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The Growing our Future conference is set!  The 2021 Conference features two half days and one full day of technical presentations, and social networking opportunities for everyone.  Highlights include Dr. Tamberly Conway on Deeply Rooted Interconnections Between Community The Growing our Future conference is set!  The 2021 Conference features two half days and one full day of technical presentations, and social networking opportunities for everyone.  Highlights include Dr. Tamberly Conway on Deeply Rooted Interconnections Between Community and Forestry Health, Planning Future Community Environments panel, and New or Challenging Things Done in the Past Year by Cape Girardeau and Springfield staff.  Track session themes of Arborist, Science, and Utility provide a broad selection of education opportunities.  See the conference agenda for complete list of opportunities at www.mcfcconference.com.

Our 12th annual conference will focus on the health benefits of urban trees and green spaces, as well as the importance of managing to maintain healthy trees in a manner that provides accessibility to these benefits for all residents. Presentations by experts and practitioners will explore opportunities to integrate potential health benefits into management and planning. Our field day will feature tree management practices and landscape design projects that promote a healthy, diverse urban forest.

Join the Saluting Branches initiative to give back to those who gave so much.

Tree care companies, arborists and industry professionals are invited to volunteer their time and talents on September 22, 2021, the seventh annual Saluting Branches day of service.

There are 119 veterans’ cemeteries throughout the country, many of which require professional arborist care for their trees. From structural pruning to removals, these veterans cemeteries need assistance to ensure their properties are safe and beautiful spaces for all who visit.