Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:15 – 4:30 pm

Keys for Success in Tree Preservation

    Workshop overview
   Historical perspective from 1970 to today
   What they don’t teach in Forestry School
   Other things that don’t work
   Taking a seat at the design table and other people skills
   Understanding roles of client, design professional, contractor and arborist
   Introduction to the (simple) four-step process
   Life and death

Roots: Their Surprising Morphology and Patterns that
Bust Myths and Common Thinking

   Dr. Alex Shigo on roots
   Myth busting: the graphic that started it all
      (the world’s best tree preservation educational tool)
   But how do we really know how applicable this is to my region/state?
   How to be an expert on tree preservation
   The First Annual National Capitol Root Appreciation Day
   Root investigation studies for high profile sites: case studies

Allowing Trees to Become Elements of Design and Not Mere Afterthoughts

   The critical root zone (CRZs)
   Purposes of CRZs in tree preservation
   Mistakes with CRZs
   Project profiles in designing with trees
   Overview of planning, design, and construction documents for tree preservation

Construction Strategy: Finding a Balance between the
Tree Environment and Construction Goals

   Asking the key question
   Construction strategy project profiles

Implementation of Tree Protection

   Blending technical solutions and people
   The trouble with standard arborist crews and tree preservation projects
   Project case studies

Post Construction: Who is There for the Trees Now?

   Problems after the last sod is laid
   Keys for survivability
   Large tree transplanting overview
   Q&A and discussion

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA LU|HSW

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW Clock Hours
     6.5 LA CES HSW PDHs

Pennsylvania Landscape &
Nursery Association
     Pending

International Society of Arboriculture
     Pending

Society of American Foresters
     Pending

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public. It offers up to 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects (non-mandatory in PA) and landscape architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in most states, including Pennsylvania. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Pennsylvania.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 LU|HSW (Provider No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA/CES course information under this seminar listing. Only full attendance is reportable to the AIA/CES and LA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects and engineers licensed in Florida. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education provider for New York architects, landscape architects, and professional engineers.

HalfMoon Education has applied to the International Society of Arboriculture, the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, and the Society of American Foresters for course approvals, which are pending. The status of these credits can be found at www.halfmoonseminars.org under this seminar listing.

This seminar offers a non-mandatory continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. It has not been reviewed by any state contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed within 15 business days.

Speakers

Chris A. Cowles

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
As a senior urban forester, Mr. Cowles is responsible for the preparation of tree preservation, transplanting, and restoration plans for design, construction, and renovation projects. For more than three decades, Mr. Cowles has successfully competed hundreds of challenging projects for a variety of clients nationwide, including federal agencies, state and local governments, community organizations and private sector interests. His work includes residential, commercial, institutional, and military projects as well as parks and historic sites. His approach to tree preservation employs innovative technical solutions with people involvement that are unique to each project.

Mr. Cowles routinely presents on topics such as tree preservation and urban forestry. Some of these include Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission’s (MNCPPC) Trees Matter Symposium, ASLA National Conference Field Workshops, numerous local agencies and design firm’s lunch and learns, and the international conference on The Landscape Below Ground Third Edition. His projects have won many awards, including one from the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), an ASLA Potomac Chapter Honor Award, the Fairfax County (Virginia) Annual Tree Preservation Award, and a National Arbor Day/National Homebuilders Award.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement:

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

Course Title: The Tree Preservation Course

Delivery Method: Live

Course Description: This is a 6.5 hour live lecture presentation with the instructors and students together in the same room. Bound written materials, authored by the faculty, will be distributed to all participants at the program. This course covers the keys for success in tree preservation, how to allow trees to become elements of design and not mere afterthoughts, construction strategy to finding a balance between the tree environment and construction goals, and the implementation of tree protection. 

Learning Objectives: 

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explain the science of tree roots and how this information can be used to enhance the success of tree preservation on development sites.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to provide project development owners strategies for protecting trees on their sites.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe the importance of preserving trees on development sites and how the project owner, the designer, the contractor and an arborist can assist in achieving that goal.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to incorporate trees in successful site design by considering the principles of critical root zones (CRZs).

LUs: 6.5                                                                                              LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with tree development

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 08/08/2020

Complaint Resolution Policy:

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.