October 22, 2026

2026 Southeast Ohio Tree Care Conference

Athens, OH

2026 Southeast Ohio Tree Care Conference

Please join us for a day of learning, fellowship, and fun. We'll sell out quickly, so RSVP soon.

RSVP by October 7, 2026

Estimated 6 ISA CEUs

Click here for info on how to pay by check

OIAA Tax #: 82-1850897

Program Agenda

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome with Robert Boehle & Ann Bonner, Ohio DNR Division of Forestry

9:15 Residual Imidacloprid in The Landscape, Dr. Courtney Silver-Peavey, Ohio DNR, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves

10:00 The Challenges Of Managing Trees and Infrastructure, Bob Heady P.E., P.S.

11:00 Dendrochronology; What Tree Rings Say About Our Past, Dr. Greg Wiles, Shoolroy Chair of Natural Resources, Professor of Earth Sciences, College of Wooster

12:00 Lunch Catered by Kiser’s BBQ of Athens

1:00 Creating Pollinator Patches With ODOT, Cindy Lee 

1:30 Treating Hemlock for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Mykayla Heydt, Regional Forest Health Coordinator, Ohio DNR, Division of Forestry

2:15 Power of Urban Forestry is in Your Hands, Ann Bonner, Eastern Ohio Urban Forestry Coordinator, Ohio DNR, Division of Forestry

3:00 Understanding Mast Seeding at Population & Community Scales, Dr. Rebecca Snell, Associate Professor & Graduate Chair Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University

4:00 Evaluation and Have a Safe Trip Home