San Diego County Urban Tree Map - How to Calculate a Tree's Value

Public workshop -  March 1, 2012
5:30pm-7:30pm

This workshop introduces the public launch and is the primary public workshop offered to learn about the San Diego County Trees Urban Mapping project. This program collected street tree data from thirteen San Diego regional cities and two college campuses to calculate their climate and environmental benefits. Aspects of the various menus, fields and tree benefits will be explained, and some background about the development of this project will be shared. Participants in this class will learn how to locate various tree species, update the data for existing county trees, as well as learn how and why to enter new trees into the existing county wide database.

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Save the Date: January 14, 2012

reserve your FREE ticket now; seating is limited to first come - first seated
Balboa Park - Recital Hall
5:30pm - 8:30pm

Celebrate Trees

"An evening with John Muir"

a performance by Doug Hulmes

reception from 5:30pm - 6:30pm
(educational tables, refreshments, slide-show, music and introductions)

Doors close: Performance begins 6:30pm
audience question and answer period to follow

(location is across from SD Hall of Champions sports museum off Park Blvd./Presidents Way) - ample free parking

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Trees of Ill Repute - from maligned to benign

Robin Rivet: ISA Certified Arborist -
Advice and Technical Assistance Center for Urban Forestry
February 13, 2012: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:
San Diego Horticultural Society - regular monthly meeting
San Diego County Fairgrounds - Del Mar

FREE to members: $10.00 to non-members

This presentation will discuss the myths, truths and fictions that are pervasive regarding trees in the urban forest.

There will be a discussion about some local trees which could benefit from more or less common planting, as well as the reasons for some advised  changes. Common tree care and planting mistakes will be also covered.

Finally, we will present a broad overview of the new San Diego County urban tree mapping project. Attendees will learn about what the map expects to accomplish, and why it is vital for sustainable landscape planning for our futures.

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Saranac/Mohawk Neighborhood Beautification Day

December 10, 2011 10:00-2:00pm

Location: Harriet Tubman Charter School
6880 Mohawk St. San Diego, CA 92115

The Fruit Tree Foundation donated over 35 fruit trees to this public charter school.  They are eventually hoping to launch a joint use school/community garden at this site.  In the meantime, this public workshop will provide the neighborhood information about choosing home orchard fruit tree species and how to plant and care for them.

There will be a hands-on pruning demonstration of dormant and winter fruit trees in the garden following school events.

Speakers for the day:
Robin Rivet ISA Certified Arborist from CCSE's Advice and Technical Assistance Center for urban forestry
Dave Yetz: Professional Horticulturist and past-president California Rare Fruit Growers organization

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