Conservation Arboriculture: Care of Veteran Trees

One-day seminar with Neville Fay and Philip van Wassenaer. This seminar will discuss preserving mature trees from unnecessary removal, improving understanding of the aging process in trees. In this seminar, the instructors will discuss veteran tree care, veteran tree habitat, biodiversity, co-evolution, and conservation management approaches that include newly developed pruning techniques. The instructors will demonstrate the use of Picus tomography, a non-invasive tool that uses sound waves to assess decay in trees.

When	06/16/2008 06/16/2008 06/16/2008 from 08:00 to 16:15
Where	Biltmore Estate
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Conservation Arboriculture:Care of Veteran Trees

presented by the North Carolina Urban Forest Council presents

with Neville Fay and Philip van Wassenaer

June 16, 2008
Biltmore Estate  --  Asheville, NC

“Conservation Arboriculture” Agenda

8:00am   Registration and coffee

SESSION 1   Introduction to Conservation Arboriculture

8:30am–9:15am   Philip van Wassenaer
Introduction to Heritage and Veteran Trees
The North America Context:
Valuing and Conserving a Noble Inheritance

9:15am-10:15 am   Neville Fay    
Introduction to Veteran and Ancient Trees
The European Context: Lessons from Observing Old Growth, Co-Evolution and Tree Survival Strategies

10:15am-10:30am  Break   

10:30am -11:15am   Neville Fay   
Conservation Arboriculture:
The European Context, Veteran Tree Loss, Good Management;
a New Philosophy of Arboriculture

11:15am-12:00pm   Philip van Wassenaer   
Non-Destructive Risk Assessment Tools:
Changing Perceptions of Management and Urban Forestry

12:00pm – 1:00pm  Lunch


SESSION 2   Device-Based Tree Condition Assessment: Risk Management Decision-Making

1:00pm- 2:30pm   Philip van Wassenaer   
Field Session – Picus Demonstration
and Veteran Tree Management
Discussion on Tree Hazard Management & Decision-Making

2:30pm-3:15pm   Neville Fay   
Hazard and Risk Management:
The Principles of Non-Defensive Arboriculture

3:15pm-3:45pm   Philip van Wassenaer   
Hazard and Risk Management:
Balancing Safety with Other Values

3:45pm -4:15pm   Philip van Wassenaer and Neville Fay   
Wrap-Up Session and Questions

cost

Registration received before May 30th:
    $150 for NC Urban Forest Council members
    $175 for non-members

Registration received after May 30th
(lunch not guaranteed):
    $165 for NC Urban Forest Council members
    $190 for non-members

Group Rates: Deduct 10% for 3 or more attendees.

directions

The Biltmore Estate is located at
1 Approach Road, Asheville, NC 28803
Detailed directions are available online at
http://www.biltmore.com/visit/maps/default.asp

Once you arrive at the Biltmore Estate, mention
“arborist workshop at Lioncrest” to guards at gate.

This seminar will be held in the brand-new Lioncrest Conference Center which was originally part of the Biltmore Dairy Operation.

meals

This seminar includes lunch prepared by the chefs at Biltmore Estate. Coffee breaks will also be provided.

nearby hotels these rate valid until 5/15

Hampton Inn - Biltmore Square Mall ($99)
1 Rocky Ridge Road, (828) 667-2022

Holiday Inn Express - Biltmore Sq. Mall ($103)
1 Wedgefield Drive, (828) 665-6519
Additional hotels can be found at www.biltmore.com

continuing education credits

NCUFC has applied for ISA and SAF credits.
Attendees will receive 2 pesticide credits ( L N D X ).
 

questions

Contact NCUFC at (336) 774-0215, NCUFC@aol.com

Neville Fay --Treework Environmental Practice

Neville Fay is managing director and principal consultant at Treework Environmental Practice (TEP). He has been an arboricultural consultant for twenty-five years. Neville’s approach is non-hierarchical, and operates in a multi-disciplinary practice with colleagues who contribute through their own study, passion, commitment and professional dedication to meet client objectives. Key practice areas include environmental, amenity, habitat and risk management. He is an expert witness with projects that include tree-related environmental claims and cases where harm results from tree failure.

His philosophy is that arboriculture can only benefit through collaboration with other disciplines (e.g. risk decision-making, engineering and biodiversity); through this it is possible to achieve reasonable “non-defensive,” sustainable tree management systems while meeting duty of care.

He works nationally and internationally, advising organizations on arboricultural practice, tree-survey methodology, and tree risk and veteran-tree management. He is co-author of the Specialist Survey Method (English Nature 1997); the UK standard for surveying veteran trees and Veteran Trees: A guide to Risk and Responsibility (English Nature 2000) and Tree Surveys: a guide to good practice (Arboricultural Association 2005).

He lectures on veteran trees, arboriculture and the development of appropriate techniques for managing trees for hazard and habitat. He has initiated the TEP seminar series, Innovations in Arboriculture. This aims to raise levels of awareness and knowledge in arboriculture by bringing ideas that are not yet commonly understood or applied in the UK.

Philip van Wassenaer -- Urban Forest Innovations Inc.

Philip van Wassenaer is the principal consultant for Urban Forest Innovations Inc. (UFI). UFI specializes in the preservation, enhancement and management of all aspects of the urban forest using a research- and science-based approach.

As well as having over 15 years experience as a practicing arborist, Philip has been a certified arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) since 1996 and a member of the prestigious American Society of Consulting Arborists since 1999. Combining his arboricultural qualifications with an undergraduate degree in Environmental Sciences and a Masters Degree in Urban Forest Management allows Philip to bring a unique approach to his arboricultural and urban forestry consulting assignments.