Webcast Video Archive and Support Library
All UNRI Informational Webcasts are digitally recorded and are available for online replay and download, and supporting resources focusing on each webcast topic are provided for your use. Select a webcast from the list below and click on its name to view or download the video, and to access the resource library for the webcast session.
2009:
January 2010 – “Sustainable Urban Forest Management Planning Using Criteria and Indicators”
“Sustainable Urban Forest Management Planning Using Criteria and Indicators”, was presented on January 27, 2010, and featured Philip van Wassenaer, B.Sc, MFC, Urban Forest Innovations Inc. , Mississauga, Ontario and Andy Kenney Ph.D., RPF, Faculty of Forestry , University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario. The presentation showcased a successful model for strategic urban forest management planning in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
December 2009 – “The Top 10 List: Key Resources for Your Bookshelf and Library “
“The Top 10 List” webcast was presented on December 8, 2009 and featured Sharon Lilly of the International Society of Arboriculture. This session introduced a few of the ’staples’ of the tree care industry, epic community forestry resources and other useful books that every tree steward will be interested in reviewing.
December 2009 – “Incorporating Trees into Urban Rainwater Management Systems “
“Incoporating Trees into Urban Rainwater Management Systems’ webcast was presented on December 2, 2009 and featured Peter MacDonagh, ASLA. This well attended session discussed how urban foresters and arborists can be important initiators of the use of trees for rainwater management, but need more information to discuss options and make reasonable proposals during the budget and design stages of urban development. This session introduced that basic understanding.
November 2009 (2) – “Urban Forest Storm Strike Team”
“The Urban Forest Urban Forest Strike Team” webcast was presented on November 12, 2009 and featured a team of speakers, who outlined the this storm response tool for use during disaster situations. The session provides a national, regional and local perspective on this process, and includes examples of recent storm events.
November 2009 – “Tree Report Card”
“A Model Assessment: The First Annual Tree Report Card for Washington DC” webcast was presented on November 10, 2009, and featured Michael Galvin, Casey Trees, Washington, DC. This webcast session provides an overview of this assessment process that can serve as a model for other communities and organizations to follow
October 2009 – “Bacterial Leaf Scorch”
“Bacterial Leaf Scorch: An Update” informational webcast was presented on October 28, 2009, and featured Ann Brooks Gould, Ph.D., Ruters University. The session presented an update on the host range, vector relationships, disease detection, and management tools used in addressing BLS. . Wednesday, October 28th, 11:00 AM (Eastern) with Ann Brooks Gould, PhD, Rutgers University
September 2009 – “Using Geospatial Data”
“Using Geospatial Data for Urban Forestry” informational webcast, was presented by Dr. David Nowak and Phillip Rodbell, USDA Forest Service. The session presented a dynamic, interactive overview of the latest tools that are being used to prepare timely, accurate and easy to understand reports on the natural resources found in a community or region. Also, sources of information and datasets were outlined, as well as how this information can be used to address your assessment, analysis or management needs. Also, i-Tree Vue, a new, interactive tool for data analysis and reporting was introduced.
August 2009 – “Working with Municipal Commissions”
“Working with Municipal Commissions” was delivered by Dr. Bill Elmendorf, Penn State University, on August 25, 2009, and introduced a new publication resource that can be used by municipal managers to address the sustainable care of the urban natural resources in their community. This webcast will serve as an introduction to working with municipal commissions, and the use of the publication as a resource for communities that are striving to create more sustainable natural resource management programs.
August 2009 – ‘New Products Showcase’ – Street Tree Master Plan
New Products Showcase: “The Road to a Thoughtful Street Tree Master Plan“, featuring an update to this practical guide to systematic planning and design. The manual has been prepared to assist decision makers such as elected officials, city foresters, city engineers, urban planners, and landscape architects with the development of a thoughtful street tree master plan.
July 2009 – ‘New Products Showcase’ – Maryland Tree Registry & Tree Benefits Calculator
New Products Showcase: “MD Tree Registry & Tree Benefits Calculator“, featuring the new interactive, web-based tools, developed by the Maryland DNR and its partners, was showcased in this webcast. The tree registry enables Maryland residents to register multiple trees and aggregate their collective benefits using real time, locally generated costs.
April 2009 – ‘New Products Showcase’ – The Tree Owner’s Manual
“New Products Showcase: Tools for Urban and Community Forestry”, featuring the newly released publication, ‘Tree Owner’s Manual’ developed by the US Forest Service Northeastern Area, featuring Jill Johnson, Urban Forester, US Forest Service, St. Paul, MN.
“The Restoration of Freshkills from Landfill to Park: Setting a Research Agenda” , featuring Erika Svendsen and Lindsay Campbell, US Forest Service, NYC Urban Field Station with Eloise Hirsh, Freshkills Park Administrator and Carrie Grassi, Land Use Review & Outreach Manager.
March 2009 – ALB in Worcester, MA
“An Urban Forest Under Attack: Asian Longhorned Beetle in Worcester, Massachusetts” will feature Ken Gooch, MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation and Clint McFarland, USDA, APHIS.
March 2009 - ’New Products Showcase’ Inaugural Webcast
“New Products Showcase: Tools for Urban and Community Forestry”, featuring the newly released publication, ‘Planning the Urban Forest: Ecology, Economy and Community Development’ developed by the American Planning Association, American Forests, the International Society of Arboriculture and the U.S. Forest Service.
“Trees and Ice Storms: Developing Ice Storm Resistant Urban Tree Populations” with Richard Hauer, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, who introduces the issue of making urban forests less susceptible to the damage from ice storms and winter weather events.
“NEURON (Northeastern Urban Research Organizational Network) Conference Preview”. This webcasts provides a preview of this year’s conference, “Watershed approaches to urban stream rehabilitation: Practice, Education and Research”, which will be held in Boston, MA in February 2009.
“A Threat to Our Water: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products” by Pat Lupo, LEI Earthforce, Erie, PA, Sana Sukkari, LECOM School of Pharmacy, Eire, PA and Sara N. Grise, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Harrisburg, PA
2008:
“E-TRAC: Electronic Tree Risk Assessment Software Tools” by Donna M. Murphy, US Forest Service, Northeastern Area.
“Using Surveys to Understand urban Forestry” by Thomas Treiman, Natural Resource Economist, Missouri Department of Conservation.
“Deep Roots Research”, by Gary Johnson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Extension Professor
July 2008
“Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Case Studies” with Doug Still, City Forester of Providence, Rhode Island and Ian Hanou, NCDC Imaging & Mapping.
June 2008
“Stormwater Management and Urban Watersheds” with Vincent Cotrone, Penn State Extenison.
May 2008
“STEW-MAP: Using social-spatial-network analysis to understand urban environmental stewardship in New York City and beyond” with Lindsay Campbell and Erika Svendsen, US Forest Service, New York City.
“The Urban Heat Island Effect” with Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York City.
March 2008
“Tree Boards and Tree Commissions: A Guide to Establishment and Use” with Dr. William William Elmendorf, Penn State University.
February 2008
Utilizing Urban Wood Resources, with Charles W. Becker III, Utilization & Marketing Manager, Virginia Department of Forestry.
January 2008
Green Roofs and More: The Urban Ecology Collaborative in Pittsburgh, with Melanie Tuck, Chatham University & Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest
2007:
December 2007
Urban Forestry and Human Benefits, with Kathleen L. Wolf, Ph.D., Research Director, Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, University of Washington.
November 2007
Urban Forestry in New York City: A Greener, Greater New York, with Fiona Watt, Director of Forestry and Horticulture, NY City Parks & Recreation Department, New York City, NY
October 2007
Using UFORE in Hartford, CT: A Practial Approach to Data Collection, with Chris Donnelly, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Connecticut DEP, Hartford, CT
September 2007
Early Pest Detection in Our Communities: The Role of the Municipal Arborist, with Robert Benjamin, Outreach Coordinator, USDA APHIS, Lombard, IL
March 2007
State Urban Forest Assessments, with David J. Nowak, Eric Greenfield, & Jeffrey Walton, USDA Forest Service, Syracuse, NY
February 2007
Urban Tree Canopy (UTC): New Approaches to Assessment, Management and Modeling, with Morgan Grove, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service, Burlington, VT and Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
January 2007
Handheld Computer Technology, with Robert Sacks, Ph.D., Principal, Bluejay Software Associates, East Longmeadow, MA and David Bloniarz, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service, Amherst, MA
2006:
November 2006
Emerald Ash Borer – A Status Report, by Dr. Therese Poland, USDA Forest Service, East Lansing, MI
September 2006
The Living Memorials Project: A Project Update by Erika Svendsen and Lindsay Campbell, USDA Forest Service, New York City, NY
August 2006
The Wildland/Urban Interface by Dr. Susan Stewart, USDA Forest Service, Evanston, IL
July 2006
Tree Response to Injury by Dr. Kevin Smith, USDA Forest Service, Durham, NH
June 2006
Storm Preparedness and Damage Assessment by Dudley Hartel, USDA Forest Service and Dr. Jerry Bond, The Davey Institute.
May 2006
Urban Growth, Opportunities and Air Quality by Dr. David Nowak, USDA Forest Service, Syracuse, NY
April 2006
Tree Canopy and UV Radiation by Dr. Gordon Heisler, USDA Forest Service, Syracuse, NY
March 2006
The i-Tree Software Suite by Dr. David Bloniarz, Forest Service, Amherst, MA
