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Author: Monika Otting

2018 General Grant Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Enhancing Tree Health in Water Sensitive Urban Design: Role of Mycorrhizae

March 14, 2022 Monika Otting 1852 Views

2018, Brandon Kyle Winfrey, PhD, Monash University In cities, paved roads and buildings prevent the course that rainfall would naturally

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2018 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

A Three Pronged Approach to understanding the defensive mechanisms in Green Ash (Fraxinus, pennsylvanica) resistant to EAB (Agrilus planipennis)

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 Monika Otting 1649 Views

2018, Jeanne Romero-Severson, PhD, University of Notre Dame Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis), an accidentally introduced Asian beetle, poses

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2021 General Grant Archive Tree and Soil Research Fund Grant 

Utilizing biochar to improve community tree vault soils and tree health and to reduce watershed contamination

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 Monika Otting 1865 Views

2021, Rebecca Brianne Abney, PhD, University of Georgia (UGA) Research Foundation, Inc., Co-PI Julia Holly Campbell The goal of this

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2021 General Grant Archive Sponsored Grant 

Long term effects of electrical right-of-way vegetation management on floral and faunal communities

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 1619 Views

2021, Carolyn G. Mahan, PhD, Pennsylvania State University I propose to continue, replicate, and expand the research and outreach efforts

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2021 General Grant Archive Hyland R. Johns Grant 

Tree Health Implications of Long-term Strategies to Treat Emerald Ash Borer: Long-term Effects on Tree Injections and Tree Tissue

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 1208 Views

2021, Richard J. Hauer, PhD, University of WI-Stevens Point, Co-PIs Dr. Andrew Koeser, Mr. Randy Krouse, Dr. Jake Miesbauer This

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2021 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

Computer Vision for Hazard Tree Identification and Assessment

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 1118 Views

2021, Jose Delpiano, PhD, University of the Andes, Co-PIs Dr. Mauricio Ponce, Dr. Jose Saavedra, Dr. Matias Recabarren There are

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2021 General Grant Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Optimizing tree responses to root pruning in mature trees

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 967 Views

2021, Justin Morgenroth, PhD, The University of Canterbury, Co-PI Andrew R. Benson, PhD Roots are important tree structures and have

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2021 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Characterizing the Risk of Electrical Contact to Arborists

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 955 Views

2021 John W. Goodfellow, BioCompliance Consulting, Inc, Co-PI John Ball, PhD Electrical contact has been among the most common cause

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2021 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Archive 

Identifying social barriers to equitable tree planting and quantifying potential benefits to overcoming them

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 909 Views

2021 Lindsay Darling, The Morton Arboretum, Co-PIs Dr. Brady Hardiman, Dr. Zhao Ma, Lydia Scott Trees are vital to the

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September 2021 News from TREE Fund

October 1, 2021 Monika Otting 1767 Views

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August 2021 News from TREE Fund

August 13, 2021 Monika Otting 1646 Views

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July 2021 News from TREE Fund

July 22, 2021 Monika Otting 1552 Views

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June 2021 news from TREE Fund

July 22, 2021 Monika Otting 1357 Views

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May 2021 News from TREE Fund

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Monika Otting 1385 Views

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2020 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

Analysing timing and causes of individual tree loss after land development: Insights for urban forest management

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1331 Views

2020| Susan D. Day, PhD, University of British Columbia Land development, whether it be infill or sprawl, is one of

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2020 General Grant Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Did Armillaria pathogens track their hosts in the National Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe?

April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1382 Views

2020| Luke Jimu, PhD, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe The Kimmel International Grant will be used to provide information

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2020 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Archive 

Enhancing collaboration amongst urban forest stakeholders – An assessment of natural hazard risk perceptions in relation to the services and disservices of city trees

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1317 Views

2020| Mysha Clarke, PhD, University of Florida, Co-PIs Lara Roman, PhD, USDA Forest Service, Tenley Conway, PhD, University of Toronto-Mississauga,

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2020 Grant Archive Scholarship Recipients Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Tree caused outages and relationship to stream and soil type

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1079 Views

2020 Gregory Dahle, PhD, West Virginia University We are concerned about the thousands of power outages caused by trees falling

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April 2021 News from TREE Fund

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1065 Views

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2020 Barborinas Family Grant General Grant Archive Recent Updates Resources 

Impact of container type, substrate, and volumetric water content during transplant of bare root Cornus florida during production

April 16, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1136 Views

2020 Amanda Bayer, PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst The success of urban and landscape trees starts with production practices. There are

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March 2021 News from TREE Fund

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Monika Otting 1160 Views

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February 2021 News from TREE Fund

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Monika Otting 1217 Views

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General Newsletter Archive Recent Updates Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Utility Arborist Research Fund Grant Program: Application Period Open

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Monika Otting 1362 Views

The TREE Fund and Utility Arborist Association (UAA) established the Utility Arborist Research Fund (UARF) in 2010 to finance work

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General Hyland R. Johns Grant Newsletter Archive Recent Updates 

Hyland R. Johns Grant Program: Application Period Open

February 1, 2021 Monika Otting 1443 Views

Established in 1995 to honor one of the leaders in the arboriculture industry and a founder of the ISA Research

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General Grant Archive Safe Arborist Techniques Fund 

Evaluation of load distribution in removal operations: a comparison of techniques and equipment

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Monika Otting 1156 Views

2019, Matt Follett, Co-PIs Bastien Lecigne PhD, Andreas Detter, Christian Messier PhD, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Recent advances

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2019 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Comparing Integrated Vegetation Management Treatment Options of Powerline Rights-of-Ways: Effects on Plant Communities and Wildlife Diversity: Phase Two

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Monika Otting 903 Views

2019, Claudia Luke, Co-PI Christopher M. Halle, Sonoma State University Through a grant provided by TREE Fund to Sonoma State

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2019 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Development of a Regional Research Approach to Modeling Tree Failure Risk Probability Affecting Distribution Overhead Lines

January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 885 Views

2019, Gregory A. Dahle, PhD, Co-PIs Rick P. Voland, Ph.D., Ryan R. Brockbank, Paul J. Appelt, Environmental Consultants, LLC d.b.a.

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Jason Gordon
2019 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Archive 

Engaging underserved populations in community tree management activities

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 943 Views

2019, Jason S. Gordon, PhD, Co-PIs Holly Campbell, Tawana Mattox, PhD, John Schelhas, PhD, Rodney Walters, University of Georgia Research

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Fahad Rasheed
General 

Contributing for a breathable future: Characterizing the efficiency of local tree species for controlling particulate matter in Faisalabad district

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 1011 Views

2019, Fahad Rasheed, PhD, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Recently, particulate matter (PM) has raised serious health concerns in the

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Advancing non-invasive tree root detection by creating a training data set of GPR tree root signatures

January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 879 Views

2019, Andrew Millward, PhD, Co-PIs Mr. Justin Miron, Mr. Nikesh Bhagat, Ryerson University To ensure the protection of existing trees,

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