Start Date
10/17/2025
End Date
10/17/2025
Description
This year's conference will include six presentations exploring stories of resilience in our urban forest. Our speakers will dive into topics such as climate-resilient trees, the restoration of ecological function in degraded waterways, local efforts to address tree canopy disparities, resilience in the face of shifting political and economic landscapes, and much more.
Attendees may also enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Haverford College Arboretum’s extensive tree collection and a walking tour from the Philadelphia Mycology Club.
Location
Haverford, PA
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
5.0
Learning Outcomes
- Learn about how community work on floodplain restoration, stream stabilization, riparian plantings, and other work to create healthy waterways can improve ecological resilience and environmental justice conditions at a watershed level.
- Learn how community-led efforts in environmental restoration and community engagement in Chester are addressing extreme heat, flooding, and poor air quality in a vulnerable community.
- Learn how community partnerships are increasing the success of street tree planting initiatives across the City of Philadelphia.
- Learn how the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is adapting their work strategy to forward the Philly Tree Plan in a time of shifting federal funding.
- Learn about the composition of and threats to urban forest natural areas, and how they can be sustained over the long-term
- Learn about different tree species that have evolved unique adaptations that make them suitable for tough, human-dominated landscapes in a time of climate change.
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Instructors
Michael Dunn, Morris Arboretum; Dr. Megan Fork, West Chester University; Barron Lacy, 9th Street YCC; Kate Illes, Philly Parks & Rec; Daniel Preziosi, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Aaron Greenberg, Laurel Hill Cemetery; Andrew Conboy, Morris Arbore
Course Codes
Provider
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania