TREE Fund Webinars

TREE Fund webinars bring you the latest in tree research, directly from the scientists themselves. These one-hour programs are free and offer 1 CEU credit from ISA, SAF or NALP. Pre-registration is highly recommended; in doing so, you’ll receive a reminder email the day before the program.

Many thanks to our webinar hosts Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Utah State University Forestry Extension.  

Upcoming Webinar

Emerald Ash Borer: Strategies for Conserving Ash in the Urban Forest

Dr. Dan Herms, VP of Research and Development, The Davey Tree Expert Company

November 28 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain (please note date change) – translate to your time zone

Register HERE

Learn about the research that provides the scientific basis for emerald ash borer (EAB) management and conservation of ash in urban environments. Dr. Herms will walk you through the results of multiyear insecticide trials with soil applied, trunk injected, and bark applied systemic insecticides, which show that protection of even very large caliper ash trees is a viable option to consider as part of an integrated management program for EAB. See how the EAB Cost Calculator and tree inventories can be used to integrate treatments with removal schedules to develop proactive, strategic management programs for ash and the EAB “death curve” in the urban forest. If you are a municipal forester, city manager, arborist, consulting arborist, researcher, extension specialist, landscape manager, property owner, or land manager, you don’t want to miss this program!

Dan Herms is Vice President of Research and Development for The Davey Tree Expert Company. Prior to joining Davey, Herms was a professor in the Department of Entomology at The Ohio State University (OSU) from 1997-2017. He received his B.S. in Landscape Horticulture from OSU in 1982, his M.S. in both Horticulture and Entomology, also from OSU in 1984, and a PhD from Michigan State University in Forest Entomology in 1991. His research and outreach programs have focused on the ecology and management of insect pests of trees in forests, urban forests, and ornamental landscapes.

We are grateful to Utah State University Forestry Extension for hosting this program.

Future Webinars

Registration will open approximately one month before the program date.

	Dr. Nina Bassuk, Cornell University Reducing Tree (and Soil!) Damage during Construction December 13 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain
	Dr. Kathleen Wolf, University of Washington Trees and Health February 2019

Watch Previous TREE Fund Webinars

Note: CEU credit is only available for live broadcast.

	Arboricultural Biomechanics Dr. Brian Kane (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) – August 2018 Supporting Material: Dr. Kane’s answers to questions posed during webinar
	Utility Arborist Research Fund: Work in Progress, Work to Come J. Eric Smith, TREE Fund and Dr. Christopher Halle, Sonoma State University – May 2018 Supporting Materials: Presentation was very large so has been uploaded in four parts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
	Invasive Insects of Shade Trees: A 30 Year Perspective from Colorado Dr. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University – May 2018
	Do Planting Stock Decisions Really Make Much Difference Down The Road? Dr. Michael Arnold (Texas A&M University) – February 2018
	Drought Tolerance in Trees – Improving Tree Selection for Challenging Urban Sites Dr. Andrew Hirons (Myerscough College, U.K.) – November 2017 Tree Species Selection Guide (based on this research)
	Municipal Forestry Baseline, Trends, and Dashboard Dr. Richard Hauer (U. of Wisconsin – Stevens Point) – September 2017
	Soil Profile Rebuilding: Rehabilitating Compacted Soils Dr. Susan Day (Virginia Tech) – June 2017 Supporting Materials: Webinar Presentation Slides Her website (referenced in webinar)
	Tree Risk Assessment – Perceptions, Reality, and Reliability Dr. Andew Koeser (U. of Florida) – April 2017
	Soil Compaction and Urban Trees: Strategies for Gaining Ground Dr. Bryant Scharenbroch (U. of Wisconsin – Stevens Point) – November 2016 Supporting Materials: Webinar Presentation Slides “Biochar and Biosolids Increase Tree Growth and Improve Soil Quality for Urban Landscapes,” Journal of Environmental Quality “Distinguishing urban soils with physical, chemical, and biological properties,” Pedo biologia “Wood Chips and Compost Improve Soil Quality and Increase Growth of Acer rubrum and Betula nigra in Compacted Urban Soil,” Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
	An Approach to Pruning You Won’t Forget Dr. Ed Gilman (U. of Florida) – May 2016
	Strategies for Successful Urban Tree Growth in Wet and Dry Sites Dr. Nina Bassuk (Cornell University) – Sept 2015
	Emerald Cash Borer: It Will Cost You Money-Ways to Manage the Ash Cash Flow Dr. Rich Hauer (U. of Wisconsin – Stevens Pt.) – April 2015