[RIurbanforest] EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN for Pruning Workshop with Ed Gilman 15-16 October

[RI Urban Forestry]

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE OCTOBER PRUNING WORKSHOP WITH DR ED GILMAN
Register at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ritree.org/eventslisting/prescription-pruning-two-day-workshop-october-15-16/__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!KLxPjE1qVoreGpDFDt5Wn6mUo9r9KCU3_3P9Qad3BcjpYVdRUpDFJFBbajFecdSEomEfQDa84WQSTxsNiWitBOliBBjL7N1-XmGJe2dr$ [ritree[.]org]
Please be sure to include the individual names if registering more than one person at a time.


Join Dr. Ed Gilman for a two-day pruning workshop
OCT 15-16, 2025
Prescription Pruning with field demos (13.5 ISA CEUs)


Early bird registration for RI Licensed Arborists is open - $85
Registration is limited to 55 people, so don’t delay.

The days consist of:
Morning presentations at RI College, Faculty Center, #42 on the map – use parking lots H, I or K (map attached)
Afternoon field demos at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
(weather permitting; indoor/outdoor schedule might change depending on the weather)

REGISTRATION INCLUDES LUNCHES, BREAKS, AND A COPY OF:
Structural Pruning: A Guide for the Green Industry By Edward F. Gilman, Brian Kempf, Nelda Matheny, and Jim Clark
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Partners: RI Tree Council and Bartlett Tree Experts

THE AGENDA

DAY ONE - Wednesday, Oct 15
Morning topics at RIC
8:00     Introduction to key pruning terms and concepts
                Tree architecture in the urban environment
               Guiding young-tree architecture with pruning
12:00   Lunch at RIC
Afternoon topics at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
1:00      In-the-field pruning demonstrations and exercises showing pruning to create sustainable strong branch architecture.

DAY TWO – Thursday, Oct 16
Morning topics at RIC
8:00     Introduction to prescription pruning
Preparing pruning prescriptions on young and mature trees
Long-term pruning results
12:00 Lunch at RIC
Afternoon topics at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
1:00     Preparing pruning prescriptions on mature trees
Outside exercises: Attendees actively prepare pruning prescriptions under guidance from instructor.

  *   Prescribing pruning on young trees
  *   Prescribing pruning on mature trees


Nancy Stairs

Cooperative Forestry Program Supervisor
Division of Forest Environment
235 Promenade Street, Suite 394
Providence, RI 02908

401.537.4069

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