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– Trends & Tools Monday, November 4, 2013 Pre-Conference Workshops (Separate Registration/Fee Required) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Choose one) Urban Forest Cloud: Introducing a Free Web-Based Tree Inventory App Ian Hanou, Owner, Plan-It Geo This workshop will provide information and demonstration of a new free web-mapping application available online for tree inventory data collection. Users can map and inventory trees using fields that are compatible with i-Tree Streets and then export the records to a local application in ESRI shapefile or MS Excel/Access format. For communities, non-profits, and others without tree inventory software, the tool provides a basic level of inventory tracking. For those with an existing inventory software package, this is meant to provide a supplemental inventory tool that increases accessibility to tree tracking and can be easily merged into a primary tree inventory database. Case studies of early adopters prior to the conference will be highlighted. Attendees will learn where to find resources about the app such as FAQs and how-to videos as well as ways to work with the data outside of the app in local desktop applications. The free version of the Tree Plotter Inventory App is part of a suite of tools called the Urban Forest Cloud. More information can be found at www.planitgeo.com and the free web app is available at http://www.planitgeo.com/#!ufc-plotter-treeinventory-app/cx0w. Cemeteries' Role in Urban Forest Health Matthew Erb, Director of Urban Forestry, Tree Pittsburgh Often overlooked for their contribution as green space in cities, cemeteries provide an urban refuge for wildlife, recreation, and tree canopy. Tree Pittsburgh has been engaging cemeteries to assist with the management of trees. Offering educational classes on trees in the cemeteries has brought in members of the public who usually avoid visiting. This workshop will include an indoor lecture followed by a field trip to Allegheny Cemetery, a 300-acre site surrounded by the urban grid. Invest from the Ground UP Dorothy Abeyta, Special Districts Arborist, San Jose, California Tuesday, November 5, 2012 UFF RUN, WALK, OR WATCH (Separate registration/donation to Urban Forestry Foundation requested) 4:15 – 5:15 pm Help raise money for the vital programs of the Urban Forest Foundation and get a little exercise at the same time. Spectators welcome! www.urban-forestry.com Sonali Shah, Communications Director, California Urban Forests Council Learn how to advocate for urban forestry in your state. Observe how the California program was created, how it was rolled out by partnering with municipalities and NGOs, and the resulting success stories from across the State. From elevator speeches to painting images that evoke support for urban forestry from people of all walks, this workshop highlights it all with lecture, discussion, and small group work. 27