Urban ForestryRyan Klein
2015 The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
Ryan Klein, M.S. candidate in Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, is pursuing a study of urban tree risk assessment. There has been little new science in this area in the last decade despite recognition that current risk management strategies result in inconsistent outcomes. Tree care professionals using visual indicators to gauge structural soundness of a tree often deliberately remove a tree while it is alive—to be on the safe side. New training protocol, TRAQ, developed by the International Society of Arboriculture can enhance consistency in risk assessment. Ryan plans to test the three main risk assessment methods to see if the outcome from each method impacts actual mitigation recommendations.
Funded by the Nottingham Family Fund, Zone VI
The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
To advance the field of urban forestry by encouraging students to study the planning, management, horticulture and ecology of urban forests, and the effect of healthy urban forests on people and the environment.
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