Midwest i-Tree Workshop—Fall 2006

Agenda & Workshop Presentations

Location: University of Minnesota Continuing Education Center (Earle Brown Center) — St. Paul

Date: November 15-16, 2006

Registration:

• Tuition is free!
• Space is limited to 30 participants—first-come, first-served
• Register by emailing the attached form to info@itreetools.org; or fax to 425-605-0863
• Contact Scott Maco (425-605-0383) with any questions

What is i-Tree?: i-Tree is a suite of software tools developed to help users—whether municipal foresters or commercial arborists—identify and manage the structure, function, and value of urban tree populations. Created by the USDA Forest Service and its cooperators, Davey Resource Group and the National Arbor Day Foundation, the i-Tree suite brings together inventory and assessment tools in a single, free and supported environment. Users are provided with step-by-step processes for conducting an ecosystem analysis with UFORE (Urban Forest Effects Model) or a street tree analysis with STRATUM (Street Tree Resource Assessment Tool for Urban forest Managers). Compatible software utilities are included as well: MCTI (Mobile Community Tree Inventory), Storm Damage Assessment Protocol, Tree Inventory PDA Utility, and Sample Inventory Generators. This August (2006) will mark the initial public release of i-Tree.

Workshop overview: A training-of-the-trainers approach will provide participants with the expertise, familiarity, and tools to present, encourage and manage i-Tree's use in the communities they serve. During this hands-on workshop, users will gain experience in working with the software and conducting an i-Tree analysis start-to-finish—from inventory to data analysis to reporting results. Presentations will be demonstrated that participants can use to promote i-Tree use among their own constituents.

Who should attend?: This 2-day workshop is designed for state, regional and volunteer urban & community foresters, extension foresters, or local urban forestry leaders (e.g., municipal, non-profit, or consulting urban foresters) who want to be involved with the dissemination and use of i-Tree. Participants should have 1) the ability and desire to conduct further i-Tree outreach and training, or 2) the ability and desire to use and provide feedback on i-Tree components utilized at the local level.

Agenda:

• Day 1 — November 15, 2006
  8-9 am - Introduction & i-Tree overview
  9-10 am - Inventory Overview & Intro to the Tree Inventory PDA Utility
  10-11 am - MCTI (overview & process)
  11-12 am - MCTI (data collection, analysis, & reporting)
  12-12:30 pm - Lunch (provided)
  12:30-1pm - STRATUM (overview & process)
  1-4:30 pm - STRATUM (data collection, analysis & reporting)
  4:30-5 pm - Computer lab time/Questions & Answers
   
• Day 2 — November 16, 2006
  8-8:30 am - UFORE (overview & process)
  8:30-11am - UFORE (data collection, analysis, & reporting)
  11-12 pm - Utilizing Community Volunteers
  12-1pm - Lunch (provided)
  1-1:30pm - Storm Damage Assessment Protocol (overview & process)
  1:30-3:30 - Storm Damage Assessment Protocol (data collection, analysis, reporting)
  3:30-4:30 - Making i-Tree Work for your Community (case studies)
  4:30-5:30 - Questions, Answers & Discussion
   

Logistics:

• Airport access — Minneapolis (MSP)
• Airport shuttle service Super Shuttle; 612-827-7777 (ext 2) - $15/person/each-way
• Light rail from airport to Downtown East/Metrodome ($2.00 rush hour/$1.50 non-rush)
  Call Radisson 3 stops before, and they will meet you at the Downtown station
• Directions to USDA Forest Service - http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/contact/directions/
• Hotel accommodations — Radisson University Hotel - Minneapolis
• Rooms have been reserved for the nights of November 14th, 15th, and 16th
• Room rate = $99/night
• Reservations - (800) 333-3333
• Individual registration is required; reference "i-Tree"
• Free shuttle service provided to downtown (3 minutes) and other locations within 5 miles, 7:00 am — 10:00 pm daily
• Parking - $9.50/day
• Hotel contact information:
  Radisson University Hotel-MPLS
  615 Washington Avenue S.E.
  Minneapolis Minnesota 55414
  Telephone: (612) 379-8888
  Fax: (612) 379-8682
• Workshop site - University of Minnesota Continuing Education Center (Earle Brown Center) — St. Paul
• Transportation from hotel to Continuing Education Center:
• Free Radisson Shuttle (limited - make reservations when you check in or check morning of workshop)
• Free Campus Connector (shuttle bus picks up one block from hotel and drops off at Earle Brown Continuing Education Center — leaves every 5 minutes) (Hotel is on the East Bank, Conference Center is on the St. Paul campus)
• Address: 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
• Directions - http://www.cce.umn.edu/conferencecenter/directions.html
• Parking - $5 Lot S104

Download Registration Form (.pdf / 125 KB)

For more information on i-Tree visit: www.itreetools.org