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MONDAY, JUNE 19th, 2006 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Virgin Islands Arborist Workshop: Conservation and Protection of Trees during Construction - Kevin Heatley 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. CUCFC Registration 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. ISA EXAM 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception (Saman Room Terrace) TUESDAY, JUNE 20th, 2006 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CUCFC Registration 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony. Master of Ceremony Louis E. Petersen, Ph.D. District Supervisor UVI - CES Welcome Mr. Kwame N. Garcia, Sr. State Director UVI - CES Hon. Pamela Richards Commissioner V.I. Department of Tourism Mr. Mario Francis Chairman V.I. Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Remarks Hon. Lawrence Lewis, Ph.D. Commissioner V.I. Department of Agriculture Ariel E. Lugo, Ph.D. Director USDA/FS-IITF Hon. Senator Neville James Chairman Committee on Economic Development, Planning & Environmental Protection Hon. Dean Plaskett, Esq. Commissioner V.I. Department of Planning & Natural Resources Al Hassan I Musah, Ph.D. Provost, UVI 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. BREAK 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Wayne Zipperer, Ph.D EMERGENT ECOSYSTEMS: Are They the Future? 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Technical Session I Moderator: Thomas Zimmerman 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. MONEY IN THE BANK: Conserving Tree Canopy during Construction Kevin Heatley 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. AN OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ON THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANTS ON BUCK ISLAND (BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT) - Zandy Hillis-Starr 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. BREAK / Poster Presentations & Exhibits Technical Session II Moderator: Thomas Zimmerman 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. VIRGIN ISLANDS URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM. Michael R. Franklin 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. PUERTO RICO U&CF UPDATE - Carmen Hernández 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. MANGROVE RESTORATION AT SUGAR BAY ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Carol Cramer-Burke 4:15 – 4:30 p.m. ISLAND PEAK TO CORAL REEF: A Field Guide to the Plant and Marine Communities of the Virgin Islands - Barry Devine 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. AWARDS BANQUET WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21st, 2006 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Registration Technical Session III Moderator: Stafford Crossman 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. WILDLAND AND URBAN INTERFACE - Norma Lozada 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. ISLAND LAND CONSERVATION TOOLS TO PROTECT FORESTS FROM CONVERSION TO NON FOREST USES - Elizabeth Crane 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. DEFINING FOREST AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN ASSESSING FOREST AREA ESTIMATES IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS - Thomas J. Brandeis 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS IN URBAN AND COMMUNITY LANDSCAPES: Examination of Two U.S. Efforts Ronald P. Overton 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK Technical Session IV Moderator: Stafford Crossman 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. INTRODUCING URBAN TREES IN A HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT - William Taylor 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. AN ECO-HERITAGE GUIDE TO JUMBIE TREES AND OTHER TREES OF CULTURAL INTEREST IN THE USVI - Robert Nicholls 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. THE MAKING OF A NATURE TRAIL IN AN URBAN/RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING - Olasee Davis 11:15 – 11:30 p.m. GREENERY IN SCHOOLS - Rodrigo Matta 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. VI PFA 11:45 – 12:00 p m. CUCHARILLAS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE - Metropolitan University 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Technical Session V Moderator: Errol Chichester 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. LANDCOVER CLASSIFICATION USING LANDSAT AND GROUND- TRUTHED POINT DATA - Brian F. Daley 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. GIS PRESENTATION - Olga Ramos 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. GIS PRESENTATION - Sebastián Martinucci 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. WINTERING NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS AND RESIDENT LANDBIRDS ON ST. JOHN, USVI - Sonja N. Oswalt 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. ESTATE THOMAS EXPERIMENTAL FOREST: An Urban Forest in St. Croix - Peter L. Weaver 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. BREAK / Poster Presentations & Exhibits Technical Session VI Moderator: Errol Chichester 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. SUPPORTING TREE RESEARCH THROUGH THE TREE RESEARCH FUND: What can we do? - Sigfredo E. Faria 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. EL PLANTIO PROJECT - Wanda Crespo 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. DNER FIRE PREVENTION INITIATIVE - Edwardo Cintrón 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. ASSOCIATION UPDATE - PR Association of Professional Arborists THURSDAY, JUNE 22nd, 2006 FIELD TOUR ITINERARY Presenter: Dr. Robert Nichols Field Tour Guides: Olasee Davis Rudy O’Reilly Errol Chichester 8:30 a.m. Depart Carambola Hotel 9:00 a.m. Arrive at Grove Place 9:00-9:20 a.m. Presentation on Baobob Tree 9:30 a.m. Depart Grove Place 10:00 a.m. Arrive at Lawaetz Museum, Frederiksted 10:00-10:20 a.m. Presentation on Saman (Rain) Tree 10:30 a.m. Depart Lawaetz Museum 10:45 a.m. Arrive at Queen Street, Frederiksted 10:45-11:05 a.m. Presentation on Silk Cotton (Kapok) Tree 11:15 a.m. Depart Queen Street 11:30 a.m. Arrive at Whim Greathouse 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presentation and tour at Whim Greathouse 12:15 p.m. Depart Whim Greathouse 12:30 p.m. Arrive at Villa Morales 12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch at Villa Morales 2:15 p.m. Depart Villa Morales 2:30 p.m. Arrive at Frederiksted Waterfront 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Presentation of Frederiksted Waterfront Project 3:15 p.m. Depart Frederiksted Waterfront 4:00 p.m. Arrive at Carambola Hotel