by Naomi Zürcher | Sep 22, 2018 | Events
09.18 i-Tree Webinar
Title: i-Tree Workshop: INTERNATIONAL FEATURES OF I-TREE ECO & MORE
Date: Thursday, 27 September
Time: 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
The September i-Tree workshop will look at the new features presently available in the international version of i-Tree Eco. Focusing on the newly added capabilities for Mexico, we’ll hear from the i-Tree team, our partners at USDA Forest Service International Programs, and collaborators on the ground in Mexico. Learn more about the development and implementation of i-Tree Eco’s expanding capacities and how to access them. Please plan to join us this very informative session.
PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT: https://tinyurl.com/y86wnhe7
by Naomi Zürcher | Jul 27, 2018 | Articles
Building removation permits and potential damage – Toronto CA
Dear EFUF Colleagues:
Attached please find an article from the July issue of Urban Tree Growth & Longevity Newsletter. The article, written by James Sternberg, offers field observations and lessons learned pertaining to the impacts of building renovations on existing urban trees.
Interesting and important food for thought.
BUILDING RENOVATION IMPACTS ON URBAN TREES – INSIGHTS FROM OPEN DATA
by Naomi Zürcher | Jul 12, 2018 | Events
High Level Dialogue: Urban & Peri-Urban Forestry
Dear EFUF Colleagues:
Per Simone Borelli of FAO, there will be a High Level Dialogue on Urban and Periurban Forestry in the framework of the 24th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry.
The event will take place on 17 July from 10:00 to 11:30 Rome time. You may follow the event via webstreaming at: http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/4796/icode/
The objectives of the high level dialogue are to:
– raise awareness of the key contribution that urban forests and green spaces can provide towards the achievement of sustainable development;
– provide compelling arguments for cities to invest in urban forestry; and,
– foster cross-sectoral collaboration towards an effective integration of urban forestry in the urban planning, design and management for more sustainable urban development.
Please try to attend this important online dialogue.
by Naomi Zürcher | Jun 13, 2018 | Events
June 2018 Urban Forestry Webinar
Dear Colleagues:
Following, please find June’s Urban Forestry webinar specifics:
Title: Can We Enhance the Urban Environment with Non-native Trees & Shrubs?
Date & Time: Thursday, 14 June, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
Join this discussion on the native versus non-native woody species dilemma – pros and cons as well as strategies for enhancing urban landscape diversity.
Presenter: Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Washington State University
Where: Visit www.joinwebinar.com 15 minutes prior to start time and enter the ID code: 586-200-731
by Naomi Zürcher | May 16, 2018 | Articles
We have seen an exponential increase in the research and resulting documentation of the Ecosystem Services benefits our urban trees can provide with a resulting increased interest in quantifying those benefits and in expanding the Urban Forest resource.
In order to establish a basis for quantifying and /or expanding, we have tended to look at canopy cover as a way to determine the Urban Forest’s extent. That 2-dimensional measurement of the resource only provides a small sampling of essential data and the criteria necessary to adequately manage the Urban Forest resource.
We have selected as an example of a criteria-based approach, a Strategic Management Planning scenario adopted by Canada, first through a national Canadian Urban Forest Strategy, initiated in 2006, followed by a sampling from communities across the breadth and depth of Canada that have adopted the national call to action and created their own community-oriented versions of Urban Forest Strategic Management Plans.
Examples of Urban Forest Management / Strategic Plans
http://www.cufn.ca/canadian-urban-forest-strategy
http://www.oakville.ca/assets/general%20-%20residents/2008UFSMP.pdf
https://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/Parks%20Forestry%20&%20Recreation/Urban%20Forestry/Files/pdf/B/backgroundfile-55258.pdf
http://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents.ottawa.ca/files/documents/ufmp_pres_en.pdf
