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Building Urban Tree Resiliency by Mitigating Infrastructure Techniques

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This project is the first comprehensive, long-term tree/infrastructure damage study that has been done in Hawaii, with intended results affecting urban environments. It was conceived through group of urban forest advocates and Dr. Andy Kaufman, University of Hawaii, at Manoa. The project was initiated in 2015 with the selection, installation and establishment of 50 tropical trees (Rainbow Shower (Cassia x nealiae) and Kou (Cordia subcordata) species, along with simulated sidewalks, and the testing of three planting pit sizes, root barriers, root paths, and Silva cell installation protocols

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Mar 21, 2023 01:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Mar 21, 2023 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: Building Urban Tree Resiliency by Mitigating Infrastructure Techniques Register in advance for this webinar: https://auburn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_98CZCI5fSk-Bdjk_BEqZFw Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia Sydney) 103.122.167.55 (Australia Melbourne) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto) 65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver) Meeting ID: 894 9423 4226 SIP: 89494234226@zoomcrc.com After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Andrew Kaufman, Phd (Associate Professor/Landscape Specialist @University of Hawaii) Dr. Kaufman is an Associate Professor/Landscape Specialist University of Hawaii. He teaches horticulture and landscape architecture course, and heads the Tropical Landscape and Human Interaction Lab, which is a multidisciplinary lab focused on investigating how plants affect people socially, psychologically, and physiologically and implications on landscape design and policy. Additionally, he has developed the Tropical Green Roof and Living Wall Research Center. He also conducts research on the mitigation of tsunami and storm surge by plants, invasive landscape species, and tropical tree research in Hawaii. Myles Ritchie (PhD Candidate @University of Hawaii) Myles Ritchie is a PhD candidate in the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the Programs Director of The Outdoor Circle, Hawaii's oldest environmental nonprofit. He is the Chair of the City and County of Honolulu’s mayor-appointed Arborist Advisory Committee, and is currently researching innovative mechanisms to improve heritage (aka exceptional, significant, monumental, champion, etc.,) tree programs around the world."

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