All UNRI Informational Webcasts are digitally recorded and are available for online replay and download, and supporting resources focusing on each webcast topic are provided for your use. Select a webcast from the list below and click on its name to view or download the video, and to access the resource library for the webcast session.

2008:

August 2008

“Deep Roots Research”, by Gary Johnson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Extension Professor

July 2008

Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Case Studies with Doug Still, City Forester of Providence, Rhode Island and Ian Hanou, NCDC Imaging & Mapping.

June 2008

Stormwater Management and Urban Watersheds with Vincent Cotrone, Penn State Extenison.

May 2008

STEW-MAP: Using social-spatial-network analysis to understand urban environmental stewardship in New York City and beyond with Lindsay Campbell and Erika Svendsen, New York City.

April 2008

The Urban Heat Island Effect with Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, Ph.D., NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York City.

March 2008

Tree Boards and Tree Commissions: A Guide to Establishment and Use with Dr. William William Elmendorf, Penn State University.

February 2008

Utilizing Urban Wood Resources, with Charles W. Becker III, Utilization & Marketing Manager, Virginia Department of Forestry.

January 2008

Green Roofs and More: The Urban Ecology Collaborative in Pittsburgh, with Melanie Tuck, Chatham University & Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director, Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest

2007:

December 2007

Urban Forestry and Human Benefits, with Kathleen L. Wolf, Ph.D., Research Director, Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, University of Washington.

November 2007

Urban Forestry in New York City: A Greener, Greater New York, with Fiona Watt, Director of Forestry and Horticulture, NY City Parks & Recreation Department, New York City, NY

October 2007

Using UFORE in Hartford, CT: A Practial Approach to Data Collection, with Chris Donnelly, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Connecticut DEP, Hartford, CT

September 2007

Early Pest Detection in Our Communities: The Role of the Municipal Arborist, with Robert Benjamin, Outreach Coordinator, APHIS, Lombard, IL

March 2007

State Urban Forest Assessments, with David J. Nowak, Eric Greenfield, & Jeffrey Walton, Syracuse, NY

February 2007

Urban Tree Canopy (UTC): New Approaches to Assessment, Management and Modeling, with Morgan Grove, Ph.D., Burlington, VT and Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

January 2007

Handheld Computer Technology, with Robert Sacks, Ph.D., Principal, Bluejay Software Associates, East Longmeadow, MA and David Bloniarz, Ph.D., Amherst, MA

2006:

November 2006

Emerald Ash Borer - A Status Report, by Dr. Therese Poland, East Lansing, MI

September 2006

The Living Memorials Project: A Project Update by Erika Svendsen and Lindsay Campbell, New York City, NY

August 2006

The Wildland/Urban Interface by Dr. Susan Stewart, Evanston, IL

July 2006

Tree Response to Injury by Dr. Kevin Smith, Durham, NH

June 2006

Storm Preparedness and Damage Assessment by Dudley Hartel and Dr. Jerry Bond, The Davey Institute.

May 2006

Urban Growth, Opportunities and Air Quality by Dr. David Nowak, Syracuse, NY

April 2006

Tree Canopy and UV Radiation by Dr. Gordon Heisler, Syracuse, NY

March 2006

The i-Tree Software Suite by Dr. David Bloniarz, Amherst, MA