Meetings & Events

When: April 27th, 8am-4pm

Where: The Urban Ecology Center at Phil Hardberger Park

8400 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231

Course Information

7:30 - 8:00 am Registration

8:00 -8:45 am Meet and Greet/ Trade Show/ Complementary Breakfast

8:45 -9:00 am Welcome and Land Acknowledgment with Mark Bird, COSA City Arborist, Jaci Randel, Executive Director Bexar Branches Alliance, and Jesse Reyes Jr. Cultural Preservationist Coahuilteco Research Associates

Introduction to Our Urban Forest: 

9:00 - 9:30 am - A Case for Trees (An Introduction to our urban forest): Michael Nentwich-Consulting Arborist

9:30 - 10:00 am - Heat Island Effect & Heat Mitigation Tools: San Antonio Office of Sustainability: Murray Myers, Sr. Sustainability Manager

10:00 - 11:00 am - Texas Forest Service Urban Forest Inventory Assessment: Rebekah Zehnder- Geospatial Services Manager, Texas A&M Forest Service

11:00 - 12:00 pm - Lunch (Provided)

Green Infrastructure

12:00 - 12:45 pm - SA Climate Ready Plan- Murray Myers, Sr. Municipal Sustainability Manager City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability

12:45 - 1:30 pm - Benefits of a Tree Ordinance- Mark Bird, City Arborist City of San Antonio

1:30 - 1:45 pm - Break

Tree Advocacy 

1:45 - 3:00 pm

•    American Forest Tree Equity Map: Refugio Mariscal, American Forests

•    Tamox Talom Food Forest: Creating Food Sovereignty Through Community Connection- Nadia Gaona and Jesse Reyes, Executive Committee Tamox Talom Food Forest

•    Bexar Branches Alliance: Connecting to Our Urban Forest: Jaci Randel Executive Director

•    Arboretum San Antonio- A Place for Trees: Tom Corser CEO

3:00 -4:00 pm - Panel Discussion/ Closing Remarks  

6 ISA Continuing education units available

Course Pricing

General Admission: $50.00 USD

Student: $30.00 USD

Register here!

Click here to get information to become a sponsor at the Acorn Level ($500), the Seedling Level ($1,000), or the Live Oak Level ($2,500+) or email info@bexarbranches.org

For questions please contact:  jacirandel@bexarbranches.org