Upcoming Events

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• January 8-9, 2020 - Basic Tree Biology, Young Tree Maintenance, and Trees, Construction & Storms - Missouri Department of Conservation, Joplin & Springfield, Missouri

• January 28, 2020 - Trees from Thin Air - Nebraska Arborist Association Annual Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska

 

• January 29, 2020 - Prescription Pruning - Nebraska Arborist Association Annual Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska

 

• February 20, 2020 - Taming the Wild & Photosysnthesis: Why does it matter? - Rochester Arborist Workshop (RAW), Rochester, Minnesota

 

• March 18-19, 2020 - From Dynamite to Tear Gas: International Perspectives in Urban Forestry - Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course, Arden Hills, Minnesota

Good Reads

Non-Fiction

• Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape - Jill Jonnes
• American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation - Eric Rutkow
• Genius of Place: The Life of Fredrick Law Olmsted - Justin Martin
• In Search of the Canary Tree - Lauren E. Oakes
• Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds - George W. Hulder

Fiction

• The Overstory - Richard Powers
• A tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
• The Cone-Gathers - Robin Jenkins
• The Lorax - Dr. Seuss

Textbooks

• Applied Tree Biology - Andrew Hirons & Peter A. Thomas
• Physiology of Woody Plants, 3rd Ed. - Stephen G. Pallardy
• Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing Urban Greenspaces, 3rd Ed. - Robert W. Miller, Richard J. Hauer, Les P. Werner

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