APWA.net Event Detail

Date(s):

August 7, 2008

Location:

Audio/Web Broadcast

Cost:

Members: $150.00
Non Members: $200.00

Description:

Trees are valuable assets and should be a part of every agency's infrastructure. However, unlike other assets, trees are dynamic, living things that require a special understanding. Hear how trees provide important economic, environmental and aesthetic benefits. Find out from the experts how trees can and should be planted, preserved and protected in public works projects.

Get answers to your questions:
� Can trees and utilities coexist?
� Can I have healthy trees AND healthy sidewalks?
� Can I protect existing trees and stay within my project budget?
� I didn't hurt the tree so what's the big deal?
� How can I work with other departments to protect the urban forest?
� Who is a tree expert? Where can I get reliable information?

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:

Shirley Trier, M.S.

Senior Urban Forester
Davey Resource Group, a division of the Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent, OH

Shirley Trier is a senior urban forester and project manager for the Davey Resource Group. In this role, Shirley works with municipalities, contractors, and communities developing and implementing urban forestry projects and programs.

Prior to joining Davey, Ms. Trier worked for the State of Florida Division of Forestry as an urban forestry grant administrator. While with the Division of Forestry, she helped cities and towns throughout north Florida mitigate hurricane damage through proactive urban forestry planning and project implementation. Ms. Trier has several years of experience managing parks and natural areas in south Florida with duties ranging from day to day facility and grounds management to the development of park operations manuals, and natural resource and emergency management plans. Shirley is a Certified Arborist and Municipal Specialist through the International Society of Arboriculture. Shirley is a member of the Executive Committee of Greenscape of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Arboretum and Gardens.

Speaker:

David B. Sivyer

Forestry Services Manager
Environmental Services
Milwaukee, WI

David Sivyer is the Forestry Services Manager for the City of Milwaukee. He is responsible for directing a highly progressive municipal forestry program encompassing natural resource conservation, programmed maintenance and reforestation components. He manages a street tree population of approximately 200,000 trees, 120 miles of irrigated landscaped boulevards and a 160 acre municipal nursery that produces 4,000 trees and 300,000 annuals and perennials each year. Prior to joining Milwaukee, David served as City Forester for the City of Norfolk, City Arborist for the City of Virginia Beach and Urban Forester for the Virginia Department of Forestry and Texas Forest Service. David holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Forestry and Pre- Natural Resources from the University of Michigan and Kent State University, respectively, and holds a Master of Science degree in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. He is an ISA Certified Arborist and currently serves on the Society of Municipal Arborists Editorial Review Board.

Speaker:

Jim Kringer

Urban Forestry Technician
Environmental Services
Milwaukee, WI

Jim Kringer has been employed by the City of Milwaukee for 39 years. As Urban Forestry Technician for the City of Milwaukee for the Last 28 years, he has Supervised Inspection Coordinated maintenance and handled Tree/Sidewalk Issues for the entire City. He has developed a model city program for the preservation of City owned trees during all phases of construction. He helps to established setting of specifications and the City�s Bidding process and assessing sidewalk condition for determining repair and replacement priorities.

Jim Kringer also teaches nationwide seminars each year for the University of Wisconsin- Madison on; Implementing a Sidewalk Management System, And Effective Urban Forestry Techniques for Engineering, Design, Construction and Maintenance Operations.

Speaker:

Joe Benassini

Urban Forestry Manager
City of Sacramento, CA

Joe Benassini is the Urban Forestry Services Manager for the City of Sacramento. He is responsible for managing a comprehensive municipal urban forestry program that includes operating the city�s nursery, tree planting and replacement, young tree establishment, programmed pruning, direct service requests, planning and development review, public education and policy development. He directs a workforce of 63 full and part time employees and a budget of over 6 million dollars to manage approximately 120,000 street trees and an untold number of park and other public trees.

Prior to his employment by Sacramento, Joe served as the first City Arborist for Folsom, California and was the Senior Consulting Arborist for a large arboricultural firm in northern and central California, specializing in tree preservation during land development and public improvement projects. Joe is an ISA Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist, and has almost 35 years of experience in the green industry. He has served on numerous industry-related committees, including the Certification Committee for the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and the California Community Forests Advisory Committee. He is a past president of the California Urban Forest Council.

Speaker:

MODERATOR: Greg Ruether

Manager of Parks & Forestry
City of Overland Park, KS

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