Sentences with phrase «urban forest management»

The Arbor Day Foundation has once again named the City of North Tonawanda «2017 Tree City USA» in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.

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She completed her PDC with Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in 2012 as well as various courses including Forest Gardens, Natural Bee Keeping, Urban Permaculture and Holistic Management.

It has been stressed that inventories are an important component in the management of the urban forest.

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-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptForest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptforest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

Its tasks are to develop a comprehensive urban forest plan; educate the public; develop tree - care standards; identify funding needs, staffing needs, and opportunities for urban forest programs; secure adequate resources for urban forest programs; facilitate coordination of tree - management responsibilities among agencies; and report on the state of the urban forest.

It also predicts the consequences of a more innovative approach to wood product design, supply and marketing, as well as to forest management; and outlines win - win opportunities in developing the use of harvest residues, recovered wood and landscape care wood from urban and highway trees.

Management of San Francisco's urban forest is divided among many stakeholders who provide direct...

The Urban Forest program at SF Environment seeks to promote a healthier, sustainable urban forest in San Francisco by implementing the Urban Forestry Council Ordinance, promoting education and outreach programs, providing information on tree management, and developing innovative funding strategies for urban foreUrban Forest program at SF Environment seeks to promote a healthier, sustainable urban forest in San Francisco by implementing the Urban Forestry Council Ordinance, promoting education and outreach programs, providing information on tree management, and developing innovative funding strategies for urban forForest program at SF Environment seeks to promote a healthier, sustainable urban forest in San Francisco by implementing the Urban Forestry Council Ordinance, promoting education and outreach programs, providing information on tree management, and developing innovative funding strategies for urban foreurban forest in San Francisco by implementing the Urban Forestry Council Ordinance, promoting education and outreach programs, providing information on tree management, and developing innovative funding strategies for urban forforest in San Francisco by implementing the Urban Forestry Council Ordinance, promoting education and outreach programs, providing information on tree management, and developing innovative funding strategies for urban foreUrban Forestry Council Ordinance, promoting education and outreach programs, providing information on tree management, and developing innovative funding strategies for urban foreurban forestry.

The more notable examples include long - rotational forest management, fish farming and tourism, as well as the potential for replicating the experience of Manaus to create urban economies based on technology and services.

Urban forests can improve the quality of urban life and livelihood in many ways, providing both tangible (e.g. food, energy, timber, fodder) and less tangible environmental and societal benefits and services, like its contribution to urban greening, nature conservation and biodiversity management, improvement of the urban microclimate (less dust, more shade, lower temperatures), provision of opportunities for recreation, maintenance of buffer zones and protection of urban water resouUrban forests can improve the quality of urban life and livelihood in many ways, providing both tangible (e.g. food, energy, timber, fodder) and less tangible environmental and societal benefits and services, like its contribution to urban greening, nature conservation and biodiversity management, improvement of the urban microclimate (less dust, more shade, lower temperatures), provision of opportunities for recreation, maintenance of buffer zones and protection of urban water resouurban life and livelihood in many ways, providing both tangible (e.g. food, energy, timber, fodder) and less tangible environmental and societal benefits and services, like its contribution to urban greening, nature conservation and biodiversity management, improvement of the urban microclimate (less dust, more shade, lower temperatures), provision of opportunities for recreation, maintenance of buffer zones and protection of urban water resouurban greening, nature conservation and biodiversity management, improvement of the urban microclimate (less dust, more shade, lower temperatures), provision of opportunities for recreation, maintenance of buffer zones and protection of urban water resouurban microclimate (less dust, more shade, lower temperatures), provision of opportunities for recreation, maintenance of buffer zones and protection of urban water resouurban water resources.

The contributions of forests, trees and other urban green areas to the quality of urban life and the urban environment are discussed and existing good practices in urban (agro --RRB- forestry and other types of comprehensive green - space planning and management are reviewed

San Francisco, CA About Blog This is a community of users creating a place to discuss planting trees, milling logs, forest management, urban forestry, chainsaws, skidders, trucks, or any other forestry equipment, sawmills, firewood etc. and everything in between.

NAREIT also announced the members of its 2017 Advisory Board of Governors, who are selected by the Executive Board: Andrew M. Alexander, President and CEO, Weingarten Realty Investors; Thomas F. August, President and CEO, DDR Corp.; Albert P. Behler, Chairman, CEO and President, Paramount Group, Inc.; H. Eric Bolton, Jr., Chairman and CEO, MAA; Byron L. Boston, CEO, President and Co-CIO, Dynex Capital, Inc.; Jon E. Bortz, Chairman and CEO, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust; Jay A. Brown, President and CEO, Crown Castle International Corp.; Richard J. Campo, Chairman and CEO, Camden Property Trust; Randall L. Churchey, Chairman and CEO, EdR; James B. Connor, President and CEO, Duke Realty Corporation; Michael J. Covey, Chairman and CEO, Potlatch Corporation; Mark J. DeCesaris, CEO, W.P. Carey; Thomas J. DeRosa, CEO, Welltower, Inc.; Gordon F. DuGan, CEO, Gramercy Property Trust; Conor C. Flynn, President and CEO, Kimco Realty Corporation; William S. Gorin, CEO, MFA Financial, Inc.; Steven P. Grimes, President and CEO, RPAI; Philip L. Hawkins, President and CEO, DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.; Maria R. Hawthorne, President and CEO, PS Business Parks, Inc.; Kevin G. Keyes, President and CEO, Annaly Capital Management, Inc.; John B. Kilroy, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO; Kilroy Realty Corporation; Eugene W. Landy, Chairman, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation; David J. LaRue, President and CEO, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.; Stephen D. Lebovitz, President and CEO, CBL and Associates Properties, Inc.; Raymond J. Lewis, CEO, Care Capital Properties, Inc.; Christopher P. Marr, President and CEO, CubeSmart L.P.; Richard K. Matros, Chairman and CEO, Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.; William L. Meaney, President and CEO, Iron Mountain; E. Nelson Mills, Chairman and CEO, Columbia Property Trust; Marguerite Nader, President and CEO, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.; Jeffrey S. Olson, Chairman and CEO, Urban Edge Properties; Scott D. Peters, Chairman, CEO and President, Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.; Sean E. Reilly, CEO, Lamar Advertising Company; David L. Rogers, CEO, Life Storage, Inc.; Glenn J. Rufrano, President and CEO, VEREIT, Inc.; Bruce J. Schanzer, President and CEO, Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.; Wendy L. Simpson, Chairman, President and CEO, LTC Properties, Inc.; David P. Singelyn, CEO and Trustee, American Homes 4 Rent; Stephen M. Smith, CEO and President, Equinix, Inc.; Gerard H. Sweeney, President and CEO, Brandywine Realty Trust; Amy L. Tait, Chairman, President and CEO, Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.; Steven B. Tanger, President and CEO, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.; James M. Taylor, CEO and President, Brixmor Property Group, Inc.; John T. Thomas, President and CEO, Physicians Realty Trust; Thomas W. Toomey, President and CEO, UDR, Inc.; and Chad L. Williams, Chairman and CEO, QTS Realty Trust, Inc..

A panel of experts featuring Kenneth F. Bernstein, president and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust; MaryAnne Gilmartin, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Cos.; Steven G. Vittorio, managing director with Prudential Real Estate Investors; and Donald C. Wood, CEO of Federal Realty Investment Trust, discussed the vagaries of developing urban retail — particularly mixed - use properties — at the ICSC NOI + Asset Management Conference in Chicago on Nov. 20 - 21.