The conference entitled ‘Healthy Trees, Healthy Places, Healthy People’ will take place on Wednesday 22 April at the Council Chambers. Keynote speakers include distinguished author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori and Nicola Spence, Chief Plant Health Officer at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
The event, which is open to all, aims to welcome volunteer Tree Wardens and members of the public, who are showing ever-increasing interest in planting, protecting and caring for trees and our natural environment.
Programme
09.30 – 10.00 Tea, coffee & networking on arrival
10.00 – 10.05 Welcome by Welwyn Hatfield Director of Public Protection, Planning and Governance Nick Long
10.05 – 10.25 Taking practical actions this Plant Health Week - Nicola Spence, Chief Plant Health Officer, Defra
10.25 – 11.05 KEYNOTE: Hearts and Minds: Talking Trees with the Public - Jonathan Drori, Author, Environmentalist and Trustee
11.05 – 11.40 Healthy Trees for Healthy People – Welwyn Hatfield Perspective, garden city design and focus on trees & mental health - Welwyn Hatfield Heads of Service, Colin Haigh Planning and Jo Harding, Head of Public Health and Protection
11.40 – 11.50 Comfort break
11.50 – 12.25 Calculating the contribution of trees : presenting Welwyn Hatfield's i-tree Eco Inventory – Treeconomics ltd
12.25 – 13.00 Taking action for healthy trees in your community: Reflection & discussion session – Jon Stokes, Director of Trees, Science & Research, The Tree Council
13.00 – 14.00 Sandwich lunch in atrium
14.35 – 16.00 Guided tree walk around streets of Welwyn Garden City – WGC and 2020 volunteers
The event is free to attend but booking is essential. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
The Council Chambers are fully accessible and the walk in the afternoon will be on pavements and roads within 2km of the Council Chambers.
More information on the organisers and conference themes can be found here:
