Summary of 2011 TREE Fund Research and Education Awards: Winter 2012
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John Z. Duling Grants ($10,000)
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Dr. Richard J. Hauer, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Economics and emerald ash borer management: A comparison of doing nothing, preemptive removal, replacement, and treatment in the urban forest |
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Dr. Edward Gilman, University of Florida Effect of container size on tree establishment and anchorage |
Hyland R. Johns Grants ($25,000/3 years)
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Dr. Michael Arnold, Texas A&M University Does size really matter with container-grown trees? |
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Dr. Edward Gilman, University of Florida Failure potential of limbs receiving reduction or heading cuts, and of resulting sprouts, in directional, structural or restoration pruning |
Jack Kimmel International Grants
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Dr. Susan D. Day, Virginia Tech University ($10,000/2 years)
Strategies to resolve conflicts between trees and new LID storm water best management practices
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Denise Johnstone, University of Melbourne ($8,600/2 years)
A novel way of measuring tree vitality in mature urban trees
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Arboriculture Education Program Grant ($3,429.54)
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San Joaquin County (CA) Outdoor School Science Program
Purchase of updated arboriculture education materials and equipment for use by 5th and 6th graders during 33 week-long Outdoor Education sessions offered per year. |
Urban Tree Growth & Longevity Symposium ($2,500)
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Hosted by ISA, The Morton Arboretum and the Urban Tree Growth & Longevity Working Group
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Robert Felix Memorial Scholarship ($3,000)
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Jessica Briscoe, Brigham Young University
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Cory Lester, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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John Wright Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
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Andrew Thew, Washington State University
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