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The most well attended UNRI webcast presented thus far in 2009, was the session on “ Understanding Urban Natural Resources: A Closer Look at Geospatial Data“, by Dr. David Nowak and Phillip Rodbell, USDA Forest Service . This informational webcast was designed to present a dynamic, interactive overview of the latest tools that are being [...]
“Bacterial Leaf Scorch: An Update”
Wednesday, October 28th, 11:00 AM (Eastern)
with Ann Brooks Gould, PhD, Rutgers University
Bacterial Leaf Scorch (BLS) is a bacterial plant disease of major environmental, economic, and aesthetic importance. Urban trees such as sycamore, red maple, dogwood, American elm, several species of oak and agricultural crops such as plura, peach, pear, coffee, and [...]
“A Model Assessment: The First Annual Tree Report Card for Washington, DC”
DATE CHANGED TO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1:00 PM
(Originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 28th, 1:00 PM (Eastern))
The Tree Report Card is the only independent evaluation of the District’s tree canopy and the first such assessment in the Nation. The Report Card, developed by [...]
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. i-Tree v3.0 is an improved version of the suite of tools driven by two years of feedback from cooperative stakeholders and the community of i-Tree users.
The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to [...]
One of the most popular and informative UNRI webcasts, presented thus far in 2009, was the session on “Street Tree Planning”, by Dr. Gary Johnson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Extension Professor. The webcast introcuced an exciting, new publication, “The Road to a Thoughtful Street Tree Master Plan“, which was co-authored by Ken Simons, a landscape [...]
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