January 2018 UF Webinar Schedule

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

December 2017 Urban Forestry Webinar Schedule

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.

November 2017 Urban Forestry Webinar Schedule

by Naomi Zürcher | Oct 31, 2017 | Events

11.17 Urban Forestry webinar

Title:  Urban Forest Master Plans
Date & Time:  Wednesday, 1 November, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.

Join Josh Behounek for this one hour presentation that will discuss a variety of valid approaches to Urban Forest master planning using real case studies. Understand the difference between plan goals and outcomes, hear about planning methods and find out the tools that cities use to benchmark a municipal forestry program during this informative Webinar.

Participation in this Webinar has been pre-certified for 1 continuing education unit (CEU), applicable for ISA Certified Arborists, Municipal Specialists and BCMA Management.

Presenter:  Josh Behounek, Urban Forestry Services Coordinator, Davey Resource Group

Where:  PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this for this Webinar. Please visit:
https://www.anymeeting.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=ED52DA82884739&utm_source=RC_eNews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Oct2017_MasterPlanWebinar

SAVE THE DATE – World Forum on Urban Forests – Mantova, Italy, 28 November – 1 December 2018

by Naomi Zürcher | Oct 9, 2017 | Events

From Simone Borelli:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the City of Mantova, the Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) and the Politecnico di Milano are pleased to announce the 1st World Forum on Urban Forests (WFUF). The WFUF will bring together representatives of national and local governments, research and academic institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), urban planners, urban foresters, arborists, landscape architects and designers and professionals from many other sectors to exchange experience and lessons learned, and discuss possible long-term collaboration on the development of urban forestry strategies and the identification of nature-based solutions towards a greener, healthier, and happier future.

The key objectives of the WFUF are:

• Supporting the process of the New Urban Agenda and optimizing actions related to urban ecosystems and green spaces.
• Creating an international appointment (through periodic worldwide meetings) for the urban forest and green infrastructure actors and stakeholders.
• Strengthening the already existing international networking by creating concrete opportunities to meet and exchange experiences and build partnerships.
• Launching a Mantova Green Cities Challenge towards a better quality of life in world cities.

The aim of this first Forum is to highlight positive examples of planning, design and management approaches of cities with diverse cultures, forms, structures and histories, which have used urban forestry and green infrastructure to develop economic and environmental services and to strengthen social cohesion and public involvement.

Looking forward to seeing you all in Mantova!

(Additional details on the venue and programme will follow soonest)

Southern European Regional Meeting Portugal 2018

by Naomi Zürcher | Sep 26, 2017 | Events

SERM 2018

The April 20 – 28, 2018 SERM conference will be organized by APEF ( Portuguese forestry students association) in sunny Lisbon, Portugal, hosting 22 countries and participation of over 44 people. Program and conference details can be found at the SERM website:

https://infoserm18pt.wixsite.com/serm2018