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Great Training Opportunity! Network With Your
Peers!
2011 Texas Tree Academy
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
10:00 AM—5:00 PM (5.5 ISA CEU’s)
Track A: Municipal Tree Academy
Part I:
Connecting Urban Forestry and Landscape Architecture
David Cristiani,
Quercus - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm - 3.0 CEUs
In the first part of the Municipal Tree Academy David Cristiani will
present a program on bridging the intents and knowledge of forestry
with landscape architecture professionals. Topics covered will
include:
¨ Sample drafting conventions, techniques and symbols
¨ Designs for a site’s environmental constraints including water
harvesting and irrigation considerations
¨ Design for human movement, human and wildlife habitat, framing or
screening viewsheds, spatial relationships of landscape elements,
considerations for built landscapes with natural open space /
passive park uses, and consideration for the tree landscape with
athletic fields / active park uses
¨ Design for a whole landscape - varied tree and plant forms,
companion plantings based on cultural and aesthetic needs, plant
spacing.
Part II: A
Sampling of 30 Re-purposed Parking Lot Designs & Sites Using
Structural Soil for Shade Trees
Dave Dockter,
City of Palo Alto - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 1.5 CEUs
Urban forestry and downtown sidewalks have utilized engineered
structural soil for more than a decade, but it is not a magic bullet
for all problems. This technique can mitigate these conditions when
the goals collide, and can give a project the go-ahead where
otherwise they could not be achieved. These details are critical
when the public trust and process must include or disclose
achievable expectations for sustaining a long-term productive asset
such as shade trees. This talk will include a sampling of 30+ urban
sites in the Silicon Valley and elsewhere using engineered
structural soil mix, showing past, current and proposed projects as
recent as 2010.
Part III:
Large Trees, Suspended Pavement and Stormwater Management
Peter MacDonagh,
Kestrel Design Group - 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 1.5 CEUs
This session will cover:
¨ How suspended pavement systems for Urban Forests are successfully
being installed in various projects around the world
¨ Performance of suspended pavement with loam soil in research
projects from 7 to 25 years old
¨ The elements and complementary roles of soils, large urban trees,
and management of urban stormwater
¨ Integrating green utilities including soil, trees and water to
improve sustainability
¨ Technical issues associated with developing effective urban forest
systems
OR
Track B: Arboriculture Tree Academy
Tree
Diagnostics
10:00 am - 5:00 p.m. - 6.0 CEUs
Dr. John Ball,
South Dakota State University
Spend a memorable day with Dr. John Ball, Professor of Forestry at
South Dakota State University, as he guides us through "The Whole
Tree and it's Environment". Dr. Ball is the 2010
recipient of the Alex Shigo Award for Excellence in Arboriculture
Education. He is a highly sought-after speaker and was on
ISA's program this year in Australia. If you didn't make it "down
under,” please join us in Waco to hear Dr. Ball teach on a wide
range of topics.
In this Academy, Dr. Ball will cover Texas trees
and Texas issues including:
¨ The whole tree and its environment
¨ Vitality Measurements
¨ Risk Assessment
¨ Soil Evaluation
AND
2011 Texas Tree Conference "Building Bridges Through
Arboriculture"
Thursday and Friday,
October 6-7, 2011
There is a special 'Municipal Forestry' track
where you will hear from national, state and local
experts on the latest research on tree ordinances, inventories and
master plans, public relations and communications.
See
the full registration brochure here
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