The Stump: October 2004

Web Site Review

Insects and diseases are a constant threat to your trees. Over the years, the USDA Forest Service has studied and written leaflets on many. Their compiled library is listed and many available to view and download at www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fth_pub_pages/fidl.htm

October

O HUSHED October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall;
To-morrow's wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;          5
To-morrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow,
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being beguiled,          10
Beguile us in the way you know;
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away;
Retard the sun with gentle mist;          15
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes' sake, if they were all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be lost-          20
For the grapes' sake along the wall.

-- Robert Frost

Tree City USA / Tree Line USA Deadlines

It is time to compile your data and fill in your applications for Tree Line USA and Tree City USA. Tree Line USA applications are due November 1, 2004 and Tree City USA applications are due December 31, 2004. Send applications to Justine Gartner, Forestry Field Programs Supervisor, MDC, P.O. Box 180, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180

October 4 – 6
Building for Greener Communities, Arbor Day Farm Lied Lodge & Conference Center, Nebraska City, NE Contact: NADF Conferences (conferences@arborday.org), 402-474-5655, www.arborday.org/programs/conferences/greenercommunities/

October 5 – 6
Level I Climbing Skills Module, Muskogee, OK Contact: ArborMaster® Training, Inc. (Info@ArborMaster.com), 860-429-5028, www.arbormaster.com/Schedules/2004schedules.htm

October 7 – 8
Level I Precision Felling Module, Muskogee, OK Contact: ArborMaster® Training, Inc. (Info@ArborMaster.com), 860-429-5028, www.arbormaster.com/Schedules/2004schedules.htm

October 14
Missouri Community Forestry Council, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO Contact: Justine Gartner, (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov) 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116

October 28 – 30
TCI EXPO, COBO Conference/Exhibition Center One Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI Contact: TCIA, (TCIA@TreeCareIndustry.org) 603-314-5380, www.treecareindustry.org/content/mtgs/meetings.htm

November 4
Tree Pruning Workshop (Free), 6:30 PM, MDC Office, El Dorado Springs, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423

November 8
Tree Pruning Workshop (Free), 6:30 PM, Walter Woods Conservation Area, Joplin, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423

November 8
ISA Certified Arborist Exam, MDC Discovery Center, 4750 Troost, Kansas City, MO Contact: Ivan Katzer, 816-765-4241

November 18
Tree Pruning Workshop (Free), 6:30 PM, Mount Vernon City Court Room, City Hall, Mount Vernon, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423

December 2
Tree Pruning Workshop (Free), 6:30 PM, Cassville City Council Chambers, Cassville, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423

December 6
Tree Pruning Workshop (Free), 6:30 PM, ew-Mac Electric Meeting Room, Anderson, MO Contact: Jon Skinner, (Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov) 417-629-3423

December 8
ISA Certified Arborist Exam, MDC August A. Busch Conservation Area, 2360 Highway D, St. Charles, MO Contact: Mark Grueber, 636-300-1953

December 9
Missouri Community Forestry Council, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO Contact: Justine Gartner, (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov) 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116

I have reached illusion's end in this grove of falling leaves.

Each leaf a signal of past joy, drifting here within my heart.

- Mu Dan

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Jon Skinner
Urban Forester
Forestry Division
MO Dept. of Conservation
705 Illinois Ave., Ste. 6b
Joplin, MO 64801-5065
417-629-3423
Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov

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