January 20, 2017
Jason Traweek, City of Austin Development Services
Urban Forestry Grant Program
Rob Grotty, City of Austin Public Works
ROW Trees and You
Markus Smith, Just Trees
Tree Talk
Keith Babberney, City of Austin Development Services
Introduction to Tree Diagnosis
Amy Truong, Texas Water Resources Institute
Forrest Cobb, Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources
The Drought Survivability Study (presentation)
The Drought Survivability (report)
Cathy Justice, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Groundcovers and Habiturf
Hans Landel, Ph.D., Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Invasive Species and the Managed Landscape Horticultural Codes of Practice (UK)
Chinese Pistache Weed Risk Assessment
Chinese Privet Weed Risk Assessment
Golden Bamboo Weed Risk Assessment
Pampas grass Weed Risk Assessment
Ligustrum Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council (TIPPC) Plant Assessment Form
Nandina Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council (TIPPC) Plant Assessment Form
February 3, 2017
Grace Barnett, National Wildlife Federation
Battle for Butterflies
Greg Mast, Central Texas Food Bank
Fruit and Nut Trees
Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Taste of Place: Edible Native Plants
Chris Sanchez, Parks and Recreation
Food Forest Introduction
LaJuan Tucker, Parks and Recreation
Coyotes in Urban Places
Pat McNeal, McNeal Grower's
Oh Deer
February 17, 2017
Christopher Charles, Austin Water Utility
Waterwise Rainscape Rebate
Saul Nuccitelli, Watershed Protection
Proposed Drainage Discount Program
Dick Peterson, DickPeterson.com
Catch Me if You Can
Tom Franke, Watershed Protection
So You Want to Build a Rain Garden
Vincent DeBrock, Heritage Tree Care, LLC
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Case Study
Susan Kenzle & Haile Acayla Watershed Protection
Rain Garden Maintenance
March 3, 2017
Daphne Richards, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Understanding Plant Nutrition
Sabrina Viduarri, City of Austin Health and Human Services
Mosquitoes & Rodents
Erin Wood, Watershed Protection Dept.
Exploring the Green Elements of Code NEXT
Elizabeth McGreevy, Droplet Ecological Land Planning & Design
Gravel in the Landscape: Dos and Don'ts
Denise Delaney, Watershed Protection Dept.
Trowel and Error: Maintaining Naturalistic Landscapes
March 27, 2017
Chief Dawn Clopton, Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division
Introduction
Nate Casebeer, David Gimnich Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division
What and Where is the WUI (Wildland-Urban Interface)?
Rob Galbrath USAA Insurance Company
Insurance Risk Ratings
Bill Childs, Versante Canyon Firewise Community
Firewise Communities
Mark Baker, Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division
Landscape Design and Maintenance to Reduce Wildfire Risk in the WUI