MS Urban Foresty Council

Sponsored in part by the MS Forestry Commission, the USDA Forest Service and the Southern Chapter of State Foresters



You will not want to miss this event. This will be the only chance to hear this line up of speakers. Learn more about grants, jobs, better communities and neighborhoods, plus green initiatives for land owners. Go Green, $ee Green. The event is partially paid for with grants, so registration is at an all time low and scholarship are available.
You may register at the door.

February 9th-10th, 2011
9AM-5PM Each Day
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, Mississippi
Register Now- Seating Limited

Featuring Nationally Renowned Authors and Speakers:
Randall Arendt, Conservation Planner
Buck Abbey, ASLA and Great Neighborhoods, Healthy Neighborhoods- Rick Duke, Director, Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship


This event will feature nationally renowned author, Randall Arendt – ENVISIONING BETTER COMMUNITIES, SEE MORE OPTIONS and his latest book, Making Wiser Choices, Transforming Your Town: Towards a Smarter, More Sustainable Future. Randall Arendt is a landscape planner, site designer, author, lecturer and an advocate of "conservation planning." He is the country's most sought-after speaker on the topic of creative development design as a conservation tool. Also featuring, Buck Abbey who has taught within all areas of community development but in recent years has focused on teaching within natural systems and landscape technology. Presentation includes site engineering, (site grading, structures and systems), plant materials, planting design, professional practice and the green law seminar and author of Green Laws and Super Tree Ordinances and Landscape Codes.
Conference participants will receive a free‘Green Infrastructure’ Tool Kit consisting of resource guides,grant sources, model policies and ordinances, Virtual makeoverCD,MississippiTrees CD andComprehensive “green planning” CD.





Celebrate the 85th annual Mississippi Arbor Week by attending the conference to learn about the newest aspects of “Greening Your Community, Home or Business.” Your registration covers touring the museum, visiting a conservation design development and a chance to enjoy networking. The conference will cover a wide variety of topics and strategies of interest to community leaders, homeowners and business owners. Creating greener and healthier communities improves economic development, creates better places to live and play, leaving a legacy for many generations. Registration is below. For more information contact the Mississippi Urban Forest Council, Executive Director, Donna Yowell at (601) 672-0755 or dyowell@aol.com.
Agenda:
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
8:30AM- 9AM Registration – Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
9:00AM- 9:15AM Welcome to the Conference- Mayor Rod Nicholson
9:15AM-9:30AM The Connection of It All - Donna Yowell, MS Urbna Forest Council
9:30AM-10AM “Concept 2050-Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Achieve Environmentally Responsible
Development” – Jack Moody, Ms Development Authority
10AM-Noon Enhancing the Appearance of Downtown and Highway Business Corridors – Randall Arendt
Noon- 1PM Picnic Lunch at the MS Museum of Natural Science
1PM- 2:30PM Greener Neighborhoods, Either Revitalized or New – Randall Arendt
2:30PM-3:15PM Sustainable Site Development & Energy Conservation – Bob Brzuszek, MS State University, School of Landscape Architecture
3:15PM-4PM Enhancing Conservation and Income Potential on Community Forests – Daryl Jones,Ph.D., Natural Resource Enterprise Program
4PM- 4:45PM How to Incorporate Green Infrastructure Principles into Local Strategies”- Shelley Johnstone, AICP, Director of Community Development, City of Hernando
5:30PM-9:00PM President’s Reception & “ReLeaf and Rhythm” hosted by the Renaissance,Ridgeland,MS. Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt in the Renaissance, Ridgeland MS. Hosted by the Ridgeland Convention and Visitors Bureau and the stores of the Renaissance. The walking tour will include a presentation about the “green” aspects of developing the Renaissance and prizes.

Thursday, February 10, 2011
9:30AM-10:15AM Placing Value on Trees and Landscapes – Dr. Stephen Dicke, MS State Extension Forester
10:15AM- 11:30AM Sustainable Urban Forestry and Developing Green Policy – Buck Abbey, LSU Green laws
11:30AM-12:00PM Trees and Watershed Health – Janet Chapman, MDEQ
12:00PM Lunch on Your Own – MUFC Membership Meeting

1:00 PM-5:00PM Go Green, $ee Green Workshop– This workshop will be presented by a team of experts covering subjects such as running a community forestry program on a budget, obtaining grants and financial assistance, free green infrastructure, creating gardens and green spaces, developing effective local teams, converting unsightly areas into assets, re-vitalizing your community, improving the quality of community spaces, creating the best comprehensive plan, and much more.
1. Grants and Finding the Money for Greening – Tony Anderson, Director, The Lets Raise A Million Project, Atlanta, Georgia
2. Green Remediation and Brownfields, Trey Hess, Ms Department of Environmental Quality
3. Great Neighborhoods, Healthy Neighborhoods- Rick Duke, Director, Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
4. Types of Green Space and Gardens In Your Community – Donna Beliech, Ms State Extension Service
5. Developing an Urban Forestry Management Plan - Stephen C. Grado, Ph.D., College of Forest Resources, MS State University
6. Why Hire An Arborist? – John Kushla, Ms State Extension Service

Continuing Education Hours:
Elected officials, planners, foresters, arborist, parks & recreation, engineers, landscape architects and others.
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Registration Form
February 9th-10th, 2011
Name:_________________________________________________ ____________________
Company/Organization_________________________________________________________
Phone________________________E-mail________________________________________
Please check appropriate fee option(s):
Full Registration (9th-10th) $85.00_____
Optional One Day: Select 9th___ or 10th___ $50.00_____Full Registration for MUFC Members $75.00_____
MS Urban Forest Council Membership(Optional) $25.00 _____(Membership Levels Below)
Exhibitor (9th-10th) $50.00_____
Students $25.00_____
Total: __________

Mississippi Urban Forest Council’s Membership Levels (Tax Deductible)
Individual...........................$ 25
Municipal.......................... $100
Affiliates............................ $100
Small Business...................$200
Corporate......................... $ 500
Students……………………………$15

Mail with check or P.O. to: Mississippi Urban Forest Council, 164 Trace Cove Drive, Madison, Mississippi 39110
Host Hotel:
Hyatt Place, 1016 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS, 39157 (888) 492-8847, Room Block for $99, ask for MUFC, book by January 31, 2011. Directions: Take Exit 105C off I-55 North onto Old Agency Road, Ridgeland, turn right into the Renaissance Shopping Center (by fountain), go straight until dead end and take a right, hotel on your left.
The Mississippi Forestry Commission and Mississippi Urban Forest Council do not dis­criminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in employment or provision of services.