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Tree Risk Assessment Calculator Webcast Replay Available
The UNRI Informational Webcast,“ETRAC – Electronic Tree Risk Assessment Calculator” as presented by Donna Murphy, US Forest Service Northeastern Area, is now available for online replay, or download, at http://www.unri.org/webcasts/archive/. The presentation provides a concise overview of this new computerized tool for assessing tree risks in urban settings. ETRAC software, which operates on a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), is designed to provide the user with an easy to use, hand held computerized device to collect, assess and archive information on risk trees in the landscape. The presentation demonstrates the software, and illustrates how the tool can be use in conjunction with the Forest Service publication, ‘Urban Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to Program Design and Implementation’.
