i-Tree 2019 Workshop Series
Title: i-Tree 2019 Workshop Series: I-TREE ONLINE ROUNDTABLE
Date & Time: Thursday, 28 February, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
The annual i-Tree Roundtable Webinar offers the i-Tree global community – users and interested potential users – the ability to hear an update from Dave Nowak (Forest Service) on the ever-evolving science behind all things i-Tree, and a chance to get feedback from the entire i-Tree support and development team. This session will provide an opportunity to see what is on tap for upcoming enhancements to the software tools, and to get user feedback on what i-Tree features have been most useful.
i-Tree allows any community to conduct and analyze a sample, or complete street tree inventory data, and make estimates of the structure, function, and value of these components of your Urban Forest. Baseline data can be used to effectively manage the resource, develop policy and set priorities. Looking at information collected on existing street trees, this software allows managers to evaluate current benefits, costs, and management needs. We hope that this will be a very informative session, and provide important feedback to the i-Tree team, and allow your ideas to be brought into future planning efforts. Please be sure to join us for this very informative Workshop.
PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT https://bit.ly/2TK5Gia
February 2019: Additional UF Webinar Offering
Title: Tree Species and Cultivars for Resilient Northeastern Community Forests
Date & Time: Tuesday, 19 February, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
Dear Colleagues:
As Climate Change expands its impact, our tree planting palette will greatly benefit from increased diversity. Although this Webinar has a Northeastern US focus, we in Europe share the same Hardiness Zones and, invariably in the Northern Hemisphere, we are all also using the same urban-tolerant species.
Jim Kisker, Director of Sales for the greatly esteemed (personal experience) Schichtel’s Nursery in Springville NY, will present an array of proven and promising tree species and cultivars for consideration in your urban tree planting programs. Many of these varieties have characteristic advantages when used to address unique site challenges. In addition, this Webinar will assist with matching plant availability to site requirements to provide best canopy and aesthetics.
Presented by: Jim Kisker, Sales Manager, Schichtel’s Nursery, Springville NY.
Where: PRE-REGISTRATION is suggested for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/938e0f5e4c434d477c24e00bf0acd2b8
February 2019 UF Webinar Offerings
Title: THE SALT DILEMMA: Growing Better Urban Trees in Northern Climates
Date & Time: Tuesday, 5 February, 7:00PM BST, 8:00PM CEST, 9:00PM EEST.
Dear Colleagues:
Can urban trees and city winter weather protocols peacefully co-exist? Join Utah State University Forestry Extension for a discussion on the latest research findings related to successfully growing trees under these conditions. Dr. Andrew Millward will walk us through his investigation of the surprising decline and mortality of trees planted using soil cells in a recent urban revitalization project in Toronto. While the research suggested salt was the culprit, there were a number of other factors. The project opened a discussion about changes to the way we design and manage urban trees. Adam Nicklin will offer options to reduce salt damage to trees, and talk about the role landscape architects can play in helping the urban canopy thrive.
Presented by: Dr Andrew Millward, Principal Investigator, Ryerson University (CA) Urban Forest Research and Ecological Disturbance (UFRED) Group; Adam Nicklin, principal & co-founder of Public Work, Toronto CA
Where: PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT https://extension.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hylnpw3hTuG31doUzoJiGQ
Start writing and submit your EFUF2019 abstract (deadline 1st Feb 2019)
January 2019 Urban Forestry Webinar Offerings
Title: More Than Good Looks: How trees influence urban stormwater management in green infrastructure practices
Date & Time: Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 6:00PM BST, 7:00PM CEST, 8:00PM EEST.
While green stormwater infrastructure increases in popularity, we are still learning about the role of trees in these innovative practices. This webinar will discuss:
• recent research results from studies designed to characterize the health of trees in bioretention practices and the benefits they provide to urban stormwater management;
• observations from the management of bioretention and detention ponds; how design, installation, and maintenance practices affect tree health and water quality function.
This information can help stormwater engineers, urban foresters, and landscape professionals be successful in integrating trees into stormwater management efforts.
Presenters: Andrew Tirpak, University of Tennesse, Lyn Rutherford, City of Chattanooga TN
Connect to the webinar via the following link:
Global i-Tree Science Users Symposium: Discovering the Value of Your Forest
June 16 – 19, 2019
SUNY-ESF Syracuse, NY
Please mark your calendars to attend the first global i-Tree Symposium held in the United States. This event is intended to bring i-Tree users and developers together to help attendees:
• Learn how to use i-Tree to create successful projects to improve urban forest management and enhance local human health and well-being
• Discover how it is has been successfully used globally
• Learn new science related to ecosystem service assessments and i-Tree tools
• Gather ideas on new projects
• Advise on the future development of i-Tree tools Interact with i-Tree staff and other i-Tree users
Day 1: Full-day of i-Tree training
Day 2: i-Tree science and application presentations
Day 3: Future of i-Tree – attendees will provide input as to where i-Tree should proceed to help meetthe needs of a global forest management community in the future. In addition, attendees can meet with developers to discuss specific i-Tree projects or questions.
Registration is limited to 150 people due to hands-on training and will be open in January 2019. For more information:
https://www.esf.edu/itree/
Call for Abstracts is currently open for presentations and posters
Topic areas include:
• Successful global applications of i-Tree
• Advanced and novel i-Tree applications
• Current i-Tree research projects
• New field or ecosystem service quantification techniques
• New directions in quantifying urban forest ecosystem services and benefits Advances in urban forest planning and management
To submit abstract: Abstract Submission Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTcd0JX6lVOA-KphFODTKf76jWxnIufQ-zexxY4uIHQb-w1A/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
Deadline for abstract submission is January 31, 2019.
December Urban Forestry Webinar Offerings
Title: Tree Fund Webinar Series: REDUCING TREE (AND SOIL) DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION
Date & Time: Thursday, 13 December, 5:00PM BST, 6:00PM CEST, 7:00PM EEST.
Dear Colleagues:
As urbanization becomes more widespread, trees and the soils they populate are exposed, more and more, to construction conflicts. With careful early planning and an understanding of how tree damage occurs, strategies for tree and, most importantly. soil preservation can allow for trees to coexist within the built urban environment. Please plan to join us for this very informative session.
Presented by: Dr. Nina Bassuk, Professor, Cornell University and Project Leader at the Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University
Where: PRE-REGISTRATION is required for this session in order to provide the most streamlined user experience. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT https://extension.zoom.us/j/896589339
Together for forests in sustainable cities
EFI and EFUF combining strengths to facilitate urban forest-based solutions employment in Europe
Building on their mutual strengths, the European Forest Institute (EFI) and the European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding strategic collaboration on research and policy in the field of urban forestry on Friday, 30th November 2018. This collaboration will further the understanding of the potential of urban forests, forestry, nature-, and bio-based solutions in supporting the development of sustainable cities. Both organisations will jointly develop a strategic approach to facilitate the employment of urban forest-based solutions in European cities, through coordinated communication, research and development efforts. Throughout the collaboration, EFI’s forest-based scientific experience and its European-wide science-policy network and EFUF’s multidisciplinary network with local authorities, practitioners and researchers will be complementary in developing a stronger discourse on urban forest-based solutions.
A first common initiative developed within the MoU framework, is the launch of the Call for Abstract for the 22nd session of the European Forum on Urban Forestry in Cologne (Germany). The EFUF2019 conference has been branded “Urban Forests: Full of Energy” and will focus on the role of urban forests as providers of energy, both through woody biomass and through physical activity, art, learning and collaborative working. EFUF is organised at the “Waldlabor” (Forestlab) in Cologne, which is a magnificent place for exchanging knowledge based on participatory science and experiments.
The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an independent international science organisation, which generates, connects and shares knowledge at the interface between science, policy and society. EFI has 29 member countries who have ratified the Convention, and c. 115 member organisations in 39 countries, working in diverse research fields. https://efi.int/
The European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF) is a network for forest and greenspace managers, planners, architects, researchers, public authorities and policy makers to share interdisciplinary experience and good practices within the field of urban greening, urban forests and urban forestry. This science-policy-practice network provides a unique meeting place to discuss advancements and exchange knowledge regarding strengthening the role of trees, woodlands and forests as green infrastructure when working towards resilient cities. www.efuf.org
EFUF2019 – “Urban Forests: Full of Energy” – is financially supported by the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, Nature Protection and Consumer Protection of the State Nordrhein-Westfalia and organised by EFUF and EFI Bonn Office in cooperation with the German Sport University Cologne, the City of Cologne and the RWTH Aachen University. The conference will take place on 22–24 May 2019 in Cologne (Germany). http://2019.efuf.org
Contacts
- Marc Palahi, Director European Forest Institute, marc.palahi@efi.int
- Clive Davies, Chair of the International Steering Committee of the European Forum on Urban Forestry, clive.davies@efuf.org
- Rik De Vreese, Contracted Expert for Urban Forestry at the European Forest Institute, rik.devreese@efi.int
Call for Abstracts EFUF2019
The 2019 European Forum on Urban Forestry invites researchers and urban forest professionals to submit abstracts for contributions. This includes – but is not limited to – applied as well as academic research, and perspectives/experience reports of professionals and practitioners. EFUF emphasizes the connection of practice and scientific knowledge, encouraging a variety of possible formats to contribute to the conference. Contributions may explore the urban forest as…
- … the healthy forest: sport, wellbeing and human health
- Recreational activities with a special emphasis on outdoor sports and their management
- New well-being activities: supply, conflicts and visitor management in urban forests
- Urban forests and human health: interrelations, activities, management
- … the spiritual forest: culture, religion and art
- Diversifying cultural perceptions of forests and related forest use
- Religious aspects of urban forests and trees, including sacred and funeral forests
- The urban forest in art, art in the urban forest, the urban forest as inspiration
- … the learning forest: research, laboratories and education
- Forest laboratories as approaches for experiencing and transforming urban forests
- Participatory planning and research in urban green infrastructure
- Education for sustainable development and environmental education
- … the co-designed forest: diverging interests, governance and urban forest management
- Diversifying societal demands, conflicts and their management: conservation, recreation, wood production, ecosystem service provisioning and infrastructure development
- New and experimental planning, design and management processes
We accept oral talks, posters and other non-commercial contributions. Abstracts (maximum 2000 characters) are only accepted in English language. They must not include figures, tables or attachment and should be related to one of the themes mentioned in the call for abstracts. Deadline for submission is 1st of February 2019.
For abstract submission, please use the online system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=efuf2019. You will have to setup an account.
The programme committee will determine whether a work will be accepted for presentation, considering the significance and/or the innovative character of the contribution. Authors will be informed on the acceptance of their contribution by the 21st of February 2019.
At least one of the authors should register for the conference, and should have their fee settled by 30 April 2019.
EFUF2019_call_abstracts (pdf)