- Location
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Tree Diversity and Exotic Threats: The 5% Solution
With increased international trade, our urban forests continue to experience a plethora of stress-factors that include a continuing assault from exotic pest threats. Diversification related to urban tree selection is one important component of plant health care. Dr. John Ball, South Dakota State University, will outline proper steps to choosing urban trees, with emphasis for diversity being at the genera, not species, level. This noonhour presentation will explain why the old "10-20-30 rule" needs to become simply "the 5% solution."
To attend, visit www.joinwebinar.com and enter the ID code 141-234-395
This noonhour (Eastern) broadcast is free and will offer the opportunity for arborists to earn 1.0 ISA CEU and 0.5 MCA credit.
**For those who cannot attend live in-person, the webcast will be archived in the ‘videos’ section at www.urbanforestrytoday.org **
For more information, contact:
Rick Harper
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
rharper@eco.umass.edu
The Urban Forestry Today 2016 Webcast Series is sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Conservation, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, University of Massachusetts Extension, and Massachusetts Tree Wardens' & Foresters' Association.
With increased international trade, our urban forests continue to experience a plethora of stress-factors that include a continuing assault from exotic pest threats. Diversification related to urban tree selection is one important component of plant health care. Dr. John Ball, South Dakota State University, will outline proper steps to choosing urban trees, with emphasis for diversity being at the genera, not species, level. This noonhour presentation will explain why the old "10-20-30 rule" needs to become simply "the 5% solution."
To attend, visit www.joinwebinar.com and enter the ID code 141-234-395
This noonhour (Eastern) broadcast is free and will offer the opportunity for arborists to earn 1.0 ISA CEU and 0.5 MCA credit.
**For those who cannot attend live in-person, the webcast will be archived in the ‘videos’ section at www.urbanforestrytoday.org **
For more information, contact:
Rick Harper
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
rharper@eco.umass.edu
The Urban Forestry Today 2016 Webcast Series is sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Conservation, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, University of Massachusetts Extension, and Massachusetts Tree Wardens' & Foresters' Association.
