SBN UFI Workshop: Sustainable Landscapes and Urban Greening Practices

Join SBN for our upcoming virtual UFI workshop on November 19, from 10 am to 11:30 am, and hear from Melissa Finley on sustainable landscaping and how to properly prune a tree. Melissa Finley is the Thain Senior Curator of Woody Plants and Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden Curator at the New York Botanical Garden. Her work focuses on development of the garden’s woody collections, tree risk management, and plant science communication. She holds a master’s degree in plant pathology from The Pennsylvania State University, where she researched the ability of Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight, to parasitize apple fruit tissues. She is an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist and a qualified tree risk assessor. She is a passionate student of all things tree physiology, biomechanics, and pathology.   SBN’s GSI Partners and UFI Members should log into their account to register. This workshop is free to all registrants.   ?When: Thursday, November 19th ?Time: 10:00 AM –11:30 AM ?Where: Online via Zoom