The Tree Course Webinar Series
Agenda
Biology and Benefits of Trees
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Physical benefits
Environmental benefits
Social benefits
Health benefits
Economic benefits
Biology and anatomy
• Soil
• Roots
• Oxygen
• Stress
• Native vs. non-native
Tree Infrastructure: Design Elements That Appreciate
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 1:30 – 3:00 PM CDT
Placement and value
Benefits
Deforestation By Design™
Structural cells
Planning vs. design
After the job
Trees and Site Requirements
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Compaction and proctor density
The brown infrastructure
Screened soils: The silent killer
Root myths
Avoidable conflicts
Project Completion and Tree Threat Prevention
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 12:30 – 2:30 PM CDT
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
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
.5 HSW CE Hours
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA
6.5 LU|HSW
LA/CES
6.5 HSW PDHs
ISA
Pending
Continuing Education Credit Information
These live, interactive webinars are designed to qualify for engineer, architect and/or landscape architect continuing education credit in most states. Course participants need to be aware of any state continuing education restrictions/limitations on distant learning. See each webinar listing for offered credits.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers, architects and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2)) and §79-1.5(i)(2).
Halfmoon Education is an approved CES Provider through the American Institute of Architects (Sponsor No. J885). See webinar listings for available LU|HSWs.
HalfMoon Education is an International Code Council-Preferred Provider (No. 1232). Review webinar offerings for available CEUs.
Participation and knowledge retention will be verified for these webinar events. Certificates of completion will be provided upon successful completion of the quiz following the end of each webinar, and earned LUs (AIA/CES) and PDHs (LA/CES) will be reported by HalfMoon Education Inc.
Speakers
John Palmer, BCMA
Board Certified Master Arborist and Advanced Tree Risk Assessor from Cleveland, OHJohn Palmer is a Consulting Arborist, Board Certified Master Arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture, and an advanced Tree Risk Assessor. He is an author, speaker, and trainer, on subjects including The Future of Urban Forestry, Deforestation By Design™, The New Construction Paradigm, and The Leadership Laws of Nature. His 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. His areas of expertise include young tree training, proper pruning and planting practices, Biomechanics, soil and water management, urban forestry, tree biology, and healthy root system development.
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
There are 4 Courses in This Seminar
