Hamilton Arboretum Association Announces Spring 2013 Programs
By: Rachel Polansky
Updated: January 18, 2013
Hamilton College's Arboretum Association has some exciting news. It'll
be presenting a series of workshops starting tomorrow. From lectures and
clinics, to tree walks on campus.. participants will learn all about
environmental principles from the experts.
"Trees shouldn't be taken for granted, it takes so long to have them grow up as big as they are. All the environmental impacts that they are beneficial for; there's a lot of information so that knowing what to do or how to do it properly is important," says Terry Hawkridge, Arboretum Director.
All the workshops are free and open to the public. Tomorrow's presentation is the Nursery Industry From Seedlings To Shade Trees and that will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science Center (GO27), unless otherwise noted. Pre-registration is requested by calling (315) 859-4657.
More Workshops:
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits) March 16 - Sustainable Landscape Practices
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will give a presentation on important sustainable landscape principles and practices: reduced pesticide and fertilizer usage; management of storm water; the usage of alternate products with the least impact on natural resources; landscapes that reduce heating and cooling costs; and ways to reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect.
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
"Trees shouldn't be taken for granted, it takes so long to have them grow up as big as they are. All the environmental impacts that they are beneficial for; there's a lot of information so that knowing what to do or how to do it properly is important," says Terry Hawkridge, Arboretum Director.
All the workshops are free and open to the public. Tomorrow's presentation is the Nursery Industry From Seedlings To Shade Trees and that will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science Center (GO27), unless otherwise noted. Pre-registration is requested by calling (315) 859-4657.
More Workshops:
January 19 - The Nursery Industry from Seedlings to Shade Trees
Jim
Kisker of Schichtel's Nursery in Springville, N.Y., will give a
presentation on the nursery industry from seedlings to shade trees.
Schichtel's
Nursery has 1,370 acres under cultivation and grows more than 400
varieties of shade, ornamental and evergreen trees and shrubs. Don't
miss this opportunity to learn how trees and shrubs are produced and
prepared for market, and about new varieties of trees
and shrubs coming down the production line.International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
February 2 - A Winter Walk Through the Hamilton College Arboretum
Have
you ever strolled through the woods in winter and wondered how to
identify trees and shrubs without their foliage or flowers? Arboretum
Director Terry Hawkridge will lead a campus tree walk and explain how to
identify dormant trees and shrubs. He will begin with a brief
discussion of tree identification in the Taylor Science Center and will
then lead a tree walk for about an hour on campus.
This will be a flat ground tour on College paths. Please prepare for the
elements and dress warmly!
February 16 - The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors
Ernest H. Williams is a professor of biology at Hamilton and author of The
Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors. When
we look in the natural world around us, many intriguing patterns can be
noted. For this talk Williams
will show photos of a number of these observations, mostly from plants
and their associated animals, and describe the surprising stories behind
them. The middle of winter is a good time to focus on the wide array of
observations in nature and understand why
these patterns exist.
March 2 - Tree and Shrub Pruning Seminar
Arboretum
Director Terry Hawkridge and Lead Horticulturist Dan Rouillier, both
certified arborists, will lead an interactive indoor pruning
lecture and clinic which will be projected to a large screen. They will
prune shade, ornamental and evergreen trees, and both deciduous and
evergreen shrubs.International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will give a presentation on important sustainable landscape principles and practices: reduced pesticide and fertilizer usage; management of storm water; the usage of alternate products with the least impact on natural resources; landscapes that reduce heating and cooling costs; and ways to reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect.
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
April 20 - Stalking Hamilton's Trees for a Half Century
John
Suplee, class of 1969 and member of the Hamilton College Arboretum
Advisory Committee, is an established artist who has been painting
the College's trees for almost 50 years. In this visual presentation
John will go beyond his paintings to share - for the first time - a
generous selection of his documentary photographs and recount his
recollections of Hamilton's arboreal past. Because Suplee's
archive dates from his arrival in 1965, the campus elms and their loss
will figure prominently in these images. 
