10:05 – 10:35 am Managing the Metro-Forest
Scott Diffenderfer, Urban Forestry Manager,
Fairfax County Virginia Park Authority
This session will describe the unique urban forestry practices and tools uti-
lized in managing a large population of trees in a major metropolitan area.
10:35 – 11:05 am Breakfast with Exhibitors
11:05 – 11:35 am Evidence-based Equity: Portland's Strategy
for Expanding the Benefits of Urban Forests
Jeff Ramsey, Botanic Specialist, Portland Parks & Urban Forestry
This session will discuss the environmental and pub-
lic health impacts caused by unequal canopy distribution and
will review Portland's strategic approach to using data and
a comprehensive publicly-led process to address it.
11:35 – 1:35 pm Awards Luncheon
1:35 – 2:05 pm Managing Tree Risk for Public Agencies
Mike Palat, Area Program Manager, West Coast Arborists, Inc.
This session will provide a framework for developing tree risk
reduction strategies that are informed by individual commu-
nity context, a clear understanding of how errors made in tree
risk decisions can lead to a potential misrepresentation of munic-
ipal programs, methods for analyzing and addressing municipal
risk exposures, and methods for quantifying risk reduction.
2:05 – 2:10 pm Intern/Host City Experience
2:10 – 2:40 pm Progressive Urban Forest Management
Joe Hansen, Urban Forester, Park Ridge, IL
At the conclusion of this presentation participants will be able to iden-
tify ways to implement or amend their own tree preservation ordi-
nances by evaluating their current communities' needs and goals.
Tuesday, Nov. 6 (continued)
16 CityTREES
The balloon ride at Orange County Great Park in Irvine by Ganeshk via Wikimedia Commons; Sunset at
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, California, by David Eppstein via Wikimedia Commons
