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May 4, 2006 |
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Audio/Web Broadcast |
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Members: $150.00
Non Members: $200.00 |
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| Description: |
Any trees unfortunate enough to be planted near sidewalks and pavements suffer from inadequate water, nutrients, and oxygen. That’s because the soils under sidewalks and pavements must be compacted to meet load-bearing standards and are, therefore, too dense to support tree growth.
Engineered structural soils are able to bear pavement loads after compaction and still allow root penetration and healthy tree growth. These soils also guide roots away from the pavement, thereby eliminating sidewalk heaving. Does this sound like the answer to your future design needs?
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about:
• The component mixes of structural soils for various conditions
• Which projects are most suitable for using a structural soil mix
• The potential costs of implementing this technique
• When to advocate for structural soils in the development review process
Links to specifications and permanent resources will be provided in this program
Who should attend? Public works professionals, arborists and urban forestry specialists, urban designers, architects and planners will all benefit from this program.
This program has been approved for .2 CEUs or 2 PDHs. The form to request these credits is included in the handouts for this program. |
| Speaker: |
 Nina Bassuk, Ph.D.
Nina Bassuk, Ph.D., is currently professor and program leader of Cornell University’s Urban Horticulture Institute. Her work focuses on the physiological problems of plants grown in urban environments, including plant selections, site modification, and transplanting technology. One of her major research projects has been the development and testing of ‘CU-Structural Soil’ and the refinement of specifications to make it more cost-effective.
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 Dave Dockter, APA
Dave Dockter, APA, is employed as Managing Arborist for the City of Palo Alto, California Department of Planning and Community Environment. His experience includes landscape and site-planning design; park and open space development, and tree management. Dave spearheaded the City of Palo Alto’s foray into the use of structural soils beginning in 1998. Palo Alto expects a reduction in sidewalk and hazard repair costs and enhancement of its streetscape quality and shade tree cover.
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.jpg) Moderator: Phillip S. Estes
Project Manager, City of Olathe, Kansas
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