At this time, we are specifically supporting students who meet one or more of the following categories:
UVU Botany Major (full-time or part-time student)
Participate in the UVU Botany Club
Participate in the Plant Identification Team
Are a member of an underrepresented community
We will be prioritizing applications from students who are from underrepresented communities that are planning on developing a professional career within the botanical sciences.
To learn more or to apply please click the button below.
In my excitement last week, I forgot to mention something. Something pretty big that affects all folks in this industry, including our clients and families.
The NEW Z133 is out, for free as a virtual download!
Download a free copy from the International Society of Arboriculture:
Consider answering our Ecosystem Manager Questionnaire to outline your goals and explore your relationship to your landscape.
There are five live webinar CEU opportunities this week.
Wednesday
Giving Trees a Second Life: Managing Urban Habitat Trees @11:00 Mountain
Dead, dying, and decaying trees are usually seen as urban forestry liabilities—but they are also some of the most valuable wildlife habitats in our cities.
Join us for Giving Trees a Second Life: Managing Urban Habitat Trees to explore how habitat trees support biodiversity and provide critical shelter and food sources for urban wildlife. From legacy trees to fallen logs, discover how habitat value increases with tree age.
We will examine practical strategies for managing habitat trees in urban environments while balancing public safety, risk management, and community education. Learn how arborists and urban forestry professionals can integrate wildlife value into tree risk assessment and long-term management decisions, including innovative techniques such as fracture pruning, coronet cuts, artificial cavities, and the strategic placement of dropped logs. Gain insight into national conservation programs that bring people together to create healthier communities – and important role of urban trees.
Whether you are developing habitat-focused management policies or looking for practical field applications, this session will provide actionable tools and fresh perspectives for creating more ecologically resilient urban forests.
Register today and discover how trees can continue to serve their communities long after decline begins.
The Science Behind Tree Growth Regulators @ 10am Mountain
Curious how tree growth regulators work their magic? This session breaks down the fascinating science of paclobutrazol (The most common used TGR) revealing how it changes trees from the inside out and what those changes mean in the real world. Get ready for eye-opening examples and practical applications you can use in your own tree care.
Urban Wood: Where Opportunities and Traditions Meet @ 10am Mountain
The use of wood from urban and community forestry operations is emerging as an opportunity to utilize “waste” to create products and jobs while activating relationships with the people we serve. These materials also connect us to the land, history, and sustainable practices. Join us to see how putting urban and community wood to best use can strengthen your efforts towards resilient and equitable management.
American Elm Tree Resistance Breeding and Restoration @ 11:00 am Mountain
The US Forest Service and partners are breeding American elm trees with resistance to Dutch elm disease. Hear the latest updates from resistance trials and progress on seed orchard plantings.
Dr. Kathleen Knight is a research ecologist with the US Forest Service Northern Research Station. She co-leads the American elm breeding program and studies impacts and management of emerald ash borer.
Manage the Threat: Emerald Ash Borer in New Markets @2pm Mountain
Emerald ash borer is still spreading into new regions across United States. For professionals facing this problem for the first time, we will review how the insect moves to new territory, reproduces, and kills ash trees. We will also cover insecticides, equipment, and general strategies for executing a treatment plan that limits the spread and protects valuable trees. The 45-minute presentation will be followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.
After moving to Utah as a teenager, desert landscapes and their Pinyon-Juniper forests struck me as otherworldly. I was used to being in the deciduous forests of the Southeastern US and Central Europe.
As an adult, I found out that Juniper was particularly meaningful in my family. Pinyon had her place of honor as well, but wasn’t quite to Juniper’s celebrity status.
So when I was hiking in Ratón two weeks ago, it was especially poignant to meet multiple grandmother Juniper; I’ve only seen old-growth Juniper in a handful of places outside of national parks, usually in places that were remote and very difficult to get to, even with 4WD.
Unfortunately, there are no federal laws protecting trees (or other living and non-living beings) unless they’re in a designated area of land that has special protections, are an endangered species, or a host to an endangered species. It’s difficult to get plants on the federal endangered species lists.
While federal protections can be difficult to obtain, local, municipal, county and state ordinances can be an easier lift for a dedicated set of volunteers.
Not quite ready to make a commitment? Consider answering our Ecosystem Manager Questionnaire to outline your goals and explore your relationship to your landscape.
There are no live webinar CEU opportunities this week.
