June 26, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
This webinar will be an amended version of the full presentation at the WAA Summer Workshop to be held at the University of Wisconsin River Falls campus on July 26.
Urban tree damage due to weather events in the upper Midwest are usually the result of wind loading events, as well as snow and ice loading. If damage from these events is inevitable, why don’t all trees suffer the same fate? This session will rank the loading events from incidental to catastrophic and predict which trees are more likely to suffer the most, what can be done to prevent the preventable damage to trees, and what steps can be taken to recover damaged trees (when they are worth it) as well as planting more resilient landscapes as part of the prevention and recovery steps. Key words or phrases to consider include tree defects, construction activities, tree species profiling, species selection, and planting practices.
Join us for this FREE live webinar that is a prelude to the WAA Summer Conference which ties into Gary Johnson’s talk called “Storm Damage to Trees: Predicting, Preventing, Recovering.”
0.5 CEUs available
Pre-registration is required. Click on ‘Register Online’ on the right side of the screen to register.
About the Speaker
Gary Johnson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota (UMN) Twin Cities campus. He has been a researcher and teacher with the department as well as the UMN Extension for 32 years, focusing his efforts on minimizing construction damage to trees, predicting and preventing storm damage to trees, tree production and planting practices, and urban tree health.
Special Thanks!
Thank you to UW-Extension for coordinating this event with us. We look forward to partnering on future events with you!
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