2026_07_July Colorado Intermountain Urban Forestry Council meeting

Presentation #1: 00:00 - 43:54 How different tree species respond to abiotic factors Presentation by Dr. Christina Alba (Denver Botanic Gardens) Dr. Alba has an ongoing project on tree plantings (including honeylocust, bur oak, chinkapin oak, Shumard oak, hackberry, Kentucky coffee tree) along the High Line Canal near Denver to look at how different tree species respond to abiotic factors like light availability, soil moisture, competition from surrounding plants. Presentation #2: 43:55 - 1:33:08 Rooted in Community: How Any City Can Build a Volunteer Tree Force Presentation by Freddie Haberecht (City of Fort Collins). Freddie will talk about how to build a municipal volunteer program that can assist with tree inventory upkeep, pruning, and Arbor Day actives. He will share ways they have been successful at keeping volunteers engaged, the basics of training and on boarding, and the value volunteers can add to a municipal forestry program. Discussion: 1:33:09 - 1:45:33 Round Robin (everyone can share what is going on in their community or ask questions of the group)