ACT's Annual Rally & NeighborWoods Academy was held November 13 in Baltimore in conjunction with the Partners in Community Forestry conference November 14-16. We are grateful for the assistance of The Home Depot Foundation, Abell Foundation, and RPM Ecosystems in making this year's ACT member gathering a great success! This year, we were joined by 109 members and friends from 74 organizations and municipalities across the country. The day began with panel presentations and round table discussions about city tree campaigns, and closed with recognition of this year's NeighborWoods Awards.
Check back here for the date and location of the 2008 Annual ACT Member Rally (date TBD).
ACT 2007 Member Rally & NeighborWoods Academy
November 13, 2007
Breakfast & Networking
Root Production Method
Co-sponsored by RPM Ecosystems and ACT
Welcome
Promoting the Value of Trees: Cleaner Air - Greener Streets - Healthier Neighborhoods
Shannon Ramsay, President, Alliance for Community Trees
City Tree Campaigns Panel & Presentations
Moderator
Ray Tretheway, Councilman for City of Sacramento, Executive Director of Sacramento Tree Foundation and Board Member of Alliance for Community Trees
Mayor Bloomberg's million tree goal for New York City
Darin Johnson, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Marketing and Public Affairs for New York Restoration Project on PlaNYC
Baltimore's goal to double tree canopy
Guy Hager, Program Director for Great Parks, Clean Streams and Green Communities for Parks and People Foundation & Myra Brosius, Environmental Planner for Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks
"Tree by Tree - The Mile High Million" initiative for the Denver region
Sara Davis, Program Coordinator for City of Denver Parks and Recreation & Kiran Obee from The Park People
State of the Membership
Advancing Our Impact Together
Martha Ozonoff, Board Member, Alliance for Community Trees
Luncheon Sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation
Shannon Ramsay - Mobilizing Our Membership
Scott Fogarty - Partnerships & Fundraising Team Update
Ray Tretheway - Strategic Leadership for ACT
NeighborWoods & Local Program Tools
NeighborWoods in Indianapolis- A Tool for Community Development & Revitalization
David Forsell, President, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
NeighborWoods as a City-Wide Initiative
Kari Smith, Assistant Director of Community Greening Stewardship Program, Parks & People Foundation
NeighborWoods Month Campaign Report
Jared Liu, Alliance for Community Trees
Federal and State Legislative Update & Opportunities for Advocacy
Energy Efficiency Through Trees Act
Sam Stefanki, Legislative Assistant, Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui
Forest Service Budget & Future of State & Private Forestry
Alice Ewen Walker, Alliance for Community Trees & Jennifer Hinrichs, Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition
State of the States- How State Agencies are Funding Programs and Organizing State Advocacy
Ruth Williams of Tree Davis & Martha Ozonoff of California Releaf
Making the Most of Your Greening Opportunities
Twenty Years in Community Forestry
Jim Summers, Urban Forestry Consultant
National Partnership Opportunities
Moderator
Jared Liu
Future of Life and Girl Scouts of the USA
Janet Milkman, President of the Future of Life and Janet Berry, Program Director for the Chesapeake Bay Girl Scouts
KaBOOM!
Danielle Timmerman, Director of Program Relationships at KaBOOM!
National Environmental Education Foundation
Sara Espinoza, Program Manager for Weather and Environment
NeighborWoods Awards Recognition
Kelly Caffarelli, Vice President, The Home Depot Foundation
Closing Address
Shannon Ramsay, President, Alliance for Community Trees
