2023 World Forum
on Urban Forests Agenda
Tentative, subject to change
All events are at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, Oct 15, 2023 - Pre-Forum Events
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TBD
Trees and Tech Summit – Organised by PlanIT Geo
Location: The National Union Building : 918 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
*Additional Registration is Required Click Here
Monday, Oct 16, 2023 - Healthy Cities
- 7:00-8:00 Continental Breakfast
- 8:00-8:15 Opening Simone Borelli, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
- 8:15-8:30 Wake Up Call Dan Lambe, Arbor Day Foundation
- 9:30-10:00 The Indissoluble Bond Between Nature and Health Aruni Bhatnagar, University of Louisville
- 10:00-10:30 Maximizing green person-minutes: urban design and programming for health Ming Kuo, University of Illinois
- 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
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11:00-12:30
Parallel Sessions - Potomac Ballroom Session 1.1:
Elysium: Creating the policy and legal framework to support the role of urban forests as public health infrastructure The relationship between green infrastructure and public health in land use planning SMA Applicable Anna Sunding
Urban Forests for Life: The public policy in Bogotá D.C SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Martha Liliana Perdomo Ramírez
Nature in Urban Planning for Better Human Health SMA Applicable Kathleen Wolf
Fulfilling the promise of urban forestry: How do we align site-level urban forest management to achieve city-wide plans? SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Corinne Bassett
On tree-related microhabitats in urban areas SMA Applicable Thomas Campagnaro
Bogotá’s pruning plan, an essential planning and governance instrument SMA Applicable Germán Tovar Corzo -
11:00-12:30
Parallel Sessions - River Birch Ballroom Session 1.2:
Barefoot in the Park: How contact with nature can affect our health and wellbeing. Chair: Kathleen Wolf Creative Community Engagement Strategies for Green Infrastructure Projects ACT Applicable Matthew López-Jensen
Effects of nature immersion therapy: Results from a pilot study Diana Marcela Paredes Céspedes
Community Tree Stories: Exploring Healthy Environments in Three Boston EJ Neighborhoods SMA Applicable ACT Applicable David Meshoulam
Introducing a Human-Centered Planting Metric SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Rachelle Lim
Healing Power of Nature: Forest Therapy in Action Dr. Won Sop Shin
Type of nature users: pathways towards our health and well-being SMA Applicable Cynnamon Dobbs
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11:00-12:30
Parallel Sessions - Anacostia D/E: Session 1.3
In the Cool of the Day: The role of urban forests in improving microclimate and reducing the heat island effect. Chair: Francisco Escobedo Amount and distribution of street trees for cooler Neighborhoods
Yehan Wu Urban Tree Canopy Reduction of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation: Mechanism and Assessment SMA Applicable Yadong Qi
Analysis of urban forest effects on urban microclimate: a case study of Nyarugenge Sector, Kigali City, Rwanda SMA Applicable Hyacinthe Ngwijabagabo
Quantifying tree canopy volume's effect on human thermal comfort within urban parks using a 3D laser scanner SMA Applicable Lihua Cui
Melting cities and our cool trees -mitigation potentials SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Mohammad Rahman
New Tools that Provide the Evidence of How Many Trees and Where, to Maximise Co-Benefits: Case Studies from Australia SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Jenni Gardenn - 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break on own
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13:30-15:00
Side Events
Potomac Ballroom
Community Fruit Trees
Organised by The Giving Grove
River Birch Ballroom Leaf your Worries Behind: How Trees Promote Health by Helping Us Breathe Easier Amidst Air Pollution Organised by Rutgers Robert Wood, Johnson Medical School
Anacostia D/E Phytoremediation: Trees as “green medicine” to heal earth, bodies, and minds from urban pollution Organised by USDA Forest Service
Offsite Events: 13:30-15:00 The Multi-Sensory Urban Forest: Many Ways of Knowing, Sensing, and Caring Organised by USDA Forest Service and The Nature of Cities
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Room 401A
*Additional Registration is Required Click Here
Pipelines + Pathways for Forest Professionals Organised by Society of American Foresters
Location: 2121 K Street NW, 6th Floor Washington DC 20037
*Additional Registration is Required Click Here
Collaborative Learning on urban forests as nature-based solutions in China and Europe - outcomes of the CLEARING HOUSE project Organised by European Forest Institute Chinese Academy of Forestry - Research Institute of Forestry Click Here -
15:00-16:30
Parallel Sessions - Potomac Ballroom: Session 1.4:
In the Cool of the Day: The role of urban forests in improving microclimate and reducing the heat island effect. Chair: Cynnamon Dobbs Addressing interactions between landcover and urban heat at local and regional scales SMA Applicable Peter Ibsen
The greener the cooler. Earth observations and AI to check the performance of Urban Forest in contrasting heat islands Fabio Salbitano
Beyond Canopy Coverage: The Impact of Shrubs and Evaporative Cooling on Human Thermal Comfort in Urban Forests SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Nayanesh Pattnaik
Monitoring urban surface temperatures using UAV-derived thermal imagery Katrina Henn
Impacts of water restriction on the development of urban trees and their associated climate services. SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Dorine Canonne
Tree Species Influence in Reducing Urban Heat Island Effects in Local Climate Zones of Nairobi City, Kenya SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Sharon Onyango -
15:00-16:30
Parallel Sessions - River Birch Ballroom: Session 1.5:
Breathless: How urban forests and trees can contribute to the reduction of air, water and soil pollution. Chair: Yujuan Chen Forgotten Places: greening coastal towns and cities in the UK. How trees are breathing new life into Bexhill-on-Sea SMA Applicable Kate Sheldon
Can green roofs be used to filter stormwater and reduce floods: Sydney, Australia James Ball
Community-driven green infrastructure: an undercanopied neighborhood taking charge and making positive change ACT Applicable Daniel Dinell
Agroforestry phytoremediation buffer systems reduce water and soil pollution in the Great Lakes Basin, USA SMA Applicable Ronald Zalesny
Improving Schoolyard Air Quality with Vegetative Buffers SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Michelle Catania
A novel approach for enhancing the effectiveness of tree-based remediation systems Elizabeth Rogers
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15:00-16:30
Parallel Sessions - Anacostia D/E: Session 1.6:
The Garden of Eden: The role of food forests and urban agriculture in promoting healthy and nutritious food. Chair: Thomas Hofer CUsing Moringa olifera trees to create "Greener, Healthier and Happier Cities" for all. Manfred Muvingi
Urban tree-based food production system for climate action and biodiversity conservation in West Africa dryland cities: Insight from Niger Soule Moussa
Stonehouse: Growing a town into an arboretum John Parker
Fruit trees in residential plots in mining towns in south-eastern DR Congo: diversity, maintenance and uses. Yannick Useni Sikuzani
Swale, a Floating Food Forest in New York City Mary Mattingly and Bram Gunther
Supporting healthy and inclusive communities through tree plantings and community-led arboreta SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Colette Copic - 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
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17:00-18:30
Panel Discussion: How do urban forests and trees contribute to healthy living?
Panelists:
Kathleen Wolf, Research social scientist University of Washington, US
Andrea Mechelli, Professor of Early Intervention in Mental Health Kings College, London, UK
Liisa Tyrväinen, Professor, Natural Resources Institute, Finland
Won Sop Shin, Professor, Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea
Jose Siri, Urban Health Specialist, World Health Organization - 19:00-20:30 World Forum on Urban Forests Networking Reception The Smithsonian American Art Museum: Kogod Courtyard
Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 - Inclusive Cities
- 7:00-8:15 Continental Breakfast
- 8:15-8:30 Wake Up Call Beattra Wilson, USDA Forest Service
- 8:30-9:00 Tree Equity: an intersectional solution for climate, health, and economic opportunities Jad Daley, American Forests
- 9:00-9:30 Memory Forests - Rooted in Racial Equity Brenda Richardson, Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative
- 9:30-10:00 Green Obsession: Trees Towards Cities, Humans Towards Forests Stefano Boeri, Stefano Boeri Architetti
- 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
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10:30-12:00
Parallel Sessions - Potomac Ballroom: Session 2.1: Modern Times: Promoting innovation, new technologies and future visions for inclusive urban forests Chair: Anand Persad
Living Infrastructure Field Kit: An Open-Source Community Engagement Tool for Urban Forestry Management SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Devon Provo
Applying novel satellite technology to inform design and management of urban forests Mads Christensen
Treenet: Promoting and Leading Urban Forest Research, Knowledge, and Networks in Australia SMA Applicable Tim Johnson
The Uforest project - providing training and education for urban forests as nature-based solutions SMA Applicable Rik De Vreese
Under Cover: Planting Priorities, Equitable Canopy, and Technology SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Ian Hanou
Wild Streets, the world's first Augmented Reality app for urban greening and co-design ACT Applicable Ascha Lychett Pedersen -
10:30-12:00
Parallel Sessions - River Birch Ballroom: Session 2.2: No Country for Old Men: Planning, designing and managing urban forests to make them more accessible and inclusive. Chair: Phil Rodbell
Groves, streetwoods and doorstep trees: New concepts for inclusive and meaningful urban forestry SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Cecil Konijnendijk
Why civic stewardship matters for urban forestry: Insights from 15 years of visualizing local environmental action via STEW-MAP SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Erika Svendsen
Planning for more equitable Tree Cover within Urban Forest Management Strategies SMA Applicable ACT Applicable John McNeil and Joelle McNeil
Urban Forest Ecosystem Services and Stewardship: Case studies from Mexico and Colombia SMA Applicable Maria Arroyave
Forestami, a collective challenge for a new ecological way of thinking SMA Applicable Daniela Gambino
Inclusive and International: Sharing Effective Community Engagement Strategies Across Borders SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Christine Carmichael -
10:30-12:00
Parallel Sessions - Anacostia D/E: Session 2.3: Castle in the Sky: Creating and sharing new knowledge and supporting education on equitable access to ecosystem services. Chair: Wendy Chen
Accessible Urban Forestry Education: Introducing the FAO e-Learning 'Introduction to Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry'
Lotte Dijkstra
Local Governance models about community participation in Buenos Aires province, Argentina SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Elena Craig
i-Tree 2023, more tree benefit science and easier to use SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Jason Henning
Transdisciplinary and arts-centered approaches to stewardship and sustainability of urban forests ACT Applicable Lindsay Campbell
Urban Forests and Equity: Exploring the Distribution of Ecosystem Services in Several U.S. Cities through a Social Vulnerability Lens SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Tonya Lister
Branding and Identity in Arboriculture -Why it matters in expanding diversity Luana Vargas
- 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break on own
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13:00-14:30
Side Events
Potomac Ballroom
Dialogue on Federal to Local Action in Nature-deprived Communities: SUFC
Organised by Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition (SUFC)
River Birch Ballroom How to make the Most of Tree Equity Score Organised by American Forests
Anacostia D/E Urban Shift: Leveraging urban biodiversity & forests to create inclusive and equitable cities Organised by UN Environmental Programme
Offsite Events Tree Tales: Workshop intersectional belonging in practice Organised by Newcastle University Institute for Social Science
Location: Van Buuren Park, opposite Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel
*Additional Registration is required Click Here - 13:30- 15:00 Uncovering Stewardship in Latin America Organised by USFS IP Mexico, this session will be in Spanish Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001 *Additional Registration is Required Click Here
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14:30-16:00
Parallel Sessions - Potomac Ballroom: Session 2.4: The Divide: Promoting equal distribution of green spaces and environmental services. Chair: Matthew Spitsen
City of Pittsburgh Tree Equity Initiatives SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Michael Kelley
Centering Community in Community Forests: How state agencies partner with environmental justice communities to ensure equitable distribution of urban canopy SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Molly Codding
Syracuse Urban Food Forest Project: Biocultural Restoration for Canopy, Ecology and Community Equity ACT Applicable Katherine Korba and Anni Bellows
Holistic stewardship - engaging the public in all aspects of trees from seed to slab SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Jessica Sanders
Priorities for afforestation areas on a national scale Chiara Gibertini
Overcoming Barriers to Community Tree Planting in Chicago SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Tom Ebeling -
14:30-16:00
Parallel Sessions - River Birch Ballroom: Session 2.5: The Fundamentals of Caring: Developing urban forests and green spaces accessible to all regardless of gender, age, physical ability, etc. Chair: Erica Svedsen
Urban Nurseries Grown by the People of our City! SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Shane McQuillan
The Future of Sustainable, Equitable Forest Cities SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Lauren Marshall
Equitable Climate Action: leveraging open-source tools to integrate forests and trees into local land use planning Erin Glen
ParkLIV - an approach to increased urban forests accessibility; the non-physical dimension SMA Applicable Thomas B. Randrup
"The causation is land and money": Urban green practitioner and planning perspectives on green gentrification SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Jessica Quinton:
The 3-30-300 rule in practice SMA Applicable Johan Östberg -
14:30-16:00
Parallel Sessions - Anacostia D/E: Session 2.6: People Like Us: The role of urban green space in strengthening social cohesion and reducing conflicts and crime. Chair: Earl Eutsler
Trees for Youth -Tree planting as means to foster Community building and Job Opportunities for Young people in Oslo.
Hanne Johnsrud
An assessment of urban forest management plans and their implementation in Canada SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Camilo Ordonez Barona
Tree Week: Harnessing the Power of Celebration and Connection to Galvanize Tree Champions for Climate Resilient Communities SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Heather WIlson
Surveying German Attitudes Towards Urban Green Spaces: The Key to Resilient Cities and Climate Adaptation SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Rita Sousa-Silva
Albuquerque NeighborWoods: It Takes a City SMA Applicable Amy Bell
Community Engagement in Urban Forest Inventories Using i-Tree Eco Under War Conditions in Ukraine: iTREE4UA Project Experience ACT Applicable Oleksandra Khalaim
- 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
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16:30-18:00
Panel Discussion: How do we promote equal access to the services of urban forests?
Panelists:
Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Research Social Scientist, USFS
Laura Petrella – Chief, Planning, Financing and Economy, UN Habitat
Abdallah Tawfic, Architect, Urban Green Egypt
Johanna Gibbons, Landscape architect, J&L Gibbons
Matt Spitsen, Program Manager – Alliance for Community Trees, Arbor Day Foundation
Aloke Barnwal, GEF -
Additional Networking/Social/Affiliated Events
20:30-22:30
Society of Municipal Arborists Reception SMA Applicable
Organised by Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA)
Sponsored by Davey Resource Group and greehill
Location: Crown and Crow, 1317 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
*Invite Only
18:30 Sustainable Urban Forests Networking Reception SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Organised by SUFC Location: 2044 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20024
Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023 - Resilient Cities
- 7:00-8:15 Continental Breakfast
- 8:15-8:30 Wake Up Call Kai Lintunen, Finnish Forest Association
- 8:30-9:00 Cape Town’s urban forest and resilience journey Tamsin Faragher, City of Cape Town
- 9:00-9:30 Telanganaku Haritha Haram & The Greening initiatives in Hyderabad City by GHMC Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
- 9:30-10:00 C40's Urban Nature Accelerator: Lessons from cities Amanda Ikert, C40
- 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
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10:30-12:00
Parallel Sessions - Potomac Ballroom: Session 3.1: Metropolis: Creating the policy and legal conditions to ensure that role urban forests in
urban resilience is duly recognized. Chair: Jessica Thorn
Towards a biodiversity strategy and governance for the city of La Paz – Bolivia SMA Applicable
Juan Orgaz Espinoza
For more resilient city: National Forest Construction Programme in China Cheng Wang
Borrowed Credentials and Surrogate Professional Societies: A Critical Look at the Urban Forestry Profession SMA Applicable Keith O'Herrin
Growing Resilient Trees and Urban Forests Through Standards of Care SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Richard Hauer
Building Towards a Future of Resiliency at the Historic U.S. Capitol Grounds Melissa Westbrook
Combining inter-and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban forests to climate change impacts in southwest Germany Somidh Saha
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10:30-12:00
Parallel Sessions - River Birch Ballroom: Session 3.2: Do the right thing: Planning, designing and managing the urban forest to strengthen its resilience to external shocks. Chair: Livia Shamir
Look up: Shifting the urban forest composition in Washington, DC to enhance climate resilience SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Kasey Yturralde
Kampala Urban tree audit and Forestry plan SMA Applicable Padde Daniel
Role of popular participation in the management of protected areas in a context of intense formal and informal urbanization pressure Luiz Octavio de Lima Pedreira
Building resilient cities: China's urban forest development Wendy Chen
Holistic Biomass Management: Integrating Workforce Development and Wood Utilization in Philadelphia Alicia Blake and Ben Christensen
Selection in the City: A nursery supply chain analysis explores domestic selection of Baltimore's trees SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Nancy Sonti
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10:30-12:00
Parallel Sessions - Anacostia D/E: Session 3.3 Wall-E: Promoting innovation, new technologies and future visions on the role of urban forests and trees to address climate change. Chair: Stephen Livesley
Beyond education and engagement: How the Oak Bay Coolkit Program empowers Climate Champions in greening private and public land SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Stephen Sheppard
No easy shortcuts to a 'green future’: lessons from imagining 2050s desired urban futures in six cities Mariana Dias Baptista
Trees as Infrastructure: Driving investment in urban NbS - interim learnings from our case study in Glasgow, UK Chloe Treger
Cornering A Unicorn: Forging An Urban Wood Marketplace At Scale SMA Applicable Jeff Carroll and Jennifer Judd
Growing to Its Potential: The Value of Urban Nature for Communities, Investors, and the Climate SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Julia Meisel
Canopy-based Classification of Urban Vegetation from Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery SMA Applicable Pierre Sicard - 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break on own
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13:00-14:30
Side Events
Potomac Ballroom
MyTree: A tool for assessing the benefits of individual urban trees
Organized by US Forest Service – International Programs (Colombia and Mexico Programs)
River Birch Ballroom Training the Urban Foresters of tomorrow: connecting Europe, America and Africa Organised by Etifor
Anacostia D/E From Concrete to Canopy: Restoring Biodiversity and Ecosystems through Urban Forests Organised by UN Environment Programme -
14:30–16:00
Parallel Sessions - Potomac Ballroom: Session 3.4: Some Like it Hot: Creating and sharing new knowledge and supporting education on the contribution of forests and trees to adaptation and mitigation to climate change. Chair: Jacob Hendee
Which Plant Where - climate-ready plant selection for resilient urban forests SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Michelle Leishman
Now, More than Ever - How Open Access Research is Helping Urban Forestry Professionals Face a Rapidly Changing World ACT Applicable Lindsey Mitchell
Strange Paths to Paradigm Shift: How Steve Jobs Helped California Adapt To Climate Change Dave Muffly
A case study of MJUMITA sustainable charcoal production model in Community based forest management (CBFM), Tanzania, East Africa Elida Fundi
How healthy, diverse urban forests can support threatened trees in the wild and mitigate the impacts of climate change SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Murphy Westwood
From hardscape to welcoming greenscape: grass and diverse trees transform a highway in Nairobi inspiring replication SMA Applicable Kate Chesebrough
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13:00-14:30
Parallel Sessions - River Birch Ballroom: Session 3.5: The Day of the Triffids: How to manage risks associated with urban forests (invasive species, allergies, fires, breakages, falls). Chair: Pete Smith
Public policy for management of forest pests within an ownership mosaic SMA Applicable
Andrew Tilman
Urban Tree Guard- Safeguarding European urban trees and forests through improved biosecurity Dinka Matosevic
Montgomery Parks' Innovative Urban Forest Risk Management Program SMA Applicable Colter Burkes
The role of youth voice in urban greening for climate adaptation and mitigation: A Millennium Kids Green Lab case study ACT Applicable Heather Johnstone
Urban forests and related pollen allergy: from the Phantom Menace to the new Hope Paloma Cariñanos
The potential of the Handheld Mobile Laser Scanner (HMLS) tool in urban forest planning to design canopy consolidation interventions Serena Sofia
Wildfire alters the spatial and temporal dynamics of urban forest ecosystem services and disservices in California, USA SMA Applicable Francisco J Escobedo
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13:00-14:30
Parallel Sessions - Anacostia D/E: Session 3.6 Do the right thing: Planning, designing and managing the urban forest to strengthen its resilience to external shocks. Chair: Alana Tucker
Species Diversity in Public Urban Forests Across North America SMA Applicable ACT Applicable
Mark Ambrose
Mechanisms affecting early establishment limitation of native overstory trees in an urban forested natural area SMA Applicable Eric Bridges
How do environment and climate change impact urban tree growth? Reaction to drought and heat stress for a temperate city. SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Eleonora Franceschi
5 steps towards expanding your planting palette with climate-ready trees (lessons learned from California) SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Natalie van Doorn
Interactive Visualizations of Science Data Reveal the Viability of Forests Due to Climate Change SMA Applicable Hanbyul Jo
A climate change vulnerability assessment framework for urban forests SMA Applicable ACT Applicable Leslie Brandt
- 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
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16:30-18:00
Panel Discussion: How can urban forests and trees make our cities more resilient to external shocks?
Chair: Maria Chiara Pastore
Panelists:
Mirey Atallah, Head, Nature for Climate Branch, UNEP
Jennifer Lenhart, Global Lead, Cities Programme, WWF
Johnson Arthur Sakaja, The Governor - Nairobi City County
Ted Endreny, SUNY
Francisco Escobedo, Research Scientist, USFS
- 18:00-18:30 Closing
- 19:00-20:30 Networking/social events
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16:00–20:00
Urban Forest Soil Genomics Workshop
Organised by US Urban Forest Soil Genomics
Location: Asian Fusion Gallery, 1343 L Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20005
*Additional Registration is Required Click Here -
18:30–20:30
Offsite
Alliance for Community Trees Networking Reception *Invite Only
Organised by Alliance for Community Trees
Location: Dirty Habit, 555 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 -
19:30–21:30
Spanish and Portuguese Networking Meet-Up (Language: Spanish)
Organised by Tree Cities of the World
Location: Meeting Room 16 (Renaissance Hotel)
Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 - Field Tours
- Offsite Field Tours
- 9:00-12:30 Architect of the Capitol Grounds & US Botanic Garden (walking tour)
- 9:00-12:30 Smithsonian Gardens/National Mall (walking tour)
- 9:00-16:00 Washington, DC Food Forest (bus tour)
- 9:00-17:00 Casey Trees Farm//DC State Nursery//Sawmill Demo & Tour – Sponsored by the Urban Wood Network (bus tour)
- 13:00-16:00 US National Arboretum (walking tour)
- 13:00-16:00 Tree Tour by Bicycle (bicycle tour)
- 9:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00 Urban Forest Inventory & Analysis Overview, and My City’s Trees App Training (indoor/walking tour)
- Offsite Affiliated Events 9:00 – 17:00 Urban Forest Field Tour and Therapeutic Forest Immersion at the Old Goucher District, Baltimore Organised by Baltimore Climate Resilience Coalition Location: Meet at hotel lobby for train ride to Baltimore Transportation and lunch are provided *Additional Registration is Required Click Here
- 14:00-17:00 Forum of Fora Meeting of Representatives of Regional For a on Urban Forests Location: TBD
- 18:30–20:00 Tree Cities of the World Networking Reception *Invite Only Organized by the Arbor Day Foundation Location: National Press Club 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
Friday, Oct 20, 2023 - Cities Forum
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Location: Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Address: 1000 Madison Drive NW, Washington, D.C. 20560 -
8:15-9:10
Opening Address and Institutional Greetings
Simone Borelli, FAO
Dan Lambe, Arbor Day Foundation
Stefano Boeri, Polytechnic University of Milan
Adam Freed, Bloomberg Associates
Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Natural History Museum
Joy Columbus, Smithsonian Gardens Director -
9:10-12:00
Tree Cities of the World Session Hosted by Arbor Day Foundation
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9:10-9:25
Mayor Minutes: What's Going on in Tree Cities of the World?
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9:25-10:00
Panel 1: Urban Forestry Successes + Challenges in Tree Cities of the World
Alana Tucker, Arbor Day Foundation, Moderator -
10:00-10:15
Coffee Break
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10:15-11:00
Panel 2: The Role of National NGO's in Supporting Urban Forestry on the Ground
Alana Tucker, Arbor Day Foundation, Moderator -
11:00-11:15
The Path Forward: What's Next for Tree Cities of the World?
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11:15-12:00
Panel 3: Standards of Excellence in Urban Forestry
Dan Lambe, Arbor Day Foundation, Moderator -
12:00-13:00
Lunch Break
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13:00-16:30
Accelerating Climate Action in Cities Hosted by Bloomberg Associates
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13:00-13:15
Introduction
Adam Freed, Bloomberg Associates -
13:15-14:00
Panel 1: Improving Access & Equity through Urban Forests
Jacob Koch, Bloomberg Associates, Moderator -
14:00-14:45
Panel 2: Scaling Impact through Partnerships
Benita Hussain, American Forests, Moderator -
14:45-15:00
Coffee Break
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15:00-15:45
Panel 3: Protecting Residents in an Age of Extreme Weather
Kathy Baughman McLeod, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Moderator -
15:45-16:30
Closing Address
- Offsite Affiliated Events 9:00–12:30 Healing Power of Nature: Forest Therapy in Action Organised by Conservation Conexions Location: USDA People's Garden, 12th Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20560 *Additional Registration is Required Click Here
SMA Applicable - Presentations are particularly applicable for Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA) members and supporters. While all presentations at the World Forum are highly applicable to SMA urban foresters, the ones noted have a strong local government tie, involve innovated public/private partnerships, or provide insight on how SMA urban foresters can future-ready their forestry program. These are noted to help you make the most out of your conference experience and are offered as a suggestion for attendance.
ACT Applicable - Presentations are particularly applicable for Alliance for Community Trees (ACT) member organizations and other urban forestry nonprofit organizations. While all presentations at the World Forum on Urban Forests are relevant to ACT members and other organizations, those that are tagged with “ACT Applicable” are meant to represent sessions that would typically be included at Alliance for Community Trees Day or other year-round ACT sessions. These are noted to help you make the most out of your conference experience and have opportunities to network with other ACT members but are offered purely as a suggestion for attendance.
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