Extreme Events in the Urban Forest: Assessment, Response, and Recovery Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:15pm ET Natural disasters cause significant damage each year to our urban forests, and years of local investment in planting and caring for community trees can be suddenly wiped away. We know that urban forest and community resilience can be improved by using best practices in planning, response and recovery. The questions we seek to answer through this special webinar event are: how can we rapidly assess storm damage and what are the lessons learned in mobilizing an effective response and long-term recovery effort? Dr. Steve Norman of the USDA Forest Service will share the newest publicly available remote sensing tools available to predict and assess forest damage. Will Liner of the Florida Forest Service will share how they effectively assessed damage using Urban Forest Strike Teams in Florida and Alabama last year after Hurricane Sally. Alex Sherman, city forester with Springfield, Massachusetts will share lessons learned in long-term recovery from a 2011 tornado. Steve Norman USDA Forest Service Will Liner Florida Forest Service Alex Sherman City of Springfield, MA Springfield, MA-tornado damage 2011, after recovery 2016. Photo by Alex Sherman
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Extreme Events in the Urban Forest: Assessment, Response, and Recovery
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 1:00 – 2:15pm ET
Natural disasters cause significant damage each year to our urban forests, and years of local investment in planting and caring for community trees can be suddenly wiped away. We know that urban forest and community resilience can be improved by using best practices in planning, response and recovery. The questions we seek to answer through this special webinar event are: how can we rapidly assess storm damage and what are the lessons learned in mobilizing an effective response and long-term recovery effort? Dr. Steve Norman of the USDA Forest Service will share the newest publicly available remote sensing tools available to predict and assess forest damage. Will Liner of the Florida Forest Service will share how they effectively assessed damage using Urban Forest Strike Teams in Florida and Alabama last year after Hurricane Sally. Alex Sherman, city forester with Springfield, Massachusetts will share lessons learned in long-term recovery from a 2011 tornado.
Steve Norman USDA Forest Service
Will LinerFlorida Forest Service
Alex ShermanCity of Springfield, MA
Springfield, MA-tornado damage 2011, after recovery 2016. Photo by Alex Sherman
This webinar is open to all. We are seeking 1 CEU with the International Society of Arboriculture. Check our website for updates and to watch recordings of previous webinars.
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