tom Sauer, Research Soil Scientist, National Laboratory for Agriculture & the Environment
The growth habits and nutrient cycling properties of trees are distinctly different from those of crop species. These differences offer multiple opportunities to not only reduce N and P transport to groundwater and surface waters but also to improve nutrient use efficiency and help mitigate climate change. The multiple benefits of more trees in agricultural landscapes will be presented as a practice to enhance the resilience of agroecosystems and improve environmental quality.
10:15 am Workshop
The Good, the Bad, and the Weedy: Maintaining Your Buffer for Success
~ Gwen Kolb, Ilinois State Coordinator, US Fish & Wildlife Service –
The riparian buffer has been planted, now what? Learn methods for managing a healthy streamside ecosystem by maintaining an effective buffer.
What is a Healthy Community Forest?
~ Jim Tresouthick, Village of Homewood Arborist, Homewood, Illinois
Discover the processes needed to manage a healthy community forest and learn how the Village of Homewood has responded to the arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer.
11:30-1:30 pm Luncheon
Keynote: Integrating Trees with Stormwater Management: A Reason For Public Works Engineers to Hug Trees
Randy Neprash, P.E., Minnesota Cities Stormwater Coalition and Bonestroo, Inc.
Managing stormwater through the benefits of trees, a sharing of examples and ideas of how to integrate trees to improve water quality and manage stormwater.
1:45 pm Workshops
Ag Panel: Incorporating More Trees and Vegetation on Your Farm
~Moderator: Dennis Vercler
Roger Hunt, Trees Forever Field Coordinator/ Design Specialist
Leon Sigwarth, Producer, Dubuque County, Iowa
Tom Sauer, National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment
Van Bitner, Producer, Mason County, Illinois
Hear from participants in the Illinois Buffer Partnership and Working Watersheds and Beyond about how and why they incorporated trees and vegetations on their farms to resolve a multitude of issues.
EAB Panel: Preparing For Emerald Ash Borer
~Moderator: Debbie Fluegel
Paul Deizman, Illinois Dept. of Agriculture
Christopher Johnson, City Forester for Davenport, Iowa
Elizabeth Burns, USDA, APHIS
Emma Bruemmer, State Urban Forester, Iowa DNR
A panel of experts discusses the Emerald Ash Borer, where it is now, and how communities can prepare for its imminent arrival.
3 pm Adjourn
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