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

The Scientific, Economic, and Aesthetic Benefits of Trees

    Physical benefits 
   Environmental benefits
   Social benefits 
   Health benefits
   Economic benefits

If Trees Could Talk – The Secrets of Healthy, Mature Trees

   Biology and anatomy
   Soil
   Roots 
   Oxygen
   Stress 
   Native vs. non-native

Trees Are Infrastructure: Design Elements That Appreciate

   Placement and value 
   Benefits
   Deforestation By Design™
   Structural cells 
   Planning vs. design
   After the job

Trees And Site Requirements: Always At Odds?

   Compaction and proctor density
   The brown infrastructure
   Screened soils: The silent killer
   Root myths
   Avoidable conflicts

Trees That Outlive Designs: After The Project Is Finished

   Trees in teacups 
   Lifespan
   Soil volume
   Increasing value
   Proper structure

Threats To Trees

   Biotic and abiotic 
   Neglect
   An ounce of prevention 
   Computer modeling risks

Credits

Professional Engineers
     6.5 HSW PDHs

Architects
     6.5 HSW PDHs
     6.5 AIA LU|HSW

Landscape Architects
     6.5 HSW PDHs
     6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs

Arborists
     6.5 ISA CEUs 
     (see inside for more credit
     information)

 Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 continuing education hours to engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and landscape architects in most states, including Tennessee. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Tennessee.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and the LA/CES.

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

The International Society of Arboriculture has approved this course for 6.5 CEUs (6.5 Certified Arborist, 6.5 Municipal Specialist, 5.75 Climber Specialist, 5.75 Aerial Lift, 5.75 Utility Specialist, 3.25 BCMA Management, 2.0 BCMA Science, 1.25 BCMA Practice).

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 to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

John Palmer, BCMA

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (#OH 6319B); ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ); Consultant, Lecturer, Author and Trainer.

Mr. Palmer is a Board Certified Master Arborist® and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, by the International Society of Arboriculture, and a Consulting Arborist. He was the owner of a premium services landscaping company for 20 years. 

Mr. Palmer focus is on trees in urban and construction environments, soil deficiencies and the importance of soils for sustainable mature trees, increasing urban tree canopies by ensuring trees live to maturity, and unsustainable landscape designs. 

Mr. Palmer does tree assessments for individuals, commercial clients, law firms, insurance companies, municipalities, landscape architecture firms, parks and woodland management agencies, and has assessed and evaluated thousands of individual trees in the past decade.”

Here’s what past attendees had to say about the program and presenter John Palmer:

“Very good. Very useful. I will change some of what I have been doing based on what I have learned from this webinar.” – Civil Engineer

“John is one of two presenters in the last 30 years who has held my interest throughout an entire all day program.” – Architect

“Excellent presentation and content. I especially appreciated all of the references in the material.” – Civil Engineer

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 Course: Science, Design, and Sustainability. 

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 scientific, economic and aesthetic value of trees, the key to healthy mature trees, trees as design elements, tree maintenance and threats to trees.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to discuss the elements required for healthy trees, including soil conditions, root development, necessary oxygen, minimal stress, and native versus non-native species selection.

Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to describe threats to trees, including those of biotic and abiotic nature, neglect, and lack of proactive measures.

Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to articulate the scientific, economic, and aesthetic benefits of trees.

Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify common site conditions that challenge survival and success of trees.

LUs: 6.5                                                                                              LU Type: LU|HSWs.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with arboreal development and application.

Advance Preparation: None

Program Level: Intermediate

Course Expiration Date: 04/23/2021

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.