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)
