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August 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Growing Plant People - Horticulture Programs and Facilities at Southwestern College, With Holly McMullen, August 15, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Holly McMullen Holly McMullen is a tenured professor of plant science at Southwestern College and a field biologist with nearly a decade of experience working at the intersection of ecological research, habitat restoration, and higher education. Her expertise centers on the interactions between plants and animals, particularly within Southern California's diverse ecosystems, and she has conducted botanical and wildlife field surveys, managed large-scale restoration projects,
Jul 23
Articles


TREES, PLEASE! A Little Slice of "hisTree"
And now for something completely different. So, for whatever reason you can't venture out and admire trees. Yet you need to get your tree fi
Jul 1, 2020


TREES, PLEASE! Dead as a Doornail
In the world of Urban Forestry one of the concepts we consider is the safe useful life expectancy (SULE) of a tree. There are many component
Mar 1, 2020


TREES, PLEASE: My Tree, iTree.
Trees add to our enjoyment of our daily living. Providing habitat for local fauna, screening from annoying situations, they are harvested fo
Jan 1, 2020


TREES, PLEASE: Tree Ordinances. Love them or leave them?
By Tim Clancy. Sometimes government agencies get it right. In other cases, government regulations seem arbitrary, over-reaching and...
Sep 1, 2019


TREES, PLEASE: Pruning Perils: Trees Have a Mind of Their Own
By Tim Clancy. Sometimes it almost seems as if trees have a mind of their own. This is especially true when it comes to pruning and...
Jul 1, 2019


TREES, PLEASE: Consult the Manual!
By Tim Clancy. In the time before the internet, when you needed information, often you would begin by consulting your collection of...
May 1, 2019


TREES, PLEASE: Should I park under that tree?
By Tim Clancy. The disease triangle is often used to illustrate the elements necessary for a pathogen to be successful. The three...
Mar 1, 2019
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