Photo Gallery
 Conference Tree Planting |
 Southface’s Shan Arora speaks on sustainability. |
 Georgia Tech’s David Laband speaks on trees and energy savings. |
 American Hydrotech’s Trey Whitley gives presentation on green roofs. |
 Enjoying the conference at the beautiful Del’avant Center. |
 The Del’avant Center was formerly the home of the Kress Five and Dime. |
 Walking tour through mainstreet LaGrange. |
 Historic Lafayette Square |
 Board member Mary Hardin Thornton of Rome and past president Sarah Visser of Atlanta |
 Discussing tree staking on the walking tour |
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2012 GUFC Annual Conference: “Exploring True Sustainability and the Vital Role of Trees” (above). We thoroughly enjoyed being at the Del’avant Center in LaGrange and learning more about sustainability, the harmonious co-existence of trees and solar panels, trees and energy savings, and green roofs.
2011 GUFC Annual Conference, Madison, GA- November 2nd-3rd (press photo below to view all)
“Managing the Fear Factor: Trees, Pests, Storms, and the Law” Highlights included great speakers, City of Madison, a tree planting and a bike ride!
2010 GUFC Annual Conference, Athens, GA- November 17-18th (press photo below to view all)

The 19th Annual GUFC Conference, Merle Manders Conference Center, Stockbridge GA, Nov 4 & 5, 2009
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| The GUFC Conference is a great event for making new contacts and talking with colleagues. |
Shirley Trier, The Davey Resource Group - a 2009 Conference sponsor |
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| Lisa Lightfoot of Bold Spring Nursery, a conference sponsor, talks with the Macon Tree Commission’s Randell Hunt |
GUFC Board Member Jamie Arrington of Sugar Hill Nurseries, a conference sponsor, talks with a conference attendee. |
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| Smyrna Tree Board’s Gretchen Musser visits nature/tree photographer Kathryn Kolb’s table. |
Kathleen Wolf, PhD., of the University of Washington was a featured keynote speaker at the GUFC Conference. |
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| National Tree Preservation – a conference sponsor |
Trees Atlanta’s Greg Levine speaks on the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum. |
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| DeepRoot’s Brenda Guglielmina explains the Silva Cell. |
Outdoor Chattanooga’s Philip Pugliese introduces conference attendees to the Complete Streets concept. |
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| Trees Atlanta’s Greg Levine speaks on the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum. |
Miranda Roberts, Director of the Merle Manders Conference Center, announces that Nov. 5 is Urban Forestry Day in the City of Stockbridge by reading a proclamation. |
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| Eric Dumbaugh, Ph.D., travelled from Texas A & M University, to speak on “Why Street Trees Aren’t the Threat the Traffic Engineer Thinks They Are!” |
Representatives from Columbus, Savannah, and Thomaston discuss how street trees have improved their communities safety, health, and quality of life. |
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| Jody Nelson of the Thomaston Tree Board (standing), Trees Columbus’ Bob Hydrick, and Savannah Tree Foundation’s Dale Thorpe. |
Shirley Trier of Davey Resource Group presented on the value of good tree inventories. |
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| There’s always good food at GUFC Conferences. |
A Fall scene greeted GUFC Conference Attendees at the Merle Manders Conference Center. |
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| The Merle Manders Conference Center, location of the 2009 GUFC Conference & Awards Program. |
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