Description:
Summit Schedule
Thursday, July 30, 2026
8:30 – 8:45 AM – Registration & Welcome
8:45 – 9:45 AM – Speaker: Anthony Gross, Broward County Natural Resources Division
9:45 – 10:45 AM – Speaker: Darryl Richard, FDOT Planning for Trees
10:45 – 11:15 AM – Vendor Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM – Speaker: Zach Hansen, SPAR Presentation
12:15 – 1:30 PM – Networking Lunch at Hotel
1:30 – 3:00 PM – Breakout Sessions – Interactive breakout sessions focused on collaboration and discussion. Breakout topics include:
Municipal & Utility Urban Forestry
Outreach & Informal Education
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Shelly Johnson, Bat Houses Presentation
3:30 – 5:00 PM – Vendor Networking Social, light snacks and drinks provided at 4:00 pm.
8:00 PM – Evening Bat House Experience
Bats emerge about 20 minutes after posted sunset time. Participants will meet at the hotel at approximately 7:15 PM to walk or travel together, or attendees can meet on-site.
Friday, July 31, 2026
7:30 – 8:30 AM – Networking Breakfast
8:30 – 11:00 AM – Morning Tour Sessions – Pre-Registration Required
Attendees may select from the following tour options:
Campus Tour – Tree ID and Disease Identification Tour - Hosted by UFEC
Field Session – Rating Tree Conditions in the Field - John Snow
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – FUFC Membership Meeting
12:00 – 1:00 PM – Awards Luncheon
1:00 – 1:30 PM – Keynote Program – Award recognition presentation Speaker: Eric Muecke, City of Tampa
1:30 – 2:30 PM – PlanIT Geo
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Urban Forestry Panel – “Leaders in Urban Forestry”
Panel Discussion Moderated by: John Harris
3:30 PM – Conference Adjourns
Registration:
https://fufc.org/urban-forestry-summit/