Morphophysiology was Monday...I had to miss it because I was volunteering during that time slot. Was bummed about not hearing that one.
I was thinking about skipping out on today to get back to work - or at least going later, but am glad I got there to start the 9:00 sessions (slightly longer trip...@90 miles away). I went to the 3 safety talks, and thought they all did a great job - a lot of safety talks are tough to listen too.
That Ostberg presentation (Ecosystem Disservices by the Swede) reminded me a little of a "Why People Hate Trees" presentation that I listened to through the ISA podcasts by Francesco Ferrini from a couple of years ago.
Ferrini's talk about microclimate changes after topping yesterday was more entertaining than enlightening. I enjoyed the presentation, but his researched seemed more to confirm what one would expect. Don't get me wrong, it is important to document that, rather than rely on anecdotal observations... The best part was at the end when he showed two pictures - one of a topped tree "we need less of this, and more Certified Arborists pruning trees" with a picture of a climber pruning a tree... I'm thinking, that picture looks familiar ...oh, wait, that's ME! I talked to him later, he just randomly searched for a pic online and found that one (and credited it to the website). Seems like long odds, that I end up in the presentation of somebody from Italy LOL.
