CEUs/PDHs: 1 Credit - LA CES/HSW, ISA, APLD, NALP, QWEL Cost: $35
Please Note; If you wish to obtain your LA CES or ISA CEU Credit, you must provide your license/member number below, then complete this live class in its entirety and pass a quiz. Once your attendance is recorded and the quiz is completed and passed, your results will be uploaded to the LA CES website.
For those Landscape Architects that are not members of LA CES, then you will receive a certificate of completion and you will be able to send this to your chapter/association for credit.
Webinar Information
Trees are valuable environmental and social assets – and a great topic area for research, as much is still not understood about the function and behaviour of our urban trees. Through revisiting trees from his digital photo collection, Dr. Duncan Slater has amassed many images of changes in trees over time – some spanning the 15 years of his tutorship at Myerscough College.
From observing trees over time, much can be learnt about the resilience of trees to wounding, pests and diseases. From revisiting development sites and urban locations, the success of planting schemes and species growth rates can be gauged. Although there is nothing new about 'Before' and 'After' images, the impact of them when learning about our urban trees can be profound – confounding expected outcomes and highlighting areas where our practices can be improved. These Trees over Time images are also a “visual feast” for an audience to enjoy.
Learning Objectives
- To illustrate the impact of damage to trees and factors that can affect a tree's recovery from wounding.
- To discuss issues with current urban forestry practice, tree planting and tree design through examples.
- To assess the development of tree structures over time to inform tree assessments.
Duncan Slater
Arboriculturist, Lecturer, Researcher, Arbor Day UK Co-ordinator & Discoverer of Natural Bracing in Trees
Myerscough College
Dr. Duncan Slater is a senior lecturer in arboriculture at Myerscough College, England, and has been teaching about tree care for 15 years. Previously, Duncan was a tree officer, responsible for the management of municipal and legally protected trees. Much of his scientific research work has focused on branch junctions in trees, with a major breakthrough in the understanding of tree structures came via an understanding of 'natural bracing' in trees.
Duncan has a BSc in Forestry, a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, an MSc in Resource Management, an MEd and a PhD in plant sciences and is a current candidate for an MSc in Environmental Management. He never stops learning! Research interests include urban forestry, tree biomechanics, woodland management, tree management and ecology.
Anyone can join our webinars; they are for attendees who want to broaden their experience in all aspects of landscaping.