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COMMUNITY TREE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (CTMI)
CTMI is an advanced continuing educational curriculum offered every few years, specifically tailored to the needs of municipal parks, planning, or public works employees who have tree related responsibilities in their city. This year-long course is an intensive training experience covering the technical, managerial, and administrative aspects of managing trees in cities. This training is appropriate for anyone who coordinates community forestry issues, reviews tree plans, issues permits, or inspects trees in your city.
There are four CTMI 2009 sessions plus Pre-Institute online work. Participants must be able to attend all sessions in order to be accepted into CTMI.
Pre-Institute Online Session - During January, February, and March 2009
Session I - March 10-12 - Corbett, OR
Session II - May 27-28, 2009 - Vancouver WA/Portland OR
Session III - September 15 or 16, 2009 - Olympia WA or Eugene, OR
Session IV - November 3, 4, 5, 2009 - Eatonville, WA
The fee for CTMI 2009 is $595, which includes all course materials, food and lodging costs for sessions I and IV, and meal costs for sessions II and III. Additional travel and lodging are not included.
2009 CTMI Application
    
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SEMINAR
Linking Landscapes & Communities: A Green Infrastructure Approach
May 4-8, 2009
Oregon Garden
Silverton, Oregon (map)
Announcement and Application - deadline extended to March 15, 2009
Cost: $175 includes course materials and lunches; $99 special lodging rate includes breakfast
This is a week-long advanced training course for people engaged in development, planning, infrastructure, or natural resource management issues in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska communities.
Course Objectives:
- Describe green infrastructure concepts and principles and explain its ecological and social benefits;
- Explore techniques for planning and designing green infrastructure networks at the statewide, regional, and local levels;
- Describe options for financing and implementing green infrastructure plans; and
- Compare and contrast successful approaches for integrating green infrastructure into conservation planning and land protection.
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Space in this course is limited. In order to ensure a wide range of geographic and professional disciplines in attendance, an application process is being used.
Applications are due by March 15, 2009. Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by April 15, 2009.
 
2009 OREGON URBAN FORESTRY CONFERENCE
Urban Forests, Healthy Watersheds, & Sustainable Development
Thursday, June 4, 2009
World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon
Announcement and registration (pdf)
Oregon Community Trees and partners invite you to spend the day looking at issues of forest fragmentation in the urban‐rural interface and explore strategies for sound development that retains the values produced by healthy forests and watersheds.
 
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