The Southwest Society of American Foresters, So. Arizona and Palo Verde Chapters, in partnership with the Arizona Community Tree Council presents:
A Conversation about Tucson’s Million Trees Initiative
(Tucson Mayor Regina Romero pledges to plant one million trees by 2030 to increase the city's tree canopy and help mitigate the effects of climate change)
Thursday, February 11, 2021 12:00 noon MST
Please RSVP to receive the Zoom Link and pass-code
AGENDA:
11:40 – 12:00: Zoom meeting space opens, participants socialize and get acquainted with the Zoom platform. Suggest participants join online at least 10 minutes before scheduled start.
12:00 – 12:10: Welcome and Zoom rules (Bev Babb, Executive Director, Arizona Community Tree Council - ACTC)
12:10 – 12:15: Welcome from the Society of American Foresters (SAF) (Brenda Geesey, Chair, SAF Southern AZ Chapter)
12:15 – 12:45: Tucson Million Trees Initiative (Nicole Gillett, Tucson Urban Forestry Program Manager)
12:45 – 1:15: SAF Business Meeting. Non-SAF participants may leave the meeting at this time, but they are welcome to stay online if interested.
SAF Southern AZ Chapter Business (30 minutes)
- Secretary/Treasurer Report (Paul Sheppard)
- Update on Palo Verde / Southern Arizona Chapter Merger (Mark Nabel)
- SWSAF Section Update (Laura Moser)
- Chair-Elect Nomination and Vote (Bill Hart) – Only SAF members may vote
- National Award Nominations are due March 15. Any nominees?
- Next meeting Thursday, April 8, 2021. Ideas for meeting topics?
1:15 – 1:30: Closing comments
- Brenda Geesey, Southern AZ Chapter Chair
- Bev Babb, Executive Director ACTC
For more information about our organizations:
Society of American Foresters: https://www.eforester.org/
Arizona Community Tree Council: https://www.aztrees.org/
