Urban Forest Connections
Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar – Redlining’s Intensifying Harm: Rising Temperatures, Hotter Neighborhoods, and How Trees Can Help
Vivek Shandas, Portland State UniversityCate Mingoya, Groundwork, USA Many are well aware of the inequitable distribution of trees in our urban areas. Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities often face the greatest burden of heat, air pollution, and flooding – all of which urban greening can help to mitigate. These inequitable patterns and the…
Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: New Guidance for Tracking Long-term Tree Survival, Growth and Health
Lara Roman, USDA Forest ServiceNatalie van Doorn, USDA Forest ServiceDana Dentice, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Field monitoring of urban trees is essential to learn how urban forests change over time. Many arborists and urban forest managers worldwide seek to understand how their tree systems are faring in terms of growth, health, and mortality. The Urban Tree Growth &…
Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Taking Flight – Urban Forest Stewardship for Bird Conservation using i-Tree Eco Software
Each May, World Migratory Bird Day brings attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas - bird migration - and reminds us that many birds aren’t connected to a single place, but survive and even thrive in diverse habitats during often long and arduous passage across a broad swath of…
Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Urban Trees and Stormwater Management: Quantifying Impacts, Maximizing Benefits
Stormwater managers and urban foresters share a growing recognition that urban trees play an important role in controlling urban stormwater runoff. In this webinar, Dr. Trisha Moore (Kansas State University)and Eric Kuehler (Nashville Metro Water Services) aim to address some very practical questions related to the role of trees in stormwater management, including: How can we…
Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Decision Tools for Local Governments: Responding to Ecosystems in Distress
California and the Pacific Islands have long been on the frontier of extreme climate events and natural resource management in cities and communities. Urban forests have been a focus for federal research and state forestry assistance in California since the early 1980s, leveraging public resources to support healthy trees and forest cover. In this webinar,…
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