"Trees for Better Communities - Health, Economics, and Livability"
Dr. Kathleen Wolf, Washington State University

Spend a day with Dr. Kathy Wolf as she shares research about how trees can improve the livability - and bottom line - of cities and towns. The workshop will include presentations and a streetscape tour.

Topics covered will include:
· Health and social benefits of urban greening
· Economic benefits of trees in business districts
· Parking lots and trees
· Community design for urban forest benefits
· Techniques for research outreach to community and government leaders

"CSI for BUGS: Honing Your Diagnostic Skills"
Dr. Michael Raupp, University of Maryland

Insects and mites that damage plants are like perpetrators of a crime and many times when you arrive at the crime scene, you don’t see the perp standing over the victim. You must learn to use the clues, symptoms and signs to identify ‘who done it’.

In this workshop you will learn:
· The ways insects and mites damage plants
· Who are the chewers (beetles, caterpillars, sawflies, grasshoppers, etc.) and suckers (aphids, scales, hoppers, true bugs, mites), how they damage plants, and live their curious lives
· How to recognize five major categories of plant damage and associate this damage with the perpetrators that cause them
· Chemical and non-chemical approaches for mitigating damage caused by insects and mites