The workshop was held Friday, April 9, 2010.  We had around 20 people attend the lecture, walking tour and lunch.  Ann Koenig, a Forester with the Department of Conservation spoke about protecting trees during construction.  Steve Rhoades, a Senior Landscape Architect, and Lisa Treese, a Landscape Designer, both with Patti Banks Associates out of Kansas City, discussed how to use existing trees as design elements in the site plan.  Our last speaker was Chad Herwald, the City of Columbia's Forester, who discussed tree species that thrive in the urban environment.  Chad then led us on a walking tour of the downtown Columbia area where we looked at trees the City used and discussed design elements for trees in an urban setting.   We ended our morning with lunch at The Rome Restaurant, which was fantastic!  Everyone enjoyed themselves and had good discussions about trees and site designs.  Hopefully some good contacts were made for all, and the Hinkson Project thanks you for attending.

Workshop Flyer

Workshop Agenda

i-Tree - Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests