by Naomi Zürcher | Jan 29, 2018 | Events
02.18 Urban Forestry Webinars
Dear Colleagues:
Following, please find the upcoming schedule for February’s Urban Forestry Webinar offerings, especially the 01 February entry which will be presented by our very own Cecil Konijnendijk – not to be missed:
Title: Urban Forests for Urban Futures: How Trees Create Better Cities
Date & Time: Thursday, 01 February, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
Join EFUF’s very own Professor Cecil Konijnendijk, Ph.D. for an in-depth exploration of the Urban Forest’s contribution to creating and sustaining healthy, livable cities globally.
Presenter: Professor Cecil Konijnendijk, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Canada
Where: Visit www.joinwebinar.com 15 minutes prior to start time and enter the ID code: 901-377-419
Title: i-Tree Instructional Workshop – an i-Tree Applications Showcase
Date & Time: Thursday, 22 February, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
Join the i-Tree Development Team and Partners for this informative discussion on what has been added to the i-Tree toolkit. These new additions will enhance urban forestry inventories, analyses and reporting, making these tasks easier and more efficient. In addition, i-Tree Harvest, Planting, MyTree and other additions will be discussed along with improvements to Landscape, Species and Eco.
Presenter: USDA Forest Service and Davey Tree
Where: PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. Please visit:
https://goo.gl/8iBdsF
by Naomi Zürcher | Jan 18, 2018 | EFUF2018
Helsinki’s Urban Forest
Dear EFUF Colleagues:
What you’ve all been waiting for – EFUF 2018:
“Increasing cities, decreasing green areas – challenge to urban green professionals:
Urban green planning, management and participation with residents”
The EFUF 2018 Forum website, complete with program, conference detail, registration and abstract submission information, is now up and running and waiting for your visit at:
https://www.efuf2018.com/home
We have planned a very exciting Forum in Helsinki / Vantaa and we are looking forward to welcoming you to our Urban Forest. Please find important dates here:
EFUF 2018
Hope to see all of you in Helsinki , 15 – 19 May 2018.
Best regards
EFUF 2018 Organizing Committee
by Naomi Zürcher | Jan 15, 2018 | Events
i-Tree Switzerland:
Bern Bundesgasse / kleine Schanze
photo credit Bernasconi and Zürcher
The planned Spring 2018 release of i-Tree Eco for all of Europe inspired a Swiss Urban Forest
collaboration between Pan Bern AG (Andreas Bernasconi and his team, Marlén Gubsch and
Florim Sabani) and Arbor Aegis (Naomi Zürcher). The collaboration, which began in July 2016,
expanded to include Dr. David Nowak, USDA Forest Service i-Tree Project Leader and the
inspiration behind i-Tree…
The Value of i-Tree Valuation – Bern Switzerland
by Naomi Zürcher | Jan 5, 2018 | Events
January 2018 UF Webinar Themes
Title: Making Urban Forests Count: Quantifying and crediting storm water benefits
Date & Time: Wednesday, 10 January, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
The water quality benefits of forests are widely accepted, yet very few studies have successfully quantified the runoff and pollutant-reducing impacts of trees in the urban landscape. Uncertainty as to how to “credit” urban trees – everything from individual street trees up to small patches of forest – for runoff and pollutant load reduction has hampered their use as a stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP). In this webinar, Karen Cappiella and Justin Hynicka will review the available stormwater crediting systems for urban tree plantings and will present a new crediting system that can be integrated into state and local compliance systems for stormwater management, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and other water quality requirements. The presenters will share a case study example of how this crediting framework has been formally adopted by state and federal agencies as part of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, which covers 64,000 square miles across six states and Washington District of Columbia.
Presenters: Karen Cappiella, Center for Watershed Protection; Justin Hynicka, American Forests
Where: Visit https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/ucf/ 15 minutes prior to start time.
Title: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Use to Control Combined Sewer Overflows
Date & Time: Tuesday, 16 January, 7:00PM BST, 8:00PM CEST, 9:00PM EEST.
ANSI is the acronym for the American National Standards Institute. It is the entity to whom American professional institutions submit their professional Standards. Pruning Standards form the base for the specifications that are used in management. While we in Europe may not have such an entity and while many of our countries may not have any Standards, this webinar may offer critical food for thought in planning for the development of this important management tool. Join Julianne Schieffer as she reviews the A300 Standards and discusses how they will impact tree health and industry specifications
Presenter: Julianne Schieffer, Urban Forester, Penn State Extension
Where: Visit https://meeting.psu.edu/pacommunityforestry 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: i-Tree Instructional Workshop: Looking Toward Tomorrow Round Table Discussion
Date & Time: Thursday, 18 January, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
Join the i-Tree Development Team and Partners for this informative discussion on what is on tap for upcoming enhancements to the software tools. More importantly, it’s an opportunity to offer your feedback on what you would like to see included in future updates. This is a great chance to speak directly with the programmers, project managers and team members who are working to make i-Tree a valuable a tool in your assessment and management toolkit. Please plan to join the i-Tree Developers for this expanded session, which will last 90-minutes.
Presenter: USDA Forest Service and Davey Tree
Where: PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. Please visit:
https://goo.gl/jNFxcE
by Naomi Zürcher | Dec 11, 2017 | Events
12.17 Urban Forestry webinar schedule
Title: Tree Selection for the 21st Century
Date & Time: Wednesday, 13 December, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
Urban forestry and its vast array of BPM-driven tools offers an important strategy for increasing tree canopy, managing stormwater, and capturing carbon. Selecting trees to provide these services requires science-based information on the relative performance of different species over time within the context of a changing climate. In this webinar, Greg McPherson presents new research findings on climate-ready tree evaluation, urban tree biometrics, and surface water storage capacity to illustrate differences among species. On the eve of his retirement from the USDA Forest Service, Greg will also share his observations regarding urban forestry’s most memorable events, intrepid leaders, and ground-breaking research.
Presenter: Greg McPherson, USDA Forest Service
Where: Visit https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/ucf/ 15 minutes prior to start time.
Title: Pruning Practices to Manage Risk and Enhance Wildlife
Date & Time: Thursday 14 December, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
Pruning is an essential part of any Urban Forest Management plan or strategy. Join Mark Reiland, UMasss, as he outlines how common pruning practices can be used to both mitigate risks associated with urban trees and also have a positive influence on urban ecology and wildlife habitat.
Presenter: Mark Reiland, UMass Department of Environmental Conservation
Where: Visit www.joinwebinar.com 15 minutes prior to start time and enter the ID code: 491-732-747
Title: i-Tree Instructional Workshop: Using i-Tree Tools for Street Tree Inventories
Date & Time: Thursday, 14 December, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
This December’s i-Tree instructional workshop will review the tools which i-Tree has available for the Urban Forest Manager – analytical tools that use tree inventory data to quantify the dollar value of annual environmental and aesthetic benefits including energy conservation, air quality improvement, CO2 reduction, storm water control and thus enable more effective management of this invaluable resource – our Urban Forest.
Presenter: USDA Forest Service and Davey Tree
Where: PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. Please visit:
https://goo.gl/1EjAgh
Title: A Professional Interpretation of ANSI A300 Pruning Standard Updates
Date & Time: Tuesday, 19 December, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
ANSI is the acronym for the American National Standards Institute. It is the entity to whom professional institutions submit their professional Standards. Pruning Standards form the base for the specifications that are used in management. While we, in Europe, may not have such an entity and while many of our countries may not have any Standards, this webinar may offer critical food for thought in planning for the development of this important management tool. Join Julianne Schieffer as she reviews the A300 Standards and discusses how they will impact tree health and industry specifications
Presenter: Julianne Schieffer, Urban Forester, Penn State Extension
Where: Visit https://meeting.psu.edu/pacommunityforestry 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.
