Past Speeches
May 6, 2009 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Pilot Project
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: 75th Annual Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Conference Where: Reno, Nevada
April 6, 2009 Urban Forest Carbon Offsets, New Frontier for the Utility Industry
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Trees & Utilities National Conference – 2009 Where: National Arbor Day Foundation
Dallas, TX
February 26, 2009 Planning and Implementing a Greenhouse Gas Tree Project: Santa Monica Case Study
Speaker: Jim Simpson & Walt Warriner Conference: Urban Forestry: Future Perfect; Western Chapter ISA and California Urban Forests Council Where: UCLA Tom Bradley International Hall, Los Angeles, California
February 26, 2009 Urban Forests and Climate Change: Another Reason to Hug a Tree
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Melbourne's Green Infrastructure -- Public Lecture Series Where: Treasury Theater
Univ. of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia View Presentation
February 20, 2009 Urban Greening: Lessons from U.S Urban Ecosystem Analyses
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Where: City of Brisbane, Brisbane Square View Presentation
February 19, 2009 Planning and Implementing a Greenhouse Gas Tree Project: Santa Monica Case Study
Speaker: Paula Peper & Walt Warriner Conference: Urban Forestry: Future Perfect; Western Chapter ISA and California Urban Forests Council Where: UC Berkeley, International House, Berkeley, California
February 19, 2009 New Tools for Urban Greening
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2009 Nursery Industry National Conference Where: Canberra, Australia
February 17, 2009 The Urban Forest Imperative: Effects on Carbon, Water, Heat Islands and Community Quality of Life
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Greenscapes Symposium 2009 Where: Canberra, Australia View Presentation
February 4, 2009 Tree Siting: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: LEAF Stewards, Sacramento Tree Foundation Where: Sacramento, California
November 5, 2008 Ecosystem Goods and Services: What is the Role of Urban Forests?
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2008 SAF National Convention Where: Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
October 30, 2008 Trees Pay Us Back: Quantifying Benefits of Trees in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: South Carolina Urban and Community Forestry Council Annual Conference Where: Greenville, SC
October 30, 2008 Capturing Carbon with Tree Planting Projects in Your Community
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: South Carolina Urban and Community Forestry Council Annual Conference Where: Greenville, SC
October 28, 2008 Where Are All the Cool Parking Lots?
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Parking Lot Landscape Symposium Where: Charleston, SC
October 17, 2008 Measurement and Uses of Tree Height in Urban Forest Research
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Natural Connections: A Natural Resources Field Day at the Institute of Forest Genetics for 7th Grade Classes Where: Placerville, CA
October 13, 2008 Urban Forest Reporting Protocol
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2008 Society of Municipal Arborists Conference Where: Mission Valley Marriott, San Diego, CA View Presentation
October 7, 2008 Factors Influencing Tree Size and Growth: Siting in Trees - Right Tree for the Right Place
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: LEAF Stewards Training Course Where: Maidu Center, Roseville, CA View Presentation
September 23, 2008 Trees Pay Us Back: Quantifying Benefits of Trees in the PNW and Temperate Interior West
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2008 Pacific Northwest Arborist Conference Where: Boise Center on the Grove, Boise, ID View Presentation
September 23, 2008 New Tools for Municipal Arborists
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2008 Pacific Northwest Arborist Conference Where: Boise Center on the Grove, Boise, ID View Presentation
September 3, 2008 The Value of Green: Benefits of Honolulu's Urban Forest
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: LEEDing the Way to GREENER Urban Landscapes Where: McCoy Pavilion Sponsor: Hawaii Society of Urban Forestry Professionals Sponsor Website: http://www.hsufp.org
August 21, 2008 Research in Urban Forestry
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Central California Consortium Where: Davis, CA
July 29, 2008 Urban Forest Project Reporting Protocol
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: Protocol Public Hearing Where: Byron Sher Auditorium, CalEPA Building, Sacramento View Presentation
July 26-30, 2008 Point/Counterpoint: The Role of Trees in Climate Change
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 8th Annual ISA Conference Where: St. Louis, MO View Presentation
May 30, 2008 Global Climate Change and Your Backyard, What We Know
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Where: ARC Ballroom at UC Davis
May 8, 2008 Trees in our Communities: Lessons from the Past and for the Future
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: North State Building Industry Association Green Home Expo Where: Sacramento Civic Center, Sacramento, CA
April 26, 2008 History of Arbor Day in Davis
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Davis, CA, Arbor Day Celebration Where: Davis Farmers' Market, Davis, CA
April 26, 2008 Urban forest amenities: enhancing water quality and creating green jobs for urban youth
Speaker: Gregory Tarver, Jr. Conference: Ecocity Where: San Francisco, CA
April 19, 2008 Building community-based capacity and determining environmental benefits of urban trees in West Oakland, California
Speaker: Gregory Tarver Conference: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting Where: Boston, MA
March 12, 2008 Urban Forest GHG Protocols Webcast
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Where: Presented online View Presentation
March 5, 2008 Greening Oakland's Infrastructure Tree by Tree
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: City of Oakland Environmental Lecture Series Where: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room #2, Oakland, CA View Presentation
January 28, 2008 One Million Trees in Salt Lake County: New Research and Technologies You Can Use
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Utah Green Industry Conference, Thinking Green: The Business of Sustainability Where: Salt Lake City, UT View Presentation
January 28, 2008 Trees Pay Us Back: Benefits of Trees in Utah
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Utah Green Industry Conference, Thinking Green: The Business of Sustainability Where: Salt Lake City, UT View Presentation
December 17, 2007 STRATUM and i-Tree: Assessing Urban Forest Benefits and Costs in the United States
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Climate Change and Urban Forestry Where: Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, Italy Sponsor: ETM European Tree Management and Italian Society of Arboriculture (ISA - Italian Chapter) View Presentation
December 12, 2007 Street Tree Assessment Tool for Urban Forest Managers: Street Tree Benefits, Costs, and Management
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: 2007 Turf and Landscape Institute Where: Rancho Cucamonga, CA View Presentation
October 25, 2007 Los Angeles Million Tree Canopy Assessment
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Society of American Foresters Annual Conference Where: Portland, OR Sponsor: Society of American Foresters
October 16-, 2007 The Importance of Quality Trees for California
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Quality Trees for California Where: UC Davis, Buehler Alumni Center
September 10, 2007 Preliminary assessment of the air quality effects of trees for an urban forestry-based SIP measure in Sacramento, California
Speaker: Jim Simpson Conference: The 7th Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society Where: San Diego, CA
September 10, 2007 Million trees LA canopy cover assessment
Speaker: Jim Simpson Conference: 7th Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society Where: San Diego, CA
August 20-23, 2007 STRATUM and i-Tree: Assessing Urban Forests in Canada
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Forests in Settled Landscapes Where: University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Toronto, Ontario Sponsor: Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto Sponsor Website: http://www.event-horizons.com/fsl/
August 20-23, 2007 STRATUM and i-Tree: Assessing Urban Forests in Canada
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Forests in Settled Landscapes Where: University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Toronto, ON, Canada View Presentation
July 31, 2007 A Comparative Analysis of Municpal Forest Structure
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: ISA Annual Conference Where: Honolulu, HI Sponsor: International Society of Arboriculture View Presentation
July 13, 2007 Getting the Most Out of Trees
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: Sacramento Valley Urban Forest Council Workshop Where: SMUD, Sacramento, CA View Presentation
June 21, 2007 Results of Tree Canopy Cover Assessments in California
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: WC ISA Regional Conference on Tree Retention Where: Palo Alto, CA Sponsor: Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
May 17, 2007 Overview of Urban Forest Research in Region 5
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Cooperative Forestry National Program Review Where: Vallejo, CA Sponsor: US Forest Service
April 13, 2007 Tree Biology: Roots and Leaves: The Value of Our Tree Canopy
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: Tree Biology: Roots and Leaves, Western ISA and California Arborist Assoc. Where: Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University Sponsor: California Arborists Association and Western ISA View Presentation
April 5, 2007 Workshop: STRATUM and i-Tree: Tools for Assessing the Green Infrastructure
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: 2007 Rocky Mountain Chapter, American Public Works Association Where: Casper, WY Sponsor: City of Casper, WY Sponsor Website: http://rockymountain.apwa.net
April 4, 2007 Considering the Green Infrastructure: Benefits and Costs
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: 2007 Rocky Mountain Chapter, American Public Works Association Where: Casper, WY Sponsor: City of Casper, WY
March 1, 2007 Trees Pay Us Back - Benefits of Trees in the Midwest
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Midwestern ISA Conference Where: Holidom, Topeka, KS Sponsor: Midwestern International Society of Arboriculture View Presentation Sponsor Email: ivan_katzer@hotmail.com
February 28, 2007 Benefit-based Tree Appraisal
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Midwestern ISA Conference Where: Holidome, Topeka, KS Sponsor: Midwestern International Society of Arboriculture View Presentation Sponsor Email: ivan_katzer@hotmail.com
January 18, 2007 Urban Forest Research in the Temperate Interior West
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: Idaho Horticulture Expo Where: Boise, Idaho Sponsor: Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association View Presentation
January 16, 2007 STRATUM and i-Tree Software: Municipal Forest Resource Analysis for Boise, Idaho
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: Idaho Community Forestry Advisory Council Where: Boise, Idaho Sponsor: Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association
November 13, 2006 Short Course: ecoSmart-Fire: New Research and tools for Fire-Safe Buildings and Landscapes
Speaker: Greg McPherson, John Kennedy, Steve Quarles, Jo Ann Fites, and Mark Dietenberger Conference: Third International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Where: Town and Country Resort & Convention Center,
San Diego, California
Sponsor: The Association for Fire Ecology View Presentation Sponsor Website: http://emmps.wsu.edu/firecongress/
September 9, 2006 i-Tree STRATUM Workshop
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: 2006 California Urban Forest Conference Where: Pasadena, CA Sponsor: California Urban Forests Council Sponsor Website: http://www.caufc.org
August 1, 2006 Benchmarking the Health of Your Municipal Forest
Speaker: McPherson, E.G Conference: International Society of Arboriculture National Conference Where: Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN Sponsor: International Society of Arboriculture Sponsor Website: http://www.isa-arbor.com
July 14, 2006 Urban Forest Research in the Northeast: The Northeast Community Tree Guide and the NYC Municipal Forest Resource Analysis
Speaker: Paula J. Peper (keynote speaker) Conference: New York ReLeaf Conference Where: Long Island University, CW Post Campus, Brookville, NY Sponsor: New York ReLeaf, NYS Urban and Community Forestry Council Sponsor Email: ReLeaf06@aol.com Sponsor Website: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/privland/urban/releaf.html
May 17, 2006 How Much Economic Value Does a park and Recreation System Bring to a City?
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Urban Parks Summit Where: Chicago, IL Sponsor: National Recreation & Parks Association and City Parks Alliance Sponsor Email: jpagonis@nrpa.org Sponsor Website: http://www.nrpa.org/
April 25, 2006 i-Tree: Demonstrating that Trees Pay Us Back!
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: i-Tree Conference Call Where: Sponsor: i-Tree Software Suite View Presentation Sponsor Website: http://www.itreetools.org
April 4, 2006 Effects of Tree Cover on Microclimate
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: International Society of Arboriculture, Southern Chapter Annual Conference Where: Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama Sponsor: ISA Southern Chapter
Scott Jordan Sponsor Website: http://www.isasouthern.org/
April 4, 2006 STRATUM and Municipal Forest Resource Analyses
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: International Society of Arboriculture, Southern Chapter Annual Conference Where: Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama Sponsor: ISA Southern Chapter
Scott Jordan Sponsor Website: http://www.isasouthern.org/
March 9, 2006 'Selling' Urban Forestry in Your Town
Speaker: Shelley Gardner Conference: Missouri Community Forestry Council Annual Conference Where: Holiday Inn Viking Conference Center
St. Louis, MO Sponsor Website: http://www.mocommunitytrees.com/
February 15, 2006 Tree Benefits: Adding Value to California Landscapes
Speaker: Greg Mcpherson Conference: California Landscape Contractor's Landscape Industry Show Where: Los Angeles Convention Center Sponsor Email: angieroddan@clca.org
February 9, 2006 Urban Forestry and the Sacramento Regional Greenprint
Speaker: Kelaine Vargas Conference: Sac/Tahoe SAF Chapter February Chapter Meeting Where: Hing's Chinese Restaurant
5800 Madison Avenue
Sacramento, CA Sponsor: 530-477-2228 Sponsor Email: jdrummondgv@hotmail.com
January 11, 2006 Trees are $$$ -- Realizing the Benefits of Trees
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Indiana Arborist Assoc. Annual Conference Where: Marriott Inn, Indianapolis, IN View Presentation Sponsor Email: mckenzie@purdue.edu
January 10, 2006 ecoSmart-Fire: Smart Design Tools for Landscapes
Speaker: Shelley Gardner Conference: Living with Wildfire in Chaparral Ecosystems: Providing Tools for Decision Makers Where: Riverside Convention Center
Riverside, CA Sponsor: USDA, Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station Sponsor Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/chapparal/
December 6, 2005 Benefit-based Tree Appraisal
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2005 American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference Where: Palm Springs, CA Sponsor: Western Chapter ISA,
Rocky Mountain Chapter ISA,
Pacific Northwest Chapter ISA
December 1, 2005 The Benefit and Value of Urban Trees
Speaker: Jim Geiger Conference: IX Annual Meeting of Brazilian Society of Arboriculture Where: Municipal Park Americo Renne Giannetti
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Sponsor: IX Congresso Brasileiro de Arborizacao Urbana
31-3277-4749-3222-6224 View Presentation
November 18, 2005 STRATUM at Your Service
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2005 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems Where: Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina
Sponsor: American Forests
Sponsor Website: http://www.americanforests.org/conference/
November 3, 2005 Boulder's Municipal Forest Assessment
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Landscape Ecology Symposium Where: Boulder, CO
Sponsor: Paul Lander
303-413-7407 View Presentation Sponsor Email: landerp@ci.boulder.co.us
October 23, 2005 Software for Sustainable Landscapes
Speaker: Shelley Gardner Conference: Society of American Foresters 2005 National Convention Where: Forth Worth, TX
Sponsor: Society of American Foresters
Sponsor Website: http://www.safnet.org
October 20, 2005 Midwest Community Tree Guide
Speaker: Jim Geiger Conference: Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee Luncheon Where: Minneapolis, MN
Sponsor: USFS Urban and Community Forestry
View Presentation Sponsor Email: jilljohnson@fs.fed.us
October 19, 2005 Air Pollution Control - the Tree Factor
Speaker: Jim Geiger Conference: Green Makeover - Retrofitting Sites in Urban Areas to Enrich City Environments Where: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
School of Continuing Education Conference Center Sponsor: USEPA
View Presentation Sponsor Email: vanderkloot.james@epamail.epa.gov
September 01-02, 2005 Keys Concepts of Urban Forest Management
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Hawaiian Society of Urban Forestry Professionals Where: Honolulu, HI
Sponsor: Stan Oka
View Presentation
May 2, 2005 Extreme Arboriculture Research
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Western Chapter ISA Annual Conference Where: Pointe Hilton Resort
Phoenix, AZ Sponsor: WCISA
530.892.1118 Sponsor Email: rtate@wcisa.net Sponsor Website: http://www.wcisa.net
April 30, 2005 Street Tree Inventories: The STRATUM Approach
Speaker: Jim Geiger Conference: New York City ReLeaf Workshop on Tree Inventories Where: Auditorium Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
New York, New York 10029 Sponsor: New York City of Parks and Recreation View Presentation Sponsor Website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/index.php
January 27, 2005 Benefits of Trees, A Lot to Think About
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 19th Annual Think Trees New Mexico Conference Where: The Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North
5151 San Francisco NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505-821-3333 Sponsor: Think Trees New Mexico
Anthony Pomo
505-897-1606 Sponsor Website: http://thinktreesnm.org/index.html
January 14, 2005 Urban Forests: Benefits, Costs, and Management Effects
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Seventh Annual Tree Care Seminar Where: Peppermill Hotel
2707 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502 Sponsor: Reno Urban Forestry Committee
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Parks Division
2055 Idlewild Dr.
Reno, NV 89509 View Presentation
January 12, 2005 Urban Forests: Benefits, Costs, and Management Effects
Speaker: Paula Peper Conference: Sacramento Valley Landscape and Nursery Expo Where: Sacramento Community Convention Center
14th and J Streets
Sacramento, CA Sponsor: Sacramento Valley Chapter CLCA
California Association of Nurserymen and Garden Centers
PO Box 1263
Colusa, CA 95932
(530) 458-3189 Sponsor Website: http://www.sacvalexpo.com
November 3, 2004 How ECOSMART Can Assist in Addressing Fire Issues
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: 2004 Best of the West Summit - Healthy Forests Today & Tomorrow, The Role of Urban & Community Forestry Where: Prime Hotel
Salt Lake City, Utah Sponsor: Council of Western State Foresters, Urban and Community Forestry Committee View Presentation
November 01-02, 2004 Integrate Green and Gray Infrastructure Using Greenspace-Accounting Tools: The Urban and Community Forestry Solution
Speaker: Jim Geiger Conference: American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting Where: Utah Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake, UT Sponsor: American Society of Landscape Architects
202-898-2444 View Presentation Sponsor Email: jbrown@asla.org Sponsor Website: http://www.asla.org/meetings/am2004/saltlake.html
October 19-22, 2004 Stemming the Fiscal Crisis: Tools for Valuing and Marketing the Urban Forest
Speaker: Scott Maco Conference: 6th Canadian Urban Forest Conference Where: Grand Okanagan Resort and Conference Centre
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Sponsor: Tree Canada Foundation
(613) 567-5545 View Presentation Sponsor Email: tcf@treecanada.ca Sponsor Website: http://www.treecanada.ca/cufc6/program.htm
October 14-15, 2004 Desert Southwest Community Tree Guide
Speaker: Jim Geiger and Greg McPherson Conference: Caring for and Protecting your Communities Where: Glendale Civic Center
5750 West Glenn Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301 Sponsor: Arizona Community Tree Council, Inc. Sponsor Website: http://aztrees.org
October 14, 2004 iTree: Integrated Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Caring for and Protecting Your Communities' Where: Glendale Civic Center
5750 West Glenn Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301 Sponsor: Arizona Community Tree Council, Inc. Sponsor Website: http://aztrees.org
September 23-24, 2004 A Functional Approach to Urban Forest Planning and Management
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: Annual Texas Tree Conference Where: Austin Marriott North
Round Rock, Texas Sponsor: International Society of Arboriculture and Texas Urban Forestry Conference
512-587-7515 Sponsor Email: mbwalter@totalaccessl.net Sponsor Website: http://www.isa-arbor.com/
August 23-27, 2004 Tools for Quantifying Climate-related Effects of Trees on Urban Forest Benefits
Speaker: Jim Simpson Conference: 5th Symposium on the Urban Environment Where: Hyatt Regency Vancouver
Vancouver, BC Sponsor: American Meteorological Society
617-227-2425 View Presentation Sponsor Email: amsmtgs@ametsoc.org Sponsor Website: http://www.ametsoc.org
August 08-11, 2004 Advancing the Health and Value of Urban Forests Through Research and Technology Development
Speaker: Greg McPherson Conference: ISA's 80th Annual Conference and Trade Show Where: David Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA Sponsor: International Society of Arboriculture
217-355-9411 Sponsor Email: isa@isa-arbor.com Sponsor Website: http://www.isa-arbor.com
May 10, 2004 Getting Your Parcel Firesafe - New Research and a Computer Tool You Should Know About
Speaker: Jim Geiger Conference: Creating a Fire-Wise Community Workshop Where: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
John Ferraro Building
Los Angeles, CA Sponsor: California Urban Forest Council and LADWP
707-524-1190 View Presentation
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