March 2018 Urban Forestry Webinar Schedule

by Naomi Zürcher | Mar 10, 2018 | Events

March 2018 Urban Forestry Webinars

Title:  Nature and Health in Communities: A Review of Best Available Science

Date & Time:  Wednesday, 14 March, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.

This webinar, part of the series, Understanding Urban and Community Forests: An Extension Webinar Series, offers a discussion on the research on nature experiences and their public health outcomes and how that research can be used to influence Urban Forest policy and planning. Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Wolf., Research Social Scientist, College of the Environment, University of Washington, and Research Associate with USDA Forest Service Pacific NW Research Station program about Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Where: Visit http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/nature-and-health-in-communities-a-review-of-best-available-science 15 minutes prior to start time. At that time, a “JOIN” button will be available on the webinar’s detail page to allow you to register for and view the webinar.

Title: The Green Heart Project: Studying the impact of trees and green space on cardiovascular health

Date & Time: Wednesday, 14 March, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.

Louisville Kentucky’s urban laboratory is embarking on a study of how environmental differences within the city’s neighborhoods give rise to health disparities, and how local social networks and personal environments created by lifestyle choices affect individual health and well-being. This study will specifically examine the impact that urban forests and green spaces have on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. While previous studies have shown that exposure to air pollutants, like those found in urban areas, increases CVD risk and mortality, the impact of the urban forest and overall green spaces on CVD has not been directly assessed. This presentation will discuss the pragmatic, interventional trial known as The Green Heart Project, designed to test the hypothesis that exposure to neighborhood greenery diminishes CVD risk by decreasing the levels of local air pollution.

Presenters: Ray Yeager, University of Louisville; Chris Chandler, The Nature Conservancy

Where: Visit https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/ucf/ 15 minutes prior to start time. Enter the webinar as a guest by typing your name in the name box and click the “Enter Room” button.

Title: Real Facts About Climate Change & Urban Trees: How Should We Prepare

Date & Time: Thursday 15 March, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.

Climate change is already impacting our ability to manage our urban forests. Join Richard Cowles for a discussion on management practices that may be employed to help ensure a sustainable urban tree canopy cover.

Presenter: Richard Cowles, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Valley Laboratory

Where: Visit www.joinwebinar.com 15 minutes prior to start time and enter the ID code: 206-666-939

Urban Forests in a European Perspective Workshop Registration Extended

by Naomi Zürcher | Feb 13, 2018 | Events

Brussels Urban Forest

Dear EFUF Colleagues;

Please note that the registration deadline for this important workshop has been extended until Thursday the 1st of March. Incorporating our urban trees into every country’s National Forest Inventory is extremely critical to the advancement of sustainable Urban Forest Management as well as traditional Forest health. If we are to accomplish this constructively and collaboratively, we need your Urban Forest knowledge and your presence.

Title: Urban Forests in a European Perspective: what can the National Forest inventory tell us?
Date: 15 March 2018
Where: The European Forestry House, Brussells

This workshop is organized by the European Environment Agency and the SNS and EFINORD funded network to bring together Practitioners, Researchers and Policy Makers from the 8 participating European nations and beyond as well as the European Environmental Agency, and the European Commission to discuss opportunities for integrating the use, management, and governance of urban forests and woodlands to promote health and well-being outcomes for humans and trees alike. More details regarding the network and its focus can be found at this link:

UFNR

and additional workshop information / schedule can be found here:

Urban Forests in a European Perspective_Brussels extended registration invite

Based on the workshop discussions, we intend to produce a summary of the key challenges and opportunities associated with the integrated multi-level governance of urban forests and woodlands to promote human health and well-being outcomes. This summary will form the basis for future collaborations on research or innovative projects and thus will influence synergies between urban forests and woodlands and broader urban environmental planning and management agendas at a local, national, and European level.

Please RSVP to nagu@ign.ku.dk<mailto:nagu@ign.ku.dk> by 1 March 2018.