2:50 – 3:30 pm From Nice-to-Have to Must-Have: Managing
Green Infrastructure as an Asset
Adam Barkovitz, Principal, Program Manager, Urban Forestry
Renewal, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada
This presentation discusses the creation of a green infrastructure asset
management plan, demonstrates the unique challenges with assigning valua-
tions to biological assets, evaluates the use of levels of service and life cycle
costing for green infrastructure assets, and identify challenges and oppor-
tunities for improvement in asset management of green infrastructure.
3:30 – 4:00 pm How Story Maps Can Be Used as an
Effective Public Outreach Tool
Will Ayersman, GIS Services Coordinator, Davey Resource Group, Inc.
What are story maps and how can they be effective? What elements
make an effective story map? Learn success stories from other com-
munities using story maps as an effective public outreach tool.
4:00 – 4:30 pm Tree Equity: Career Pathways Toolkit – Preparing
Tomorrow's Urban Forestry Workforce
Sarah Anderson, Senior Manager, Tree Equity, American Forests
Connect with relevant local stakeholders like workforce develop-
ment boards and private tree and landscape companies to assess
the need for pre-employment programs in your area. Learn tips for
assessing your community's capacity for implementing an urban for-
estry workforce development program. Use a free new toolkit to deepen
understanding of and implement lessons learned during this session.
5:30 – 6:30 pm Annual Meeting of SMA Members
6:00 – 7:30 pm Reception with Exhibitors and Other
Partner Groups & Silent Auction
(Bids support Urban Forest Programs)
(left to right) Cedar Point Amusement Park. Costa Rica-themed exhibit at Cleveland Botanical
Garden. Welcome to Cleveland MetroParks, photo by KF Crisafi. Edgewater Park photo by Cody
York. Public Square, photo by Cody York. All photos courtesy of Destination Cleveland
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