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National Urban and Community Forestry: Working Together to Facilitate Change
National Urban and Community Forestry Education and Outreach Conference
for Minority and Underserved Communities
Conference Program
www.urbanforestry.subr.edu/nucfac/
June 18-20, 2003
Baton Rouge Marriott
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hosted by
Southern University and A&M College
Sponsored by
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
The Ford Foundation
USDA Forest Service Southern Region
Southern University Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
June 18, 2003
8:30am-2pm ISA Diversity Committee meeting (Bonaparte Room)
3-9pm Registration (Promenade)
3-5pm Exhibit set up (Salon I&II)
6-8pm Opening reception (Salon I&II), viewing exhibits, dialogue and network building
Orientation (Salon I&II): greetings, remarks, and conference logistics
8pm Conference organizing committees, speakers, and moderators meeting (Azalea Room)
June 19, 2003
7-8:25am Continental breakfast and networking (Salon II)
7:30-4pm Registration (Promenade)
8:30 Opening session (Salon I&II)
Presiding: Dr. Zhu H. Ning, Project Director, Conference Chair, Professor, Urban Forestry Program, Southern University (SU), Baton Rouge, LA
Opening Remarks by:
Chancellor Edward Jackson, SUBR
Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Blanco, Great State of Louisiana
Honorable Mayor Edward Harris, Representative of the National Conference of Black
Greetings by State and City officials, conference organizers, sponsors, and collaborators
8:45am Keynote Address: Deputy Chief Joel Holtrop, USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry,
Washington, DC
9:30 Plenary session presentations (Salon II): Urban and community forests - Improve the quality of life for all citizens where they live and work.
Moderator: Kamran Abdollahi, Professor, Urban Forestry Program, SU
Social, Economic, Environmental and Aesthetic Value of Urban and Community forests
Alex Appeanning, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Special Projects and Community Relations Director, Grambling State University, LA
9:50am Development of Multicultural Workforce in Forestry and Urban Forestry Debra Harrell Wilfred, Civil Rights Director, USDA Forest Service, Atlanta, GA
10:10am Urban Forestry in the South
Edward Macie, Urban Forestry Coordinator, USDA Forest Service Southern Region, Atlanta, GA
10:30am Door prizes followed by refreshment break (Salon I&II)
11:00pm Concurrent sessions: Improving public services in minority and underserved communities for the purpose of improving economic, social, and environmental health: Federal agencies – working together with minority and underserved communities to facilitate change. Presentations by federal agency representatives.
Session 1 (Beauregard Room) Moderator: Getrisc Smith, USDA Forest Service, SU Urban Forestry alumni, USDA Forest Service, MO
USDA Forest Service Civil Right Unit: Rodney Stone, LA
USDA Forest Service Region 8: Arthur Phalo, GA
USDA Center for Urban Forestry Research: Tommy Mouton, SU Urban Forestry alumni, CA
USDA Forest Service 1890 HBCU Liaison Representative: Louis Black, AL
Session 2 (Azalea Room) Moderator: Erik Taylor, SU Urban Forestry alumni, USDA Forest Service, MI
USDOI USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Stephen Faulkner
USDOI BLM: Mike Nedd, State Director, VA
USDA Forest Service 1890 HBCU Liaison Representative: Jane Ford, AL
Session 3 (Camellia Room) Moderator: Tiffany Plummer, SU Urban Forestry alumni, USDA Forest Service, MS
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council:
Teresa Trueman-Madriga, Council member, HI
USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center: Scott Peterson, Director, LA
LA Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Bonne Stine, Director, LA
Session 4 (Magnolia Room) Moderator: Beattra Solomon, SU Urban Forestry alumni, USDA Forest Service, GA
NASA and SU joint project on urban forest structure and function:
Karman Abdollahi, Project Director, LA
NASA and SU joint project on urban sprawl, land use change, and coastal change:
Mike Stubblefield, CEES Director, LA
12pm Luncheon (Salon I&II)
Speaker: Mark Buscaino, Director, USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Urban and Community Forestry, Washington, DC
1:30 Plenary session presentation (Salon I&II): Urban and community forests - Improving the quality of life for all citizens where they live and work
Moderator: Andra Johnson, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Assistant Professor, Urban Forestry Program, SU, Baton Rouge, LA
National Forest and its role in serving communities
Gretta Boley, SU alumni, Forest Supervisor, USDA Forest Service Kisatchie National Forest, Alexandria, LA
1:50pm Foster Self-sustaining Municipal Forestry Programs and Volunteer-Based Organizations
Alice Walker, Director, National Alliance for Community Trees, MD
2:10pm Urban Forestry Workforce in the South
Todd Watson, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, TX
2:30pm Door Prizes followed by refreshment break (Salon I&II)
3:00pm Concurrent sessions: Foster self-sustaining municipal forestry programs and volunteer-based organizations: National, regional, and local U&CF organizations – working together with minority and underserved communities to facilitate change. Presentations by organization Directors and Presidents.
Session 1 (Beauregard Room) Moderator: Cherelle Blazer, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Yale University, CT
American Forests: Deborah Gangloff, Executive Director, DC
TreeLink: Pepper Provenzano, Director, UT
National Alliance for Community Trees: Alice Walker, Director, MD
Communities Committee for 7th American Forest Congress: Brian Smith
Session 2 (Azalea Room) Moderator: Jessie Scott, SU Urban Forestry alumni, USDA Forest Service, OK
International Society of Arboriculture: Melinda Jones, Vice President, MI
MANRRS: Carl Buttler: Executive Director, TN
Society of Municipal Arborists: Jerri LaHaie, Executive Director, GA
Eagle Eye Institute: Anthony Sanchez, Director, MA
Session 3 (Camellia Room) Moderator: Kevin Drye, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Florida Division of Forestry, FL
Mississippi Urban Forestry Council: Donna Yowell, President, MS
Louisiana Urban Forestry Council: Chad Danos, President, LA
Baton Rouge Green: Peggy Davis, Education Director, LA
4pm An evening in the city. Shuttle departure at the Marriott at 5pm, 5:30, 6, 7, and 7pm. Please sign up
at the registration desk.
June 20, 2003
7-8:25am Continental breakfast and networking (Salon I&II)
7:30-10am Registration (Promenade)
8:30-10am Plenary session presentations (Salon I&II): Urban and community forestry for and
with minority and underserved populations - key elements for facilitating
change
Moderator: Tommy Coleman, Director and Professor, Alabama University and A&M College, Normal, AL
Environmental Justice: Forest Service Programs of an Economic Interest to the African American Community
Earl W. Ford, USDA Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
8:50am Hispanic Green Industry Workers Initiative
Iris Magaly Zayas, USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, Atlanta, GA
9:10am Barriers to Involving Minority and Underserved Audiences in Urban and Community Forestry – The Minnesota Case: Working with Immigrants from Southeast Asia
Josee Cung, Program Manager, Southeast Asian & Minority Outreach, MN Department of Natural Resources, MN
9:40am Barriers to and Opportunities for African-American Participation in Forestry & Forest Management
Rory Fraser, Associate Professor, Center for Forestry & Ecology, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL
10:00am Door prizes followed by refreshment break (Salon I&II)
10:30-12pm Concurrent sessions: Urban and community forestry for and with minority and underserved populations - key elements for facilitating change
Session 1 (Beauregard) Minority perception and participation in Urban and Community Forestry, a discussion (think tank) session hosted by Melanie Kirk, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Texas A&M University, TX
Session 2 (Azalea) GIS application in Urban Forestry Moderator: Adrian Frazier, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Kentucky Division of Forestry, KY
GIS: Role in Urban Forestry Fulbert Namwamba, Assistant Professor, Urban Forestry, SU, Karman Abdollahi, Lionel Lyles, and John Bosco
Assessing the Impacts of Greenspace Deficits Upon Racial Health Disparities in Nashville, Tennessee
David A. Padgett, Director, Geographic Information Sciences Laboratory, Tennessee State University, TN
GIS: Putting together the whole picture Fulbert Namwamba and Lionel Lyles, Assistant Professors, SU, LA
Session 3 (Camellia) Improve community participation in urban and community forestry
Moderator: Chadwick Clark, Urban Forester/Youth Coordinator, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
Dispelling Myths and Stereo Types of Urban Forestry Workers and Users. A California Perspective
Eleanor Torres, Urban Forestry Consultant, Integrated Infrastructure, Inc., CA
Perils on the Road to Participatory Research in Community Forestry
Carl Wilmsen, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Greening Collaborative, Grass-roots initiatives, Community Network, Resource Planning Tools
Vikram Krishnamurthy, Tree Program Manager, Delaware Center for Horticulture, DE
Session 4 (Magnolia) Improving minority and underserved communities’ involvement through education and outreach
Moderator: Kedrick Bryant, Georgia power, SU Urban Forestry alumni, Georgia Power, GA
Urban Forestry Program at Southern University
Daniel Collins, Urban Forestry Program Leader, SU, Baton Rouge, LA
Exposing minority student in a rural-urban interface to forestry and natural resources
Oghenekome Onokpise, Dreamal Worthen, and Ted Willis, Florida A&M University, FL
Symposium on celebrating minority professionals in forestry and natural resources
Dreamal Worthen, Oghenekome Onokpise, and Ted Willis, Florida A&M University, FL
12-1:30pm Luncheon and closing remarks (Salon I&II)
Hosted by Dr. Zhu Hua Ning, Conference Chair