Session Recordings

swaan conference 2023 session recordings

Introductions from Matthew M. McCombs, State Forester and Director, Colorado State Forest Service and

Clint Evans, State Conservationist, Colorado, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Urban Agroforestry & EQIP - An Opportunity To Explore!

Susan Stein, USDA NRCS/ACES Agroforestry Specialist, Washington, D.C.

Growing Urban Agriculture Partnerships-Technical Assistance Guide & Regenerate Wheat Ridge

Yy Dennis, Garden Coordinator, Parks and Recreation, City of Wheat Ridge, CO, in partnership with Jefferson County Conservation District

Urban Agroforestry - The Etkin Family Food Forest Initiative, DUG

Creighton Hofeditz, Director of Permaculture and Perennials, Denver Urban Gardens, Denver, CO

SW Tribal Agroforestry Outreach Project

James Calabaza, Indigenous Lands Program Director, Trees, Water & People, Fort Collins, CO

Closing thoughts from our morning session

Dr. James Allen, Professor, School of Forestry, College of the Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Cedar Agroforestry in the Southwest: Applications, Benefits, and Possibilities

AJ Carrillo, Cedar Springs Farm, Hotchkiss, CO

Drylands Agroecology Research - Dryland Agroforestry for the Arid West

Amy Scanes-Wolfe, Director of Research & Community Outreach (DAR)

Soil Health – How To’s for Yard and Field!

Rutger Myers, Soil Health Technician, Chatfield Farms, Denver Botanic Gardens, Littleton, CO

Landscape Edible Garden Design 101 & Colorado Springs Neighborhood Community Project

Kelly Bull, Horticulturalist and Educator, Permaculture Design, Colorado Springs, CO

Closing thoughts from our afternoon session

Christopher Jones, Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources Programs, University of Arizona, Gila County Cooperative Extension, AZ