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Welcome
to the webinar “Urban Tree Risk & Disasters – Assessment, Planning and
Recovery”.
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This is
the first webinar in the three part
series: UTRI – Getting Started &
Data and Data Preparation.
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Hi, I am
Rachel Barker and I am a Project
Manager with ArborMetrics Solutions, Inc.– formally with Central Alabama
Regional Planning & Development Commission in Montgomery Alabama.
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Presenting
with me today is Dudley Hartel – USDA Forest Service in Athens Georgia
(Center Manager of Urban Forestry South).
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This
project is a partnership among CARPDC,
Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA), Society of Municipal
Arborists (SMA) and Alabama Association of Regional Commissions (AARC) with USDA Forest Service providing
technical oversight on behalf of NUCFAC.
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I want
to recognize for the GIS tool (UTRI)
application development Abi Dhakal – GIS Specialist with the Alabama Forestry
Commission – formally with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development
Commission and Reggie Franklin – GIS specialist with Central Alabama Regional
Planning and Development Commission.
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This
project was recommended for funding by the National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisor Council (NUCFAC) and was developed as a collaboration tool
to engage UF professionals and EM on a regional level. Regional Planning agencies across the
country are often a resource to bring these various professionals together to
form collaborative strategies to find solutions for regional
initiatives. They also often have on
staff the professionals and resources capable of providing the technical expertise required to conduct
the GIS application developed and discussed today. In addition, Regional Planning agencies are
often involved in developing the required natural hazard mitigation plans for
counties in their regions and with the subsequent required five year updates.
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“This
project was funded in whole or in part by the U. S. Forest Service’s Urban
and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program, as
recommended by the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council”
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“The
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in
all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin,
gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and
martial or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all
programs). Persons with disabilities
who require alternative means for communication of program information
(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).”
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