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Urban forestry presentations may be connected with an event in the event calendar and also with the UFSe speakers database. Or they may be independent of the event calendar in which case the event and speaker details are listed in the detailed presentation description.

Urban Forestry Institute - Nashville, TN - May 6-10, 2013 Presentations

This zip file contains all presentations given at the Urban Forestry Institute in Nashville, TN May 6-10, 2013. This file is over 140 mb.

Using Trees to Help Mitigate Tropospheric Ozone Levels and Stormwater Runoff in Desoto County

This presentation was given to the Desoto County Stormwater Engineer and Environmental Quality Director on April 4, 2013 in Hernando, MS.

Vegetation Risk Management Template

A Powerpoint presentation to support the development of local Vegetative Risk Management Plans (VRMP).

Collaboration Opportunities for Urban Forestry and Emergency Management

A Powerpoint presentation to support the development of local Vegetative Risk Management Plans (VRMP).

Debris Management - Staging Areas

A Powerpoint presentation to support the development of local Vegetative Risk Management Plans (VRMP).

Smart Phone Apps for Urban Foresters & Arborists

A PDF of a presentation made at the 2012 Annual Conference of the Alabama Urban Forestry Association.

What Urban Foresters Can Provide to Cities

Putting it All Together, Developing, and Implementing an Emergency Storm-Response Plan

Visual Tree Analysis and Evaluation of Belowground Defects

This presentation will describe defects and site conditions that predispose trees to soil and root failures. Techniques for evaluating root decay will be presented.

Visual Tree Analysis and Evaluation of Aboveground Defects

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.

Using Land Use Planning & Regulation to Conserve and Manage Natural Resources

A presentation on comprehensive land use planning.

Urban Trees: Site and Tree Selection

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Urban Trees: Installation and Maintenance

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Urban Tree Risk Management: A Comprehensive Framework (PPT-II)

Part II (PowerPoint file) of a presentation at the 2012 Mississippi Urban Forest Council annual meeting in Jackson.

Urban Tree Risk Management: A Comprehensive Framework (PPT-I)

Part I (PowerPoint file) of a presentation at the 2012 Mississippi Urban Forest Council annual meeting in Jackson.

Urban Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to Program Design and Implementation

Investing in a community tree risk management program can save lives, reduce the catastrophic impacts of future storms on community budgets, and promote the health of urban forests.

Urban Tree Inventories: Moving from ideas to management

This presentation was given at the Georgia Urban Forest Council annual meeting in Rome, GA on October 31, 2007. It outlines the basics of an urban forest management plan and how tree inventories are used in the plan.

Urban Tree Diseases

Urban Tree Diseases

Urban Tree: Diseases

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Urban Tree: Dendrology (Tree ID)

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Urban Tree Appraisal

Concepts and applications used to derive specific dollar values for urban and community trees

Urban Forest Inventory: i\xe2\x80\x90Tree Eco Pilot Project at Auburn University

This presentation was given by Nick Martin (MS graduate student, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn Univeristy) at the 2011 North American Tree Conference in Savannah, GA.

i-Tree: Calculating form, function, and value of the urban forest

This presentation was given at the Oklahoma Urban Forest Council annual conference in August 2010.

Extending the Bare Root Tree Planting Window in the South: Using a Gravel Bed to Grow Fibrous Root Systems

This presentation was given at the 2012 Southern ISA Annual Conference in Birmingham, AL on March 20, 2012.

Urban Tree: Biology

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Urban Natural Resources as Capital Assets

 

Urban Forests: Trees, forests, managament, services

A presentation to the Trees Atlanta Treekeepers volunteers & staff at the Kendeda Center.

Urban Forests and Infrastructure Asset Management

Presentation on the role asset management can play in the sustainable management of our urban forests.

Urban Forestry in the South: Trends and Future Opportunities

A presentation at the TreeSC Annual Conference in Charleston, SC.

Urban Forestry & Green Infrastructure

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Urban Forestry Benefits in Small Towns and Cities

Keynote session.

Urban Forest Inventory: A Primer

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Trees & Neighbor Law

 

Trees and Construction

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

Trees & Air Pollution

 

Trees & Air Pollution (Athens)

 

Tree Selection: Wind-Resilient Trees

 

Tree Risk Management for Public Agencies

 

The Urban Forest Management Plan

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

The Climate Protection Agreement

A PDF document of a presentation made at the 43rd Annual Society of Municipal Arborists Conference & Trade Show, Hollywood, Florida. September 15-19, 2007.

Urban Trees & Carbon (PDF)

Measuring & Managing the Urban Forest For Carbon

Settle the Damages—Insurance Coverage for Damage Caused by Trees

 

Resources, Research and Tools

 

Rapid Urban Tree Assessment

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...

Preventive and Restorative Pruning

 

Messages that Stick: Sharing Information with Decision Makers

 

Marketing and Communications: Tools for Repositioning Urban and Community Forestry

 

Many Hands Make for Light Work After a Natural Disaster - Gulf Coast Tree Assessment Project

 

Linking Landscapes and Communities

This presentation was part of a workshop to initiate the Green Infrastructure process in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Insects of Trees

A component of the Georgia Master Gardener urban forestry training program.

i-Tree Vue: Assessing the Community Forest

This presentation was given in Florida at a series of three i-Tree workshops (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and St. Augustine).