The California Urban Forests Council, The Municipal Superintendant's Association,
The Alliance for Community Trees, & The Inland Urban Forest Council
invite you to attend:
Pechanga Resort and Casino
October 5-7, 2010
This year the California Urban Forest Conference is brought to you by a great partnership forged between The California Urban Forests Council, The Maintenance Superintendents Association, The Alliance for Community Trees, and the Inland Urban Forest Council! We are offering overlapped & intertwined educational conference opportunities.
Join municipal arborists, public works managers, urban forest managers, landscape design professionals, planners, non-profits, public health advocates, and those interested in community trees from across California and the nation for 2½ days of networking, plenary sessions and peer presentations, industry updates, information about the latest products and services, and the annual CA Urban Forestry Awards. With a focus on the opportunities afforded to us by looking squarely at the issues that arise between the green and grey infrastructure, together we can address solutions where everyone benefits, and communities grown healthier in the process. Everyone will leave the conference with tools to positively address change once back at home.
Bring your family and friends and stay for the weekend enjoying the local amenities; hiking, touring local wineries, and horseback riding. Of course Pechanga has a fabulous golf course and spa. The weather should be beautiful and the beaches are a quick drive west to Orange County or San Diego!
Please take a moment to look over the agenda for the conference. We are fortunate to have two exceptional keynote speakers, Dr. Jim Clark, from Hortscience addressing "Arboriculture in the 21st Century - 25 Years of Improvement," and Dr. Dick Jackson, from the UCLA School of Public Health, addressing "The Built Environment & Human Health." We will jump start this event with thought and action provoking information. We have been extremely privileged to assemble a cast of presenters with fresh ideas and solutions to further define the direction of urban and community forestry. We think you will agree. Please join us. Registration, lodging, and additional highlights captured below!
Additional Conference Highlights:
+ MSA, CaUFC & ACT attendee can feel free to attend any partner sessions
on October 6th & 7th to better understand issues & opportunities!
+ The MSA holds a large trade-show covering an entire parking lot!
+ An extra 1/2 day of presentation have been added over previous conferences
+ The Santa Rosa Plateau Tour - see below for details
+ The Great Oak Tour - pending opportunity, see below for details
+ Luxurious hotel accommodations: golfing, spa, hiking, & gambling, if you are so
inclined. There is a smoke-free casino as well!
CaUFC & ACT CONFERENCE AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE
MSA'S CONFERENCE AGENDA - (MSA conference begins on 10/3 and runs through
10/8/10. To register for the full MSA conference instead go to www.gomsa.net)
ON-LINE REGISTRATION - for 10/5/10 through 10/7/10
Scholarships are available for ACT & non-profit attendees for the 10/5-10/7/10 CA Urban Forest Conference, not the full MSA conference
TO REGISTER & PAY BY CHECK
ISA & CAUFC CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS - applied for updated soon!
LODGING
Pechanga Resort and Casino
45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula CA 92592
For more general information; 1-877-711-2WIN
For hotel registration at the reduced conference rate, click here
YOU MUST USE THE CODE "SMA1010" TO GET THE SPECIAL $109 A NIGHT CONFERENCE RATE (The SMA is not a typo for MSA - but an assigned code by the resort!)
You can also make your reservations by phone at: 1-888-732-4264
Driving directions to the hotel: click here
SANTA ROSA PLATEAU TOUR - Visit a wonderful reserve with many rare and endangered species. Take a one hour, easy, educational, walking tour, enjoy lunch, beauty, and camaraderie! Click here for tour information and websites
THE GREAT OAK TOUR - The largest natural-growing, indigenous live oak tree in the United States, the Great Oak is estimated to be up to 1,500 years old. We are working with the hotel now to schedule tours to this environmental wonder. These tours will be throughout the course of the conference and the timeframes are to be determined by the hotel, so you may need to get up from a session in order to visit this fabled arboreal ancestor! We will notify you of the how, when, and where when you check-in at the conference registration table. Click here for a link to the tree's website.
THE MSA GALA BANQUET - MSA is inviting you to spend a high-styled, fun and delicious evening with them at their annual gala event, a nice way to wrap up your visit to Pechanga. You can register for the gala at our online registration site while you are registering for the conference. More information will be forthcoming about this event.
Questions? Contact Nancy Hughes at njhughes@caufc.org
We are enormously grateful to our sponsors:
