2024 UFOR Community Forestry Field Day

Come out to the UMN St. Paul Campus on Thursday, August 15th!

Date: Thursday, August 15th

Schedule

Morning Location: Plant Growth Facilities West (PGF) building - 1552 Gortner Ave, St Paul, MN 55108

9:30 - 10:00am: Mix and mingle
10:00 - 11:30am: Indoor Presentations
- 2024 Update from the UMN Plant Disease Clinic
- What do new generations of urban forestry and natural resource professionals need in a career? - Dr. Alicia Coleman, UMN
- Entomopathogenic Fungi for Effective Biocontrol of the Emerald Ash Borer - Colin Peters, UMN
12:00pm: Lunch outside at the UFOR Nursery
1:00pm: Outdoor Sessions
- Option 1: Removing a Standing Dead Spar (at UFOR Nursery), Dan Gjertson
- Option 2: Tree Walk (starting at UFOR Nursery near the Red Barn), Monica Randazzo, Hennepin County
- Option 3: UMN Elm Selection Field Tour (starting at pleached elm structure on the north side of UFOR nursery), Ryan Murphy

Navigation & Parking

Please park on the large grass pad at the corner of Gortner Ave and Larpenteur Ave.
- GPS location on map: https://goo.gl/maps/NHx7iKwAZ7EVoY4G9
Bike parking outside of PGF
UMN Campus bus system: https://pts.um n.edu/Transit/Transit-Services/Campus-Buses
Metro Transit bus system serving UMN campus: https://www.metrotransit.org/university-of-minnesota

Note: The plant growth facilities building is located 0.2 miles south of the parking area.

Cost: Free

ISA CEUs: TBD

Registration:

Registration for those coming in-person is limited to 100 people.
If you are signing up a group, each person in the group needs to be signed up separately (to ensure we don't exceed capacity limits.) Thank you!
If you are joining online, no registration is required.

Contact Marissa at [email protected] with questions & comments.

Zoom connection details (no registration required, only indoor sessions will be available):

This event made possible through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and US Forest Service.