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ReTree Nebraska-Calendar of Events

 

2009
January 8 & 9

Mid Plains Tree School, North Platte, registration limited, For more information contact rallison1@unl.edu or call 308/696-6718.
January 26 Growing Trees for Urban & Community Planting, Lincoln (video conference locations in Chadron and Laurel) CEU/ISA credits
Feb 6 - Mar 20

ProHort Education Program, Omaha, to be held Fridays in February & March,
click here for ISA credits
March 10 Tree Care Workshop, North Platte
March 11 Tree Care Workshop, Hastings
March 17 Tree Care Workshop, Norfolk
March 18 Tree Care Workshop, Lincoln
March 21 Bench grafting workshop, Valparaiso
April 7 Tree Pruning Workshop, Chadron. (For more information, email Doak Nickerson at hnickerson1@unl.edu)
April 14 Tree City USA, Lincoln
April 24 Arbor Day- click here for a listing of events
April 25

Spring Affair Plant Sale—Agricultural Hall at State Fair Park, Lincoln, 9 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Look for Good Trees for the Good Life- Nine for 2009 sold by our ReTree participating nursies at this plant sale.
May 17-23 Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) awareness week
June 2

Trees Omaha Initiative meeting--Grant Opportunities for Neighborhoods,
Tuesday, June 2, 7 PM at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus (30th & Fort Sts.) Building 29, the Horticulture Building (For a map see: www.mccneb.edu/campuslocations/foc.asp)

This is an initial meeting to discuss how grant money can be used to help
neighborhood groups and organizations plant trees in their neighborhoods
and parks. For more information, please contact Jack Phillips at:
jackphillips@consultingarborist.org.

June 6 NSA plant sale (including trees), Lincoln, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
June 18 Pender Community Arboretum Tour, Pender
June 19-20 Nature of Tree Care II- Preservation and care of community trees workshop
June 23 'Majesty and Diversity of Bur Oak' by Guy Sternberg, Omaha
July 17 Planting and Preserving Community Trees workshop, Omaha
July 17 Chautauqua Park Arboretum Tour, Beatrice. For more info call 402/472-2971.
July 24 Great Plains summer field day, Lincoln, UNL East Campus.
August 13 Kimball Community Arboretum Tour, Kimball. For more info call 402/472-2971.
August 14 Arboretum Tours in Gering/Scottsbluff, Alliance and Chadron. For more info call 402/472-2971.
September 10 NAA tree ID, evaluation and selection seminar, Gretna
September 12, 19 & 26th Planting and Perserving Community Trees Workshop, Omaha
September 17 Re-establishing Oaks in Historic Burr Oak Canyon, McCook
September 18 Iowa Arborists Association Climbing Day, Des Moines
September 20- 26 ReTree Nebraska week- click here for more information and events
September 25 Doane College Arboretum Tour, Crete. For more info call 402/472-2971.
October 8-9 NAA Pruning and climbing seminar, Nebraska City
October 20 Getting to the Root of it All Workshop: A Practitioner's Guide to Root Health & Proper Planting. Stratton, Neb. (This workshop is to be held at 6 locations statewide, click here for the workshop brochure including a listing of the other locations.)
October 21 Getting to the Root of it All Workshop: A Practitioner's Guide to Root Health & Proper Planting. North Platte, Neb. (This workshop is to be held at 6 locations statewide, click here for the workshop brochure including a listing of the other locations.)
October 22 Getting to the Root of it All Workshop: A Practitioner's Guide to Root Health & Proper Planting. Lexington, Neb. (This workshop is to be held at 6 locations statewide, click here for the workshop brochure including a listing of the other locations.)
October 30 UNL's Maxwell Arboretum Tour, Lincoln. For more info call 402/472-2971.
November 3 Getting to the Root of it All Workshop: A Practitioner's Guide to Root Health & Proper Planting. Norfolk, Neb. (This workshop is to be held at 6 locations statewide, click here for the workshop brochure including a listing of the other locations.)
November 4 Getting to the Root of it All Workshop: A Practitioner's Guide to Root Health & Proper Planting. Ord, Neb. (This workshop is to be held at 6 locations statewide, click here for the workshop brochure including a listing of the other locations.)
November 5 Getting to the Root of it All Workshop: A Practitioner's Guide to Root Health & Proper Planting. Valentine, Neb. (This workshop is to be held at 6 locations statewide, click here for the workshop brochure including a listing of the other locations.)
November 6

Nebraska Nursery Grower Workshop “Grow Better Trees With Root-Pruning Products” , Weston, Neb; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
November 11-13 NAA arborist seminar, Grenta
November 17 Tree Risk Assessment Workshop, Lincoln; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (No registration fee)
November 19 Tree Risk Assessment Workshop, Omaha; 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (No registration fee)
   
2010
January 11-13 Nebraska Green Expo, Council Bluffs, IA
February 1-2 Nebraska Arborist Association Winter Conference, Lincoln
February 21-26 Municipal Forestry Institute, Nebraska City
February 24-26 Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course

 

 

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