Membership Meeting Archive
Member Meetings & Speakers 2021
| Speaker | Affiliation | Topic | Date |
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| Peggy Cornett | Monticello’s Curator of Plants. | “Historic Trees and Shrubs at Monticello and the Center for Historic Plants” | Jan. 27, 2021 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Tom Wild | VP of the Virginia Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation | Restoration of the American Chestnut "TACF current activities and new directions" | Feb. 24, 2021 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Kathy Nepote | Trees & Wildlife | March 24, 2021 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
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| Chandler Van Voorhis | Managing Partner at ACRE Investment Management, and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of GreenTrees (www.green-trees.com). | The Genius of Nature | April 28, 2021 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
| Phil Stokes | Invasives Removal & Native Woodland Restoration-Stokes Farm & CATS Projects | May 26, 2021 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
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| Christopher D. Barton, Ph.D. | University of Kentucky: Professor of Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources | June 23, 2021 9:30 am Zoom meeting |
2019 and 2020 Meetings |
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| Presenter | Affiliation | Topic | Date |
| Steve Kruger | Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech | Medicinal Plants and Other Forest Products Zoom meeting |
Nov. 18, 2020
9:30 am |
| Kate LeCroy | Ph.D. student in the Environmental Sciences department at the University of Virginia | Pollinator Research: interspecific competition among pollinators, pollination community reproductive success, plant functional diversity, and species conservation.
Zoom meeting |
Oct. 21, 2020
9:30 am |
| Paul Josey | Wolf/Josey Landscape Architects
Past president of Cville Tree Commission |
Charlottesville Tree Commission: State of the Canopy
Zoom meeting |
Sept. 23, 2020 |
| Keith Nevison | Manager, Tufton Farm & Nursery Operations at Monticello | What Trees Mean to Tufton Farm CANCELLED (rescheduled for 1/27/21 as Zoom meeting) | April 2020 |
| Joshua McLaughlin | Director, Crimora Nursery, VDOF | Outing: Field Trip to Nursery CANCELLED | March 2020 |
| Larry Band | Professor, UVA Dept of Environmental Science | Climate Change and How We Can Impact the Future | Feb 2020 |
| Katlin Mooneyham | Forest Health Specialist, Virginia Dept of Forestry | Common Diseases Impacting Virginia’s Trees | Jan 2020 |
| Rebecca Wilson | Division of Natural Heritage, VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation | The Long Leaf Pine in Virginia | Nov 2019 |
| Mike and Peggy Van Yahres | Van Yahres Tree Company | Outing: Field Trip to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond | Oct 2019 |
| Joshua McLaughlin | Director, Crimora Nursery, VDOF | Storytelling of Trees: Favorites, Successes, and Failures | Sep 2019 |
| Judy Dunscomb | Senior Conservation Scientist, Nature Conservancy | Trees are a Powerful Natural Climate Solution | July 2019 |
| Warren Byrd | Founding Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, | Outing: The Dell at UVA | May 2019 |
| Dan Mahon and Tucker Rollins | Albemarle County Parks and Recreation | The Biscuit Run Project | April 2019 |
| Peter Hatch | Director Emeritus of Gardens and Grounds, Monticello | Thomas Jefferson and Trees, and My Personal Pet Trees | March 2019 |
| Manuel Lerdau | Professor of Environmental Science and Biology, UVA | Biological Invasions: It’s Even Worse Than You Thought | Feb 2019 |
Past Meetings: 2008 to 2018
| Presenter | Affiliation | Topic | Date |
| Wayne Bowman and George Thompson | VA DoF and Pres, VA Chapter, The American Chestnut Foundation | Restoration Efforts of the American Chestnut Tree | Sep 2008 |
| Maud Henne | CATS & The American Conifer Society | Conifers | Oct 2008 |
| Charles Becker | Div of Forestland Conservation, VA DoF | Wood Products and Our Forests | Nov 2008 |
| Tim Hughes | Urban Forester, City of Charlottesville | Q and A About City’s Urban Forestry Plan | Dec 2008 |
| Joe McCue | Conservation Services | Tree Tubes in Local Public Spaces | Jan 2009 |
| Sallie Brown | CATS , PMG | WPA Project at McIntire Park | Feb 2009 |
| Phil Stokes | CATS | Wildflower Walk in Key West Neighborhood* | Mar 2009 |
| Fran Boninti and Phil Stokes | CATS, PMG | Instead of Mulch | Apr 2009 |
| Elizabeth Mundy | Acer Acres | Japanese Maples* | May 2009 |
| Jason Stevens | Kemper Park, Monticello | Arboretum at Kemper Park* | June 2009 |
| Jean Lorber | The Nature Conservancy | Nature Conservancy Efforts | July 2009 |
| Josh McLaughlin | VA DoF | Augusta Forestry Center* | Sep 2009 |
| Helen Flamini | McIntire Botanical Garden | McIntire Botanical Garden | Oct 2009 |
| Michael Abbott | Bartlett Trees | Air Spade Demonstration | Nov 2009 |
| Peter Hatch | Director of Garden and Grounds, Monticello | Trees at Monticello | Jan 2010 |
| Chris Gensic | Park and Trail Planner,City of Charlottesville | Charlottesville’s Urban Forestry Management Plan | Feb 2010 |
| Andrea Wulf | Author | The Brothers Gardeners at New Dominion Bookshop* | Mar 2010 |
| Phil Stokes | CATS, VA Native Plant Society | Stokes Tree Farm in Greenwood* | Apr 2010 |
| Mike Santucci | VA DoF Forest Conservation Specialist | Wood Harvesting, Clear Cutting and Selective Cutting | May 2010 |
| Warren Byrd | Senior Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, Charlottesville | Designing Botanical Gardens with an Emphasis on Trees | Jun 2010 |
| Joe Elton | Director, VA State Parks | Biscuit Run State Park | July 2010 |
| Dan Gregg | Grelen Tree Nursery | Proper Care of Young Trees | Sep 2010 |
| VA State Park Officials | VA State Park | Biscuit Run State Park* | Oct 2010 |
| Cathy Mayes | President, VA Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation | Restoration Efforts of the American Chestnut Tree | Nov 2010 |
| Peggy Cornett | Curator of Plants, Monticello | Monticello’s Trees and Plants | Jan 2011 |
| Mary Hughes | Landscape Architect Professor, University of VA | The Dell: Plantings and Construction | Feb 2011 |
| Judy Dunscomb | Senior Scientist, The Nature Conservancy | Adapting to Climate Change in the Central Appalachian Forest | Mar 2011 |
| Devon Floyd | President, Blue Ridge Discovery Center | Hike Through the Woods of Secluded Farm * | Apr 2011 |
| C. Dwayne Jones | Superintendent of Parks & Horticulture, Waynesboro | Urban Tough Trees | May 2011 |
| Rob Farrell | Asst Dir, Forestland Conservation, VA DoF | Tree Walk at Redlands* | Jun 2011 |
| Joe Murray | Asst Prof, Biology; Director, Arboretum & Arboriculture Program, Blue Ridge Community College | Blue Ridge Community College Arboretum* | Jul 2011 |
| Jan Mahon | Dir., Carrier Arboretum | Carrier Arboretum, James Madison University in Harrisonburg* | Sep 2011 |
| Rick Helms, _______, and Nancy Weiss | CATS members and forest landowners | 500 Year Forest Foundation | Oct 2011 |
| Gary Fleming | VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation Natural Heritage | Overview of Shenandoah National Park | Nov 2011 |
| Lara Gastinger | Flora of VA Project | Botanical Art and Illustrations | Jan 2012 |
| Michael McConkey | Edible Landscape | Nut and Fruit Trees | Feb 2012 |
| Kennon Williams | Landscape Architect | Native Planting in Sustainable Design | Mar 2012 |
| Doug Coleman | The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen | Fauna, Bear, Deer, Etc.* | Apr 2012 |
| Rob Farrell | Asst. Dir., Forestland Conservation, VDoF | Tree Risk Management | May 2012 |
| CATS Picnic at Linda Knapp’s | Jun 2012 | ||
| Martha Warring | VDoF Forester, Nelson Co. | Jul 2012 | |
| Sandy Mudrinich | Horticulture Director, Montpelier | Montpelier Work Day by CATS members* | Sep 2012 |
| Margi Vaughn | President, Lynchburg Tree Stewards | Guided Tour of Lynchburg’s Old City Cemetery | Oct 2012 |
| Tom Dierauf | Retired VDoF Forester | Treasured Trees | Nov 2012 |
| Nancy Weiss | CATS Member | Champion Trees: What They Are and How to Measure Them | Jan 2013 |
| Robert Llewellyn | Charlottesville Photographer | Creating Photos for Book Seeing Trees | Feb 2013 |
| Tim Beatley | UVa Professor, Sch of Architecture | Film: “The Nature of Cities” | Mar 2013 |
| Tina MacIntyre | Asst Grounds Manager, Farmington Country Club | Monarch Trees of Farmington* | Apr 2013 |
| Calder Loth | Architectural Historian | Managing Historic Properties | May 2013 |
| CATS Picnic at Linda Knapp’s | Jun 2013 | ||
| Chris Gensic | Planner, Charlottesville City Parks and Recreation Dept | Guided Hike of Rockfish Valley Trail in Nelson County* | Jul 2013 |
| Faith Vosburgh | Dir of Horticulture, Boxerwood, Lexington | Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden | Sep 2013 |
| Cathy Clary | Former Morven Guide, Garden Columnist | Guided Tour of Morven Trees and Gardens | Oct 2013 |
| Adam Downing | VCE Forestry Agent, Madison County | The Woods in Your Backyard | Nov 2013 |
| 1st CATS Members’ Potluck | Dec 2013 | ||
| Peggy Van Yahres | Van Yahres Tree Company | Trees and Landscaping Design on College Campuses | Jan 2014 |
| Hank Shugart | Environmental Sciences Professor, UVa | How the Earthquake Bird Got Its Name and Other Tales of Unbalanced Nature. | Feb 2014 |
| Weather Cancellation | Mar 2014 | ||
| Diane Frisbee and Chris Gensic | Stream Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy; Trail Planner, Dept of Parks and Recreation, Cville | Restoration Project on Meadowbrook Waterway* | Apr 2014 |
| Fred Turck | VDoF Fire Prevention Dept | Forest Fires | May 2014 |
| CATS Picnic at Linda Knapp’s | Jun 2014 | ||
| Robert Springer | Safety and Training Coordinator, Bartlett Tree Experts | Working on Trees at Monticello and Mount Vernon | Jul 2014 |
| Rob Farrell | VDoF Deputy State Forester | Questions and Answers on Tree Issues | Sep 2014 |
| Phil Stokes | CATS Member | Tree Nut Farm Tour* | Oct 2014 |
| W. Rex Linville | Land Conservation Officer, Piedmont Environment Council | Land Conservation in Albemarle County | Nov 2014 |
| Robin Hanes | CATS Member | Notable Trees2nd CATS Members’ Potluck | Dec 2014 |
| Dr. John M. Skelly | Virginia Tech, emeritus | Effects of Ozone Exposure on Sensitive Plants | Jan 2015 |
| Sue Erhardt | Casey Trees, D.C. | Casey Trees Projects and Progress | Feb 2015 |
| Tom Dierauf | Retired VDoF Forester | History of the Forest at Ivy Creek | Mar 2015 |
| Josh Palumbo | Wintergreen Nature Foundation | Trees in the Appalachian Mountains | Apr 2015 |
| Nathan Miller | PVCC | Choosing Correct Trees for the Landscape | May 2015 |
| CATS picnic at Linda Knapp’s | Jun 2015 | ||
| Matthew Brinkman | Amer. Chestnut Foundation | Chestnut Foundation Projects and Progress | Jul 2015 |
| Ed Yates | Bremo Trees | Bremo Trees outing | Sep 2015 |
| Chris Bolgiano | Freelance author | An Appalachian Journey: from wilderness to Wilderness | Oct 2015 |
| Henry Wilbur | UVA Professor Emeritus, Botany | Forest Trees, Wildflowers, and Deer in the Appalachian Forests of VA | Nov 2015 |
| CATS member potluck, videos | Dec 2015 |
| Armand and Bernice Thieblot | CATS members | Building a New Public Garden Around Unusual Ecosystems: The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler | Jan 2016 |
| Rescheduled for weather | Feb 2016 | ||
| Julia Lee Roller | Manager of Parkway and Visitor Center, Monticello | March 2016 | |
| Ellen Powell | Conservation Education Coordinator, VDoF | Shrubs and Vines of Virginia | April 2016 |
| Peggy van YahresBill Mauzy | Van Yahres AssociatesPhotographer | Intro on McIntyre ParkMauzy tree portfolio | May 2016 |
| Outing/picnic Quarry Gardens | June 2016 | ||
| Paul Josey
Andrea Terry |
Charlottesville Tree Commission
Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority |
Intro “2020 for 2020”
Moore’s Creek Envir. Preservation Area |
July 2016 |
| Joe Murray | Consulting Arborist and Educator | Sept 2016 (evening) | |
| Linda Fink | Professor of Ecology | Outing, Sweet Briar College | Oct 2016 |
| Nancy Weiss | CATS member | Pines of the World and of Virginia | Nov 2016 |
| Tim Maywalt | CATS member | Winter Tree IDHoliday Potluck | Dec 2016 |
| Steven B. Carroll | Director of Public Programs, Blandy Experimental Farm | Blandy Experimental Farm | Jan 2017 |
| Rod Walker | PRISM | Working Together to Tackle Invasive Plants | Feb 2017 |
| Ann Little | Tree Fredricksburg | March 2017 | |
| Sarah Francisco | Southern Environmental Law Center | Protecting Exceptional Woodlands within National Forests | April 2017 |
| Tom Saielli | The American Chestnut Foundation | May 2017 | |
| Ed Yates | Bremo Trees | Nursery Operations: How Trees are Planted, Cared for, Harvested, and Shipped | July 2017 |
| Meeting and Tree Walk | Sept 2017 | ||
| Jim Hurley | PRISM | Organizing Locally to Identify and Manage Invasive Plants on a Neighborhood or Community Basis | Oct 2017 |
| Sally Hurlbert | Shenandoah National Park | The Ecological Effects of the Rocky Mount Fire of 2016 | Nov 2017 |
| Chris Gensic | Charlottesville Parks and Trails Planner | Ongoing Charlottesville parks projects | Jan 2018 |
| John Scrivani | The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management | Feb 2018 | |
| Jill Jonnes and Florence Williams | Authors | Virginia Festival of the Book, Beyond the Sidewalk: Trees and Nature | March 2018 |
| John Mann | Charlottesville Landscape Manager | Charlottesville Public Gardens/Landscapes | April 2018 |
| Noel Richardson | Spring Hill Nursery | A Conversation About Trees | May 2018 |
| Mike Van Yahres and Jeremy Robinson | Van Yahres Tree Company | Using Technology to Assess and Inventory Trees | June 2018 |
| Robert Jennings | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Work of Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Sept 2018 |
| Helen Ida Moyer | CATS member | Outing to Ducky Oaks Farm | Oct 2018 |
| Warren Byrd | Landscape Architect | Flight 93 Memorial | Nov 2018 |