Are you a year or more into your role and eager to take your leadership skills to the next level?
Join us for the third session in the Young & Emerging Professionals Career Compass series, Level Up Your Leadership. Designed for early-career urban forestry professionals, this engaging webinar prepares you to transition from managing day-to-day into intentional leadership. You’ve built relationships and mastered your daily tasks; now, lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Together, we’ll explore how to define your leadership vision, align your personal goals with your organization’s mission, and measure your impact with an actionable workplan. Whether you’re building a new program or refining an existing one, this session will help you lead with strategy and heart, and answer the essential question – How do I know I’m doing a good job?
Key topics the panelists will discuss:
Level Up Your Leadership is an interactive experience. You’ll have the opportunity to engage directly with the featured speakers during a Q&A session.
Learning Objectives
After the webinar, participants will be able to:
ISA CEUs applied for and pending
Catch up on past Career Compass webinars here.
Monday, November 17 from 1:00-4:00pm
To join us, add the tour with your registration!
Join the Urban and Community Forestry Society (UCFS) and the City of Henderson Parks and Recreation for a half-day bus tour exploring how urban forestry practices are evolving to meet the challenges of a hotter, drier climate. This tour is designed for practitioners, planners, and policymakers interested in practical, replicable strategies for building climate-resilient urban landscapes with limited water resources.
Throughout the tour, we’ll explore how cities can proactively adapt to aridification by redesigning public spaces, rethinking irrigation systems, and collaborating across departments and with community partners. Expect a balance of big-picture strategy and actionable detail.
Featured Tour Stops and Highlights:
🌿 Turf Removal & Tree Replacement at Community Parks
See how traditional grass lawns are being replaced with water-smart landscapes by the City of Henderson. At one park site, learn how a communication challenge over tree removals evolved into a model of public engagement, resulting in more—and better—trees planted with long-term resilience in mind.
🦉 Bird Preserve and Partnership with Audubon Society
Explore a vibrant bird preserve developed through a partnership between the City of Henderson and the local Audubon Society. Discover how external collaborations can unlock funding (including grants) and expand habitat while boosting urban canopy goals.
🚧 Street Diet and Green Infrastructure
Visit a transformed urban street where pavement removal made way for tree planting pits and green infrastructure. This site demonstrates how every tree in Henderson is planted with a sustainable irrigation plan—and how all cities can innovate in the right-of-way.
💧 Irrigation Systems & Incentive Programs
Get practical insights on installing and maintaining efficient irrigation systems in challenging settings. Learn how internal and external partnerships (including with the Southern Nevada Water Authority) are creating incentives that drive real change toward water-wise tree planting and landscaping.
What You’ll Take Home:
Special Guests:
We’ll be joined on the tour by guest speakers from the, local Audubon Society, City of Henderson Sustainability Office and the Southern Nevada Water Authority, who will share insider perspectives on interagency collaboration and the mechanics of water incentive programs.
