The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider
An electronic newsletter of breaking news and valuable information for the Urban Forest community in Wisconsin and beyond.
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March 8, 2007
This issue's contents:
EXTRA Edition
Calculating Your Urban Tree Benefits Webcast
"The Urban Forest: Mapping & Calculating the Benefits of City Trees" , an informational webcast, will be held on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. CST.
The hour-long program will be hosted by the USFS and the WI DNR and will share the results from a recent mapping project in Middleton, WI. The DNR, NCDC Imaging & Mapping and American Forests will demonstrate the benefits that urban trees provide for stormwater mitigation, water quality improvement, increased carbon sequestration and air pollution reduction. The webcast will illustrate the tree canopy and impervious surface data created, how this is used with CITYgreen software to calculate the dollar value that trees save your city, how bridges are created in the process and how the findings will be used to improve Middleton's urban and community forest.
Please join us for this educational review demonstrating how advanced technology can make for simple but powerful solutions that any city can benefit from.
Instructions for calling and logging into the webcast are below. We look forward to sharing this project with you all.
How to Join This Webcast
You will need to dial in to the conference call on your phone AND connect via internet.
NOTE: If you are unable to join the net conference, you can still call in to join the audio portion.
Step 1: Join the internet conference by clicking:
https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ (exit DNR)
CONFERENCE NUMBER: PG6084307
PASSCODE: CANOPY
This will allow you to see the presentation.
NOTE: First-time users should check their systems prior to attending the conference (new software may need to be downloaded and installed).
To check your system, go to
https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/join/src/plugins_mm.php (exit DNR)
Then click "Check your browser."
Step 2: Dial toll-free:
800-857-7403
LEADER: JILL JOHNSON
PASSCODE: CANOPY
This will allow you to hear the conference.
For security reasons, the passcode and leader's name will be required to join the call.
Job Opportunity - DNR Urban Forester
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announces the opening of the position of Forestry Specialist - Urban Forester stationed in the Southeast region, Waukesha. For more information:
EAB Community Toolkit
The DNR Urban Forestry Program has produced an Emerald Ash Borer Toolkit for Wisconsin Communities. This toolkit is a resource for local governments to prepare for and respond to the anticipated arrival of EAB. It is a collaborative effort by Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade & Consumer Protection, UW-Extension and USDA Forest Service. Input from other states, community foresters, arborists and municipal staff helped guide its development. The toolkit is designed for maximum flexibility to accommodate the needs of various users. Additions and updates are anticipated as the emerald ash borer situation changes. For more information and to learn how to obtain a toolkit:
About the Insider
The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Insider is intended as a quick networking tool for all people actively working in the area of urban and community forestry, especially in the state of Wisconsin.
Items that cannot wait for our quarterly print newsletter, Wisconsin Urban & Community Forests, will appear here.
The Insider is produced biweekly by the Urban and Community Forestry program of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin. Past issues will be archived on the UF pages on the WDNR web site.
We are happy to accept your suggestions and contributions. Send them to the editor, at Laura.Wyatt@Wisconsin.gov. Or call her: 608/267-0568.
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