Advanced I-Tree Streets and Eco Workshop

Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants is providing a comprehensive workshop on the I-Tree suite of software with particular attention to the applications Streets and Eco.

This course trains participants on the details of planning and implementing an assessment for the tree population they manage. The workshop outcomes provide a powerful tool for developing proactive tree management policies. In addition, it will allow participants to better inform the public and elected officials on the important environmental and economic benefits of having healthy, expanding and sustained tree populations.

Critical Outcomes

1. Comprehensive understandings of I-Tree Streets and Eco applications
2. Applied understanding of the software's use in program and policy development
3. User-friendly procedural manuals
4. Technical support for creating sample inventory plots and sample street segments
5. Narrative for soliciting staff, political and community support
6. Methodology, Narratives and Pricing for grant applications

These comprehensive sessions cover two independent workshops over the course of two days. Each session is divided between time in the class and field. The primary focus of discussion will center on providing participants with a high level of competency in understanding, planning and implementing use of the ITREE-Streets and Eco environmental assessment software applications. The planning discussion will allow participants to develop a local project that best meets their needs. Implementation will involve comprehensive training on acquiring relevant tree data and migrating it into the applications.

Participants will conduct a range of sample inventories covering all data fields. Closing discussions detail how information from ITREE Streets and Eco provides a powerful tool for developing proactive tree management policies.

Course discussion will center on the Community Tree Guides associated with the climatic areas for Coastal California, the Desert Southwest and the Inland West. Guides will be provided.

Training Materials Provided

Each participant will be provided a combination of hard copy and electronic copies of the following material:

1. CD with all materials
2. Handouts
   • Data structure and definitions for both applications
   • Inventory Methodology Training Manual
   • Sample Plot Procedural Manual
   • Community Tree Guides
     • Coastal Southern California
     • Coastal Northern California
     • San Joaquin Valley
     • Desert Southwest
     • Temperate Interior West
   • Complete set of sample reports from a regional community
   • Grant Narratives

Who should attend?

• Urban Foresters
• Consultants
• Park Superintendents
• City Planners
• Arborists
• Land Managers

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