Drought and Urban Forests
Webinar Details
When:
Jul 25, 2017 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:30 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Cynthia West (Director, Office of Sustainability and Climate)
- Rich Hallett (U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station)
- Paul Johnson and Mickey Merritt (Texas A&M Forest Service)
- Greg McPherson (U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station)
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Recent droughts have caused stress and mortality in urban forests, reducing the cooling, clean air, and carbon storage provided by trees. Because human populations are growing in most U.S. cities, it will become increasingly important to maintain healthy, productive urban forests. Scientists and urban foresters are working together to quantify recent drought-related stress and find management strategies for sustainable urban landscapes.
Please join the Office of Sustainability and Climate for a webinar about urban forest health in the face of a changing climate.
Questions? Contact Lois Ziemann, lziemann@fs.fed.us
Agenda |
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Moderator – Dana Coelho (U.S. Forest Service, Program Manager Urban and Community Forestry) |
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2:00 |
Introduction – Dixie Porter (Deputy Director, Office of Sustainability and Climate) and Steve Koehn (U.S. Forest Service, Director of Cooperative Forestry) |
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2:10 |
Understanding and quantifying urban forest health – Rich Hallett (U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station) |
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2:30 |
Questions and Answers |
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2:35 |
Effects of drought on urban forests in Texas – Paul Johnson (Texas A&M Forest Service) |
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2:55 |
Questions and Answers |
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3:00 |
Creating drought tolerant urban landscapes – Greg McPherson (U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station) |
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3:20 |
Questions and Answers |
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3:30 |
Conclude |
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