First Sunday Virtual Lecture: Renewing Smyrna’s Tree Canopy: From Vision to Inheritance

 

Thanks to the Smyrna Tree Board for presenting virtually yesterday at the Smyrna Public Library as part of our rescheduled First Sunday Lecture Series.

Presentation Overview:

The Smyrna City Council recently passed a resolution to join other Atlanta Metro communities in planting 1 million trees over the next ten years. Learn how Trees Atlanta, Keep Smyrna Beautiful, the Smyrna Tree Board, and Smyrna citizens are working to achieve this goal - from vision to inheritance. Our discussion covers forest ecology, the benefits of trees to our community, and practical advice on how to select, plant, and care for trees in your yard. Questions from the audience are welcomed and be ready for riddles and games that test your tree IQ.

 

Speakers:

• Chris Zweifel is the founder of Plant A Tree Smyrna and a former science and social studies teacher.
• Judy Yi is the Director of Outreach & Marketing for Trees Atlanta. Previously, she was the Director of Education and established the TreeHouse, its first education center. Before joining Trees Atlanta in 2015, she was a marketing and sales operations executive in the telecommunications and digital marketing industries.
• Eric Dennis is a member of the Keep Smyrna Beautiful Board and helped create the Adopt a Tree Program for KSB.
• Sean Murphy is an ISA Certified Arborist and a Professional Landscape Architect with over 30 years of experience working with trees and he has designed significant projects around Smyrna, including Concord Road Linear Park, Jonquil Plaza and the Shops at Belmont.
• Jean Manki has served on the Smyrna Tree Board for the past 3 years and helped write the revised Smyrna Tree Ordinance and organize the Smyrna Tree Scarves Project.

Sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.