Events

HAUFC Annual Meeting, Wednesday January 13, 2010

5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. Food and Beverages will be provided.

Houston Area Urban Forestry Council Regional Tree Planting Competition. January 23, 2010

The Houston Area Urban Forestry Council and Harris County Flood Control District are sponsoring the Texas Urban Forestry Council's Regional Tree Planting Competition to be held in conjunction with Houston’s Arbor Day celebrations at Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail Park, 2,500 Porter Road, Katy Texas 77493 (Key Map 445N). Although this event is named the Houston Arbor Day Planting Competition, it is a regional competition and the 3 fastest planting times will be forwarded to the State as Regional winners where their times will be included in the finals for the State Competition.

For more information, call Mickey Merritt at the Texas Forest Service 713-688-8931.

Up By Roots Workshop, February 4, 2010 in Houston, TX

James Urban brings his new book, Up By Roots: Healthy Soils and Trees in the Built Environment, to life with a day of hands-on instruction highlighting key soil and site assessment techniques. These skills are critical for arborists, landscape architects, architects, planners, and urban foresters who design, specify, install, or manage trees in the built environment.

More details about the workshop can be found in this PDF file. (Requires the Adobe Reader.)