Urban Forestry LLC has provided presentations on a wide range of urban forestry topics and to many different audiences. Our presentations range from one-hour lectures, to outside demonstrations, to all-day workshops. Below is a selected list of recent topics and audiences.

• Presentations by Andrew Pleninger


• Presentations by Christopher Luley, Ph.D.


• Presentations by Jerry Bond

These presentations can be modified to fit your needs and context; if you are interested in having one of them presented for an occasion, please contact the author. We also can develop a new presentation in related areas, though that requires quite a bit more time (actual amount depends on the topic)--again, contact one of us if you are interested in this service.

• Tree Defects, 2006, New York State Arborists
  
• Tree Risk Assessment, 2005 Gardenscape Professionals Association Winter Education Day
  
• Tree Pruning & Tree Risk Assessment, 2005, Dutchess County Cooperative Extension Certified Arborist Training
  
• Tree Risk Assessment, 1997 New York ReLeaf Conference

Tree Maintenance

• Proper Tree Pruning Practices.Genesee Valley Recreation and Park Society, 1997.
  
• Proper Tree Maintenance, 1994, New York Releaf Workshop
  
• Tree Selection, 2004, New York Releaf Workshop.

Tree Inventory and Management

• Urban Forest Management Needs Survey of Municipalities in New York State, 2004 New York Releaf Conference,
  
• ANSI Standards Panel Discussion, 2004, New York State Arborists.
  
• Urban Forest Management Needs Survey of Municipalities in New York State, 2004, New York State Arborists
  
• Spanning the Centuries in Urban Forestry, Master Plans: What are they Good For? 2001 New York Releaf Conference Rochester, NY
  
• Spanning the Centuries in Urban Forestry, Public Relations: Whose Forest is it Anyway?, 2001 New York Releaf Conference
  
• Development of an Urban Forestry Master Plan. 1999 New York ReLeaf Conference
  
• City in a Forest, Rochester's Urban Forestry, Master Plan.
  1999, New York State Arborists
  
• City in a Forest, Rochester's Urban Forestry Master Plan. 1999, NYS Private Forest Owners Association Annual Conference.
  
• Ice Storm, Responding to Disaster, 1991, New York Releaf Workshop
  
• Integrating Diversity in a Street Tree Planting Plan, New York ReLeaf Conference, 1998

Storm Damage Response and Restoration

• Urban Reforestation After Major Ice Storm, 1998, Ontario Shade Tree Conference &
  Educational Seminar.
  
• Managing an Urban Forest Restoration, The City of Rochester Experience.
  1999, Syracuse ESF, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Undergraduate Urban Forestry Course Lecture.
  
• Crown Loss Evaluation of Storm Damaged Trees 1999 New York ReLeaf Conference
  
• Storm Damage Assessment Protocol, 2000, Maine Arborists Association
  
• Information Needs of the Urban Forester, Large City Perspective.
  2004, New York ReLeaf Conference
  

Selected Presentations by Christopher J. Luley, Ph.D.

Advanced Tree Health Care

• Iowa Shade Tree Short Course, 2006
  

• Florida Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2005 and 2006
  
• Missouri Department of Conservation, 2003
  
• Texas and Arkansas Forest Service, 2002

Tree Risk Assessment and Wood Decay Fungi

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 2006
  
• SUNY-ESF College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2003-2006
  
• Cornell Cooperative Extension, 2006
  
• Western Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture, 2006
  
• Wisconsin Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2006
  
• Westchester Urban Forestry Conference, 2006
  
• International Society of Arboriculture, Annual Meeting, 2005
  
• New York State Arborists, 2005
  
• Kentucky Arborist Association, 2005
  
• Iowa Shade Tree Short Course, 2005 and 2006
  
• Connecticut Tree Protective Association, 2005
  
• New York State Arborist Annual Meeting, 2003.
  
• Pennsylvania Turf Grass Association, 2003
  
• New York ReLeaf, 2001
  
• Maryland Arborist Association, 2001
  
• Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County 1999, 2000
  
• New England Grows, 1999

Effect of Wind Gusts and Pruning on Tree Branch Failures

• Society of Municipal Arborists Annual Meeting, 2002
  
• Iowa Shade Tree Short Course, 2003
  
• Westchester Urban and Community Forestry Workshop, 2002
  
• Tree Structure and Mechanics Conference, 2001
  
• New York Releaf Annual Conference, 2001

Tree Inventory and Management

• Palm Pilot Data Collection, University of Maryland, Entomology Department, 2003
• Tree Biology and Inventory Methods, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Department of Horticulture, 2001.
• Tree Inventory and Management Planning, USDA Forest Service, International Tropical Forestry Institute, 2000.
• Tree Assessment Techniques, Caribbean Urban Forestry Conference, 2000

Other Urban Forestry and Arboricultural Topics

• Tree Diversity in Urban Forests, Florida Chapter International Society of Arboriculture, 2005
  
• Tree Management for Parks and Golf Courses, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Erie Co., 2004 and 2005
  
• Being An Expert Witness, Connecticut Tree Wardens Association, 2005
  
• Management of Asian Longhorned Beetle in NYC, PA Arborist Association, 2003
  
• Introduction to Woody Plant Pest Management, Rochester Landscape
  
• Technician Program, 2000-2006
• New Topics in Arboriculture, Long Island Arborist, 2003
• Tree Preservation at the U.S. Capitol and Statue of Liberty, PA Urban and Community Forestry Conference, 2003.

• Field Evaluation Procedures for Storm-damaged Trees. Davey Resource Group. Buffalo NY. 2006.
• Storm Preparation and Recovery. Texas Forest Service. Houston TX. 2006
• Risk Assessment in a Post-Storm Context. Virginia Department of Forestry 2006
• Storms and Storm Damage. Morton Arboretum. Chicago IL. 2005.
• The new Storm Damage Assessment Protocol. NE Urban and Community State Coordinators and Tree Managers. Portsmouth NH. 2005.

• The components of i-Tree: UFORE, Storm Damage. Repeated workshops for the i-Tree Team. Various locations. 2005-2007.
• STRATUM Training. Workshop for City of Pheonix AZ. 2006.
• Challenges to Including Large-scale Tree Planting in a SIP. Texas Forest Service Roundtable. Houston TX. 2006

• The Diagnostic Value of the t/R ratio. Green Industry Conference. Rochester NY. 2007.
• The Use of the Statics Integrated Assessment method. California Tree Failure Database Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 2006.
• What is the Statics Integrated Assessment method and why should we care? ISA Annual Conference. 2005.

• Field Recognition of Tree Nutrition Concerns. Davey Institute. Kent OH. 2007
• Diagnosis of Root and Soil Problems. Davey Institute. Kent OH. 2007.

• The Computer's Role in Contemporary Urban Forestry. ESF, Syracuse NY. 2006.
• How to Set up and Conduct an i-Tree Project (UFORE, Storm Damage). Repeated workshop for the i-Tree Team. Various locations. 2005-2007.
• Sampling the Urban Forest. Repeated workshop for the i-Tree Team. Various locations. 2005-2007

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