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Program

The Southwest MCFC Group is excited to welcome you to Branson. This year's program at a glance is below.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open (Ballroom Lobby)

1:00 - 1:15 PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks (Windsor Room)

1:20 - 2:20 PM

Keynote: Deeply Rooted Interconnections between Community and Forest Health (Windsor Room)
Dr. Tamberly Conway

2:25 - 3:25 PM

Planning the Future Community Environments (Windsor Room)
Randell Whitman and Tim Rosenbury, City of Springfield
Chuck Caverly, Native Landscape Solutions

3:25 - 3:40 PM

Coffee and Networking with Exhibitors, Silent Auction (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

3:45 - 5:00 PM

Challenges and Opportunities in Arboriculture (Windsor Room)
Skip Kincaid

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Social with Exhibitors, Silent Auction (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

Thursday, August 26, 2021

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors, Silent Auction (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

7:30 - 11:30 AM

Registration Open (Ballroom Lobby)

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Social Interaction on Urban Forestry Trails - Urban and Community Forests as wellness tourism destinations (Windsor Room)
Dr. Tamberly Conway

9:05 - 10:05 AM

New or Challenging Things Done in the Past Year (Windsor Room)
Julia Jones or Brock Davis, City of Cape Girardeau
Troy Powell, City of Springifeld

10:05 - 10:25 AM

Coffee and Networking with Exhibitors, Silent Auction (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

Arborist
(Barcelona-Madrid Room)

Science
(Windsor Room)

Utility
(Milan-Venice Room)

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Work Zone Planning & Safety
MODOT

Using Drones to Collect Remote Landscape Data
Dr. Michael Goerndt and Dr. Toby Dogwiler, Missouri State University

B-Sieged: A Look at Bats, Bees, Butterflies Impacting Utility Rights-of-way in Missouri
Rob LeForce, Associated Electric Cooperative

11:30 AM - Noon

Networking with Exhibitors, Silent Auction (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

Noon - 1:20 PM

Awards Luncheon (Windsor Room)

1:30 - 2:30 PM

A Focus on Arborist Rescue
Rich Hattier

Hiring and Keeping Good Talent
Noel Boyer, All About Trees

Emerging Tech for Vegetation Management
Jason Grossman, Liberty Utilities

2:35 - 3:35 PM

How Trees Grow Old and Fall Over
Skip Kincaid

Soils
Dr. Melissa Bledsoe, Missouri State University

Risk Assessment for Large Tree Populations
Kevin Harrel, All About Trees

3:35 - 3:55 PM

Coffee and Networking with Exhibitors, Silent Auction (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

4:00 - 5:00 PM

SWMCFC Arbor Day Poster Contest Presentation Demonstration and Shrub Pruning Demonstration (outside)
MCFC representatives and Woody Wells

Manufacture Hands-On Demonstrations (outside)
Platinum and Gold Sponsors/Exhibitors

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Social with Exhibitors, Silent Auction Ends (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

Friday, August 27, 2021

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

7:30 - 9:30 AM

Registration Open (Ballroom Lobby)

Arborist
(Barcelona-Madrid Room)

Science
(Windsor Room)

Utility
(Milan-Venice Room)

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Safe Crane Use in Arboriculture
Will Branch, All About Trees

Tree and Forest Health Update
Robbie Doerhoff, MDC

Tracking The Storm
Drew Albert, National Weather Service

9:05 - 10:05 AM

What's New in Climbing Gear
Rich Hattier

Stakeholder Feedback on Idea to Cease the Sale of Some Invasive Plants
Carol Davit, MoIP

Weathering the Storm: A Utility's Perspective on Storm Readiness and Restoration
Warren Brooks, City Utilities of Springfield

10:05 - 10:30 AM

Coffee and Networking in Exhibitor Area (Innsbruck-St. Moritz Room)

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Diversity Meets Biodiversity in Conservation - Expanding Meaningful and Relevant Forest Connection and Stewardship among Diverse Audiences (Windsor Room)
Dr. Tamberly Conway

11:30 AM

Closing Remarks (Windsor Room)

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