Urban Tree Preservation in the Eastern U.S.
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Agenda
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
9:00 am – 4:30 pm EDT
Identifying Threats to Trees
Presented by: J.P. McDonnell
- Tree selection and planning (wrong tree wrong place)
- Abiotic disorders
- Improper planting and maintenance practices
- Invasive species
- Changing climate
- Socioecological (how humans interact with and impact trees)
Tree Preservation During Construction
Presented by: J.P. McDonnell
- Best management practices
- A300 Standards – managing trees during development
- Arborist role in construction phases
- Case study examples
Tree Pests
Presented by: Patrick Anderson
- Common tree pests: identification, treatment and prognosis
- Our urban forests and landscapes are exposed to both native and invasive arthropod species that threaten their health. We will cover common pests we encounter on trees including scale insects, damaging caterpillars, leaf feeding beetles, and emerging pests such as spotted lanternfly.
- Our urban forests and landscapes are exposed to both native and invasive arthropod species that threaten their health. We will cover common pests we encounter on trees including scale insects, damaging caterpillars, leaf feeding beetles, and emerging pests such as spotted lanternfly.
Tree Diseases
Presented by: Patrick Anderson
- Common tree diseases: identification, treatment and prognosis
- Our urban forests and landscapes create ideal conditions for varies pathogens to become diseases of our trees. We will discuss fungal, bacterial, and oomycete diseases. Take aways will include developing strategies to manages diseases with cultural controls as well as proper timing of control products.
Heritage, Historic and Landmark Trees
Presented by: Marty Shaw
- Defining trees of special significance
- Heritage
- Historic
- Landmark
- Ordinances, programs that confer special status
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.5 LU | HSW
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
6.5 HSW PDHs
ISA - International Society of Arboriculture
6.5 ISA CEUs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. CEA 362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
The International Society of Arboriculture has approved this course for the following CEUs: 6.5 Certified Arborist, Climber Specialist, Municipal Specialist, Aerial Lift Specialist; 6.5 ISA BCMA Practice.
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6.5 HSW LUs (AIA)
6.5 HSW PDHs (LA CES)
Speakers
Patrick Anderson
Rainbow EcoscienceMr. Anderson is the Director of Research & Arborologists for Rainbow Ecoscience where he provides direction for Rainbow’s Regional Technical Arboricultural/Horticultural Advisors and Research Scientists. He has a B.S. in Forest Science from Penn State University, is an ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist and Municipal Specialist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, ASCA Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualified, and a North Carolina Licensed Landscape Contractor. In addition, Rainbow Ecoscience served as the associate voting member of the ASC A300 Committee and is current Immediate Past-President of the American Society of Consulting Arborists.
JP McDonnell, RCA, BCMA, TRAQ
SavATree Consulting GroupMr. McDonnell is the Assistant Manager of SavATree Consulting Group. He supports the nationwide team of Consulting Arborists while consulting on projects around DC Metro and beyond. Prior to SavATree, Mr. McDonnell was an Urban Forester at NYC Parks where he managed city contracts, performed thousands of tree risk assessments, and served as Staten Island Forestry’s expert witness in tree related claims. He is an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, and holds the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) and ASCA Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualification (TPAQ). Mr. McDonnell serves on ISA’s Appeals Committee and Certification Test Committee, ASCA’s Membership Committee, and is SavATree’s Voting Representative of the ANSI ASC A300 Committee. He earned a Master of Natural Resources and Graduate Certificate in Leadership for Global Sustainability from Virginia Tech and his Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee.
Marty Shaw, RCA BCMA
Author of The Professional Amenity Plant Appraisal HandbookIn the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, Mr. Shaw grew up in the sleepy little Appalachian town of Bristol, Tennessee, a small city that rests on the boundary between the two states of Tennessee and Virginia. Upon graduation from Bristol Tennessee High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as ships baker aboard the USS Shark (a fast attack submarine) for four years. When his enlistment came to an end, he took a job selling lawn care service to residential owners in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later, moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where he worked as general manager of a landscape contracting company while attending the University of Tennessee for Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design. Eventually, Mr. Shaw took over as president of a wholesale tree care supply business and built the company from $70,000 in sales to over $1.2 million in just seven years. During that time, he married his wife Kristin and they had two children together. With encouragement from Kristin he also developed an interest in arboricultural consulting, and on May 11th, 1999, he became the first American Society of Consulting Arborist (ASCA) member in Middle Tennessee. From 1998 to 2003, he also served on the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council. Mr. Shaw has since consulted with private landowners, insurance companies, attorneys, tree companies, cooperative extension service agents, country clubs, state urban forestry organizations, universities, and colleges. He has worked on some of the most challenging, difficult, and highest profile cases across the United States. Mr. Shaw is a Registered Consulting Arborist, a Board-Certified Master Arborist and one of only a handful of arborists worldwide who consult full-time. He is a UAS pilot, a real estate appraiser and he brings a broad range of skills from a variety of scientific and professional disciplines. An autodidact, Mr. Shaw brings a unique perspective and a talent for learning to any project. He has developed authoritative expertise to create a greater understanding in tree related matters.
AIA Info
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Course Title: Urban Tree Preservation in the Eastern U.S.
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 6.5-hour course focuses on the various threats facing trees in urban areas in the eastern United States and explores strategies to preserve these trees during construction and manage common tree pests and diseases. The course will also explain how to identify heritage, historic and landmark trees and discuss related ordinances and programs that confer this special status.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify various threats to urban trees, including abiotic disorders, invasive species, changing climates, and socioecological impacts.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to adopt best management practices for preserving trees during construction, including adhering to A300 standards, and understanding the role of arborists in construction phases.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to explore common tree pests, such as scale insects and damaging caterpillars, and identify appropriate treatment strategies based on prognosis.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify common tree diseases, including fungal, bacterial, and oomycete infections, and develop strategies for disease management using cultural controls and timing of control products.
Learning Objective 5:
Learners will be able to define and differentiate between heritage, historic and landmark trees, understand their importance, and explore the ordinances and programs that confer this special status.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with sitework and/or site planning.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 04/09/2027
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