New York State Urban Forestry Council and New York State Arborists, ISA Chapter present
Trees, Cities, and Benefits: i-Tree Benefits Calculator Workshop
9:00am-3:00pm ( Registration begins at 9:00am)
December 13, 2018
Bethlehem Public Library
451 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY 12054
Approved for ISA Credits: 5-Certified Arborist, 5-Municipal Specialist, 5-BCMA-Management

Register here. Seating is limited to 20 people.

Overview
Introductions & Workshop Learning Objectives
9:15am  An Overview of the i-Tree Suite of Tools (Dave Nowak – Invited)
♦Update on i-Tree tools
   •Eco, Hydro, Landscape, Species, Database
♦Available project & learning resources

10:00am  i-Tree vs. Tree Inventory Software (Josh Behounek, Davey Resource Group)
♦GIS-based abilities
♦Adding, editing, updating sites
♦Reporting
♦Work Management

10:30am i-Tree Canopy
♦Canopy introduction
♦Canopy walk through and practice
  •Go to website
  •Show that importing boundary layer is possible, but actually draw boundary for demonstration
  •Show how to set attributes and move through point, 2% or less significant error for canopy is suggested
  •Show how to save project
  •Show how to import previous project to do a canopy change assessment
  •Show how to export KMZ
  •Show how to find points in Google Earth
  •Show how to change point
♦Interpreting and using Canopy report data
  •Video: Canopy (speaker: Jason Henning, The Davey Institute)

i-Tree Design
♦Design introduction
  •Science same as Streets and Eco
♦Design walk through and practice
  •Go to website
  •Explain inputs; draw building (show toggle) and place points
  •Run forecast
 •Show reports
♦Interpreting and using Design report data   
  •Video: Success Stories: i-Tree in the Community (speaker :Laura Wagner, Iowa)
  •Video: i-Tree Canopy & Design (speaker: Al Zelaya, The Davey Institute)

myTree
♦myTree introduction
♦myTree walk through and practice
  •Go to website
♦Interpreting and using myTree data

12:00pm Lunch Provided

12:30pm Tree Inventory Software Systems (Jim Kozak, DRG)
♦System overview
♦Adding, editing, deleting a site
♦Creating work orders
♦Running reports
♦Administration Center

3:00pm Adjourn

Resources
i-Tree - https://www.itreetools.org/
Urban Natural Resources Institute - https://www.unri.org/

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 ISA Certified Arborist Preparatory Course

Presented by Glenn Gentzke, CA, RCA of Tree Services of Western New York, LLC,
January 21-25, 2019
8:00 am.-4:00 pm (each day)
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Parkside Lodge, 84 Parkside Avenue
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