Developing and Using Urban Forest
Management Plans
Workshop Dates & Locations
August 20, 2008 - Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Center for Horticulture
September 16, 2008 - Leominster, Massachusetts, Doyle Conservation Center
September 18, 2008 - Indianapolis, Indiana, Holliday Park Nature Center
Webcasts - All workshop participants are required to participate in three webcasts:
July 17, 2008 - The Importance of an Urban Forestry Management Plan
August 14, 2008 -Using Tree Inventories and Other Information as Part of the Planning Process
October 16, 2008 - Examples of Urban Forestry Management Plans and Challenges in Implementation
Principal Trainer
Your lead instructor will be Mark Duntemann, Urban Forestry Consultant, with Natural Path Forestry Consultants of Chicago, Illinois. Mark earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resources from the University of Montana and a Master's degree in Urban Forestry from the University of Wisconsin -- Madison. Mark founded Natural Path in 1989 and has focused mostly on developing tree inventories and management plans for communities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Christopher J. Luley, Ph.D. works as a consultant with Urban Forestry LLC in New York. Prior to his work with Urban Forestry LLC, Dr. Luley was a technical advisor and urban forestry consultant for 14 years with two
major northeast tree care and consulting companies. He also was State Forest Pathologist for Missouri and managed the Plant Diagnostic Clinic for Iowa State University.
His graduate degrees are in forest pathology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse and Iowa State University. Dr. Luley has published over 25 technical articles, given presentations on a
wide range of urban forestry and pathology topics.
Additional professionals will also take part in leading the workshops and webcasts.
Developing an urban forest management plan is considered an important step in fostering a sustainable urban forestry program, however it appears the majority of communities do not have current or useable plans in place.
Developing a plan can be a challenging undertaking depending on many factors including expertise of staff, the population of community, extent of the natural resources involved, inventory information available, the objectives desired, funds available, agencies and partners involved, and local politics.
To help communities begin developing urban forest management plans, the US Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry and Arbor Day Foundation will be hosting training sessions in late summer, 2008. The sessions will be conducted in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas. Training will consist of a one-day workshop and three supplementary webcasts, conducted by consultants experienced in management planning.
Workshop Topic Outline
- Welcome
- Initiating the Process
- Analysis of Resources: Policies, Budget, and Infrastructure
- Your Community: Putting the Homework Assignment to Work
- Defining Goals and Objectives
- Panel: What other Municipal Departments Look for in a Management Plan
- The Applied Use of a Management Plan
- Management Plan Development Strategy
- Resources for Developing Management Plans
Who Should Attend
- City Foresters/Arborists
- State Volunteer Coordinators/Contacts
- State Council Chair or designee
- State Urban Forestry Coordinator
- Non-profit leaders in states
- Federal Urban Forestry Coordinators
The webcasts will be recorded for later viewing if you are unable to make the live event.
Registration and accommodation information.
