Hello from CUFC10 conferees; see y'all in Victoria in 2014!
Even before the conference officially opened, there was considerable buzz when trees across
the downtown mysteriously turned
up covered in colourful scarves,
a.k.a., tree cozies. This phenomenon is known as "knitbombing," and the group responsible
for this was called YUCK (Young
Underground Canadian Knitters).
Emerald Ash Borer is recognized
as a major threat to our urban forests and was a major focus of the
conference. The SMA organized
two major panel sessions devoted
to the issue. The first full day session, "Advances in Ash Canopy
Conservation," focused on tools
that can be used to manage the
infestation. The tools include:
Conferees visited a Silva Cell installation site in London with Mike James of DeepRoot
Canada. Photo by Rick Postma
1) i-Tree analysis
2) tree inventory
3) inventory of private ash
trees using hyperspectral imagery
4) branch sampling
5) protecting ash trees
6) developing a management strategy
7) operational plan
8) communication plan
and public outreach
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The notorious, tree-planting Spandex Biker Club: (left to right) Bruce Page, bike trip leader
and Planner for City of London, Ontario; ISA Executive Director Jim Skiera; US Forest
Service Chief Tom Tidwell; Ontario city foresters John Wilson and John McNeil, and Peter
Kuntz, Principal of Kuntz Forestry Consulting Inc.
City Trees
