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Date(s):	November 17, 2004
Location:	Audio/Web Broadcast
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Description:	Innovative Ideas for Sidewalk Management Description: The urban forest is a vital component of every city�s infrastructure; but city sidewalks and trees have competing needs. Protruding roots and broken pavement are not only unsightly, but hazardous to pedestrians and costly to repair. Trees are an essential component of a community�s infrastructure, as they provide environmental protection, aesthetic appeal, improve air and water quality and when properly maintained, increase property value. George Gonzalez, Chief Forester for the City of Los Angeles, is responsible for maintaining more than 680,000 street trees and has lost an amazingly small percentage of them! He�ll share with you, his experiences in implementing new methods of cost-effective, tree-friendly strategies for sidewalk restoration. You�ll learn: � New and proven cost-effective ideas for saving trees and lowering sidewalk repair costs � Improved root pruning methods to save older trees � How to implement solutions such as rubber pavers, rambling and meandering sidewalks When properly maintained, trees can provide shade, beauty and environmental protection. Preserve nature and promote safety. Trees make people feel good!
Speaker:	George Gonzalez George Gonzalez has been the Chief Forester for the City of Los Angeles since 1998. He served the Street Tree Division of the City of Los Angeles since 1985 as a Tree Surgeon, Crew Foreperson, Inspector, Claims Supervisor, Training Coordinator, and Superintendent. George has been employed in the tree care profession for over twenty-seven years. Prior to his employment with the City of Los Angeles he managed his own tree care and landscape company. He is licensed by the state of California as a Pest Control Advisor, and is a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture. He is also a Certified Urban Forester with the California Urban Forest Council. George is currently a member of the Executive Board of the Society of Municipal Arborist, Vice-President of Street Tree Seminar Inc., and a former member of the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (WCISA) Certification Board. He also serves as a Proctor for the WCISA certification exams. George has been a speaker at many urban forest conferences and seminars as well as being a presenter at the American Public Works Associations� Annual Congress, speaking on topics such as sidewalk repair, green waste recycling and discussing the role of Public Works Managers in preserving, maintaining and managing municipal trees.
Speaker:	Steve Cothrel Steve Cothrel is the Superintendent of Parks and Forestry for the City of Upper Arlington, Ohio. He is also an adjunct instructor of arboriculture at Columbus State Community College. He has a BS and MS in Natural Resources Management from the Ohio State University. Steve is a Past President of the Society of Municipal Arborists and has served on the Board of the Ohio Chapter ISA, the SMA, and on a wide variety of other committees in the realm of urban forestry. Steve is also a past Chair of the Ohio Urban Forestry Advisory Council, and has spoken about municipal forestry at many conferences and seminars.
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