Rapid Tree Damage Assessment and FEMA Experiences Following Hurricane Katrina
This poster summarizes the Gulf Coast Tree Assessment project partnership that assisted 10 communities in the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina. The focus of this presentation was: Biloxi (MS), St. Tammany Parish (LA), Kenner (LA), and Waveland (Hancock County, MS).The poster provides assessment timelines and an estimate of the value of the vounteers services provided and the FEMA funding that resulted.A small format PDF of a larger poster presented to the Southern Research Station All Scientists Meeting in Lake Lanier, Georgia. January 2007.
Authors
E. Macie, S. Shurtz, G. Ina, D.R. Hartel, J. Skiera, E. Kuehler
E. Macie, S. Shurtz, G. Ina, D.R. Hartel, J. Skiera, E. Kuehler
Publisher
USDA Forest Service, Southern Center for Urban Forestry Research & Information
Athens, GA (US)
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Resource Format
Poster
Poster
Sub-Topics
Risk Assessment and Hazard, Arboricultural Profession, Disaster
Risk Assessment and Hazard, Arboricultural Profession, Disaster
State(s)/Region(s)
Southern-USDA FS
Southern-USDA FS
Keywords
Risk, Risk, Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, Katrina, Katrina, FEMA, FEMA, GCTA, GCTA
Risk, Risk, Leaf characteristics, Leaf characteristics, Katrina, Katrina, FEMA, FEMA, GCTA, GCTA
Indexed By
SCUFR&I
SCUFR&I
