The 2024 Gateway Green Conference

Join us in Collinsville on March 6th for a full day of presentations divided into three tracks:  

• Building Sustainable Landscapes, 
• Conservation Stewardship, 
• Tree Care.

Natural resource professionals, arborists, green industry, landowners, volunteers, and everyone all are invited

to attend this full-day event.  CEU's for Arborists, Park & Rec staff, Golf Course superintendents and Landscape Contractors are available.

Register here

A variety of green topics will be presented by expert speakers, including:

• Will this Tree Fail? Recognizing and Mitigating Conditions of Concern in Urban Trees 

(Jake Miesbauer, Morton Arboretum)

• Pruning for Tree and Shrub Health 

(Ryan Pankau, University of Illinois Extension)

• Using Plant Phenology to Better Predict Pest Treatment Timing 

(Aaron Schulz, Oak Bros Tree Care & Removal LLC)

• Ecology of Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers

(Chris Benda, Southern Illinois University)

• Chainsaw Safety and the Open Face Boring Back Cut

(Kevin Rohling, University of Illinois Extension)

+ Herbicide and Application Options to Control Woody Plants (Chris Evans, University of Illinois Extension)

$80 per person for advanced registration by March 1, 2024.  $85 per person for late and at-door registration.

$50 per person discounted registration for Certified Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists.

To see the full schedule and to register visit this link