Contact: Mike Cusimano
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Urban Forestry Conference Scheduled for September 9-11

GREENSBORO, NC -- (August 22, 2008) – North Carolina is the sixth fastest growing state in the nation, and to address the effects of this population boom on the state’s urban forests, university and state officials have joined public interest groups to host a conference entitled "Trees for an Urban Future: Emerging Issues, Innovations and Current Trends" on September 9-11 in Greensboro.

This conference – hosted by NC Urban Forest Council, NC State University’s College of Natural Resources and the NC Division of Forest Resources – will take place at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Greensboro at 304 N. Greene St.
 
Greensboro Mayor Yvonne J. Johnson will give the opening address for the conference. The City’s Planning Department is a conference sponsor.

Other featured speakers include Dr. Kathleen Wolf of the University of Washington in Seattle, and Gary Moll, vice president of the Ecosystem Analysis Center at American Forests in Washington, DC.

The conference is designed to cover environmental, policy and educational issues, as well as the technical tools and resources needed to assure urban forest quality throughout North Carolina. Field tours, exhibits and speakers will focus on planning and maintaining sustainable green urban environments.

The full agenda and registration information can be found on the conference Web page at: www.ncsu.edu/feop/urbanforest/conference.html or call the Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program at NC State University at (919) 515-9563. Participants must register by September 4, 2008.

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