Attendees will have the opportunity to earn CEUs while creating a vibrant community of professionals committed to enhancing the health and beauty of our urban landscapes.

Not a tree professional but love to learn? You are welcome to register for this seminar.

The seminar includes:

• Lunch
• ISA, ASLA, AICP CEUs
• OCVN education credits

Please register https://takingroot.info/2026-tree-professionals-seminar/ 

KEYNOTE
Urban Greenness and
Cardiovascular Health: 
Aruni Bhatnagar, PhD– Director,
Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute,
University of Louisville

Novel Methods to Assess Ecological
Restoration Techniques from
Miyawaki Forests to Recovering
Streams
Kenneth Petren, PhD – Professor,
Director of the UC Field Center

Planning Urban Growth for Wildlife
Conservation: Lessons from the
Pileated Woodpecker in Cincinnati
Ruijia Hu, PhD – Adjunct Instructor,
College of Arts and Sciences, University
of Cincinnati

Lessons from History and Reacting
to Spotted Lanternfly
Jonathan Larson, PhD– Extension
Entomologist, Martin Gatton College of
Agriculture, Food and Environment
University of Kentucky

Biochar in Cincinnati: Collaborating
to Enhance Urban Soils 
Sam Dunlap– Founder/Owner of
Carbon Harvest LLC