RDG Out & About: Iowa Shade Tree Short Course

Event Details

• Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

• Time: 8:30 a.m. (CST)

• Location: Scheman Continuing Education Building, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Session Details

Course: D-7. (G-7 Repeat) Tree Trenches and Plant Box Updates to the Iowa Stormwater Management Manual

In this session, RDG’s Grant Thompson, Ph.D, PLA, and Gregory Pierce, PE, CPESC, will present updates to the tree trench and planter box sections of the Iowa Stormwater Management Manual (ISWMM) that is assembled by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to provide guidance to local jurisdictions that adopt policies for stormwater management. Background for the updates, engineering and accessibility considerations, and soil volume sizing will be presented.

The presentation will be repeated at 1:15pm. See the full agenda and register here.

Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course

^{The 69th Annual Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course (STSC) will still be held at the Scheman Building on the University’s campus.}

^{The short course, once again, has a lineup of amazing speakers. If you’ve been here before, then you know you’ll be treated to some of the best and most relevant tree care, landscape, and plant material topics and speakers to be found anywhere. And if you’re new to the green industry profession, then you’ll be surprised by how much you will learn.}