Appalachian will sponsor the conference “Utilizing the Urban Forest: Turning Urban Trees into Wood Products” May 16 at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center on campus. The conference begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m. Conference registration is $75, which includes lunch, catered breaks and conference materials. An optional field trip May 17 to a portable sawmilling demonstration at the Biltmore Estate woodlot, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville Hardware and Treasured Trees of Asheville costs $35, which includes transportation to and from Asheville and a box lunch. The registration deadline is May 5. To register, visit http://www.urbantree.appstate.edu/ or call Amy Sanders in the Office of Conferences and Institutes at 2774. For more information about the conference, call Jana Carp at 7091.