Reminiscing About Municipal Day 2025

Written By Steph Girgen

The 2nd annual Municipal Learning Day was held in August 2025 at our nursery in Hastings. This event was tailored to Municipal Foresters, Landscape Architects, and similar, who work in Urban Forestry. Agenda for the day included breakfast, a Keynote by Dr. Todd West , Woody Plant Improvement Program Director and Professor from North Dakota State University (pictured in the attached photo with his wife, Jen), Nursery Tour, Lunch, Discussion/Networking, and tree planting grant information from the MN DNR.

We hope to hold this event again in the future! Stay tuned for 2026 info.

To view the slideshow Ash Replacement Trees, from Dr. Todd West’s Keynote Presentation during this event, CLICK HERE. Thank you to Dr. West for allowing us to make this info available to promote diversity in the tree canopy.

Steph Girgen
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