MNSTAC Monthly Forums

Monthly forums address issues in urban forestry, arboriculture, and research. Forums are typically held on the third Thursday of the month.

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October 2026 Forum
Reduce, Subordinate, Remove, or Walk Away: Pruning Options for Trees That Got Away

Date: Thursday, 10/22
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ISA CEUs: 1.0

​Presented by Gary Johnson - Professor Emeritus of Urban and Community Forestry with the UMN Department of Forest Resources

Gary has been with the University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources for 34 years. Previously, he was on the faculties of the Universities of New Hampshire and Maryland, was a licensed and practicing arborist in Illinois and New Hampshire, a seasonal tree nursery worker for ten years, superintendent of grounds for Illinois Wesleyan University, and owner/operator of landscape design and consulting businesses in Illinois and New Hampshire. 

Join online via Zoom

• Zoom connection for the day of the forum: https://umn.zoom.us/j/98479664581

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