UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Extension will hold a webinar titled “Understanding Urban Tree System Benefits, Costs and Interactions” from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 26.
The event is designed for public tree, landscape and environmental board members; municipal managers and arborists; and others interested in urban and community forestry.
Instructors will discuss a range of tree services and disruptions that urban forest decision-makers encounter. This event is aimed at helping participants consider stakeholder needs to prepare a useful community forest. Participants will learn to consider the complexities of tree system and neighbor interrelationships.
Penn State Extension offers this event at no charge to participants. However, if participants seek continuing education credits, there may be a fee. Credits are available from the International Society of Arboriculture and the Society of American Foresters. Certificates of attendance are available upon request for Penn State Extension Master Gardeners, other volunteer peers and other professionals to self-report.
Organizers note that participants should select the credits they wish to apply for during registration. Participants must attend the full live webinar session and respond to a follow-up survey to affirm participation and receive credits.
In creating the webinar, instructors partnered with the U.S. Forest Service, State and Private Forestry program; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry; and Pennsylvania TreeVitalize Program, Pennsylvania Community Trees.
Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinar. Registrants also will receive access to the webinar recording.
The registration deadline is 1 p.m. July 26. More information is available on the Penn State Extension website at https://extension.psu.edu/
–Penn State Extension