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Tag: Urban Forest Analytics

  • Thursday, July 19, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm – Tree Load in Risk Assessment

    This half-day Arnold Arboretum course on July 19 with Jerry Bond, Urban Forestry Consultant at Urban Forest Analytics LLC will demonstrate how to incorporate estimates of tree load into ordinary tree risk assessment. Jerry Bond will present the concept and complexity of tree load and provide an overview of the research about load factors. He will then move on to solving the problem of including tree load, the most important development in the field over the last two decades, into the daily work of an arborist. In an outdoor session, participants will apply what has been learned to develop a load profile. The program concludes by considering the utility of this approach across the tree industry. This program takes place at the Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building, located at 1300 Centre Street, Roslindale. $75. Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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  • Wednesday, July 18, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Tree Health Assessment

    Jerry Bond, Urban Forestry Consultant, Urban Forest Analytics LLC, will lead Arnold Arboretum attendees through a new field protocol for obtaining quick and reliable estimates of tree health, a critical component of tree condition. He will introduce his process of observation, with emphasis on producing repeatable and useful results. After practicing techniques in the field, he will present the way field observations can be interpreted and transformed into reliable information for communicating to clients. Jerry will also stress understanding the limits of observation in order to guard against making assumptions. A second outdoor session will test real-world application of these methods. He will explain the biological foundation for his field protocol and end the program with the day-to-day utility of this approach within various work contexts. This class is based on the book, Urban Tree Health: A Practical and Precise Estimation Method, by Jerry Bond, published in 2012. Lunch will be provided. $150.

    Note: This program takes place at the Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building, located at 1300 Centre Street, Roslindale. Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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