From RUTHERFORD B. HAYES PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUMS
The community is invited to learn about the challenges facing urban forests, how to make maple syrup, and more during the second annual Tree Symposium on Friday, Sept. 5. The event will be from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., with check-in beginning at 8 a.m. in the auditorium of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, located at Spiegel Grove, Fremont.
Registration is $40 per person for non-members, $35 per person for Hayes Presidential members, and $22 for students. Lunch will be included.
To register, visit https://www.rbhayes.org/news/2025/05/01/general/learn-about-urban-forests-making-maple-syrup-more-at-tree-symposium/.
The schedule of sessions is as follows:
- 8 – 9 a.m.: Check-in, coffee, and doughnuts
- 9 – 9:15 a.m.: Welcome by Christie Weininger, Hayes Presidential Library & Museums executive director
- 9:15 – 10 a.m.: Tapping and Making Maple Syrup, presented by Deb Nofzinger, Sandusky County Park District program supervisor
- 10 – 10:45 a.m.: Our Changing Climate, presented by Ross Ellet, meteorologist for 13ABC
- 11 a.m. – noon: Tree Tour of Spiegel Grove by John Havens, Hayes Presidential building and grounds superintendent
- Noon – 1 p.m.: Lunch
- 1 – 1:45 p.m.: Diseases and Pests affecting Urban Forests, presented by Thomas deHaas, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County
- 1:45 – 2:30 p.m.: Native Trees in Urban Forests presented by Stephanie Miller, regional urban forester for Northwest Ohio
- 2:30 p.m.: Conclusion by John Havens
The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is America’s first presidential library. Hayes Presidential is a Level 2 arboretum, accredited by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. Level 2 arboreta have 100 and more species of trees.
The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity, and professionalism.
Hayes Presidential is also recognized as an accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of Arboreta, a database of the world’s arboreta and gardens dedicated to woody plants.
For more information, call 419-332-2081 or visit rbhayes.org. People may also “like” Hayes Presidential on Facebook, follow on Instagram, @rbhayespres, and on Bluesky at rbhayespres.bsky.social.
