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Introducing the URBANFORESTCONNECTIONS webinar series

by Susan Granbery

The USDA Forest Service is launching a new monthly webinar series! Second Wednesdays, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT.

Urban Forest Connections webinars will bring experts together to discuss the latest science, practice, and policy on urban forestry and the environment.

Whether you work for a state forestry agency, non-profit organization, municipality, university, private industry, public works, or public health and safety, we have something for you! Each month we’ll highlight a different topic. Our presenters will discuss key issues, share the latest research and technologies, and showcase successful projects and partnerships that are putting science into practice.

The series will kick off on September 10th with a presentation on Urban Forests for Human Health and Wellness by the University of Washington’s Kathleen Wolf and Legacy Health’s Teresia M. Hazen. More details coming your way soon!

We are seeking a 1.0 CEU with the International Society of Arboriculture for each webinar. Check out our webpage for updates on the series.

Urban Forest Connections is a product of the Forest Service’s National Urban Forest Technology & Science Delivery Team. The team’s mission is to help inform environmental stewardship and sustainably sound decisions about urban and community lands and the broader watershed, for wildlife and people.

Future Webinars:

October 8, 2014 | 1:00-2:00 pm ET

What California climate policy means for urban forests

Greg McPherson, USDA Forest Service

John Melvin, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE)

Chuck Mills, California ReLeaf

November 12, 2014 | 1:00-2:00 pm ET

Tree Risk Assessment for Municipal Officials

Paul Ries, Oregon Department of Forestry

Jerry Mason, Mason and Stricklin, LLC