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Weathering Future Storms
Restoring Alabama's Storm Ravaged Community Forest: Lessons Learned
| When |
09/08/2008
to 09/10/2008 |
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| Where | Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center |
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"The conference is hosting nationally recognized speakers and experts from around the country to provide a detailed look at managing urban forests for storms. Speakers will address issues of wind tolerant tree species, designing and pruning for storm resistance, urban tree casualty loss estimating, invasive species and many other pertinent subjects faced in our urban forests today." [A. Brodbeck]
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Presentations
- Visual Tree Analysis and Evaluation of Aboveground Defects
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Speakers: Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
This presentation will describe defects and conditions that predispose trees to branch and stem failure. Techniques for evaluating decay will be emphasized. Species failure profiles will be discussed. - Visual Tree Analysis and Evaluation of Belowground Defects
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Speakers: Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
This presentation will describe defects and site conditions that predispose trees to soil and root failures. Techniques for evaluating root decay will be presented. - Designing and Installing Hurricane-Resistant Urban Forests
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Speakers: Dr. Edward F. Gilman
- Rapid Urban Tree Assessment
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Speakers: Dudley R. Hartel
Natural disasters can result in considerable loss of trees and tree canopy. Professional evaluation of damaged trees prior to disaster clean-up can help retain individual trees... - Assessing Urban Trees: Tree Structure and Safety
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Speakers: Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
- How to Deduct Shade Tree Casualty Losses
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Speakers: Dr. Steve Dicke
- Tree Selection: Wind-Resilient Trees
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Speakers: Dr. Hallie Dozier
- What Urban Foresters Can Provide to Cities
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Speakers: Rachel Barker
Putting it All Together, Developing, and Implementing an Emergency Storm-Response Plan - Preventive and Restorative Pruning
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Speakers: Dr. Edward F. Gilman
Storms, Disaster
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