Trees and the Law: A City's Perspective
Trees and the Law: A City's Perspective
The Ike Owings Community Center
Hunter Memorial Park
8830 Gurley Road
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Information for community leaders in cities - from their position and what they need to know
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome: Mary Lynne Beckley, Georgia Tree Council
Representative from City of Douglasville
10:15 – Noon Mark Duntemann, Senior Consultant, Natural Path Urban Forestry
Mark will speak on tree-related litigation concepts and processes, tree risk management strategies, and what cities need to know in tree litigation cases.
Mark created Natural Path Urban Forestry in 1988 as an urban forestry consulting business. Since then, he has overseen projects across North and South America and Europe. Mark is an ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist (RM 131B) and instructor for the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification. He presents internationally on topics of tree risk and urban forestry policy development. Mark serves as an expert witness in numerous tree-related litigation cases and uses this experience to inform his perspective on tree risk management.
Noon – 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided)
12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Dr. Arnold “Beau” Brodbeck
Extension Specialist in Community Forestry & Arboriculture
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Dr. Brodbeck will present on his study on how communities large and small are addressing risk and liability in trees. He will present findings in his study on how Alabama communities mitigate risks associated with increasing storm frequency and address liability concerns related to trees. The project employed a qualitative research process to elicit emergent themes, and interviews were conducted with participants directly associated with urban forest management in 22 Alabama communities of varying sizes.
Speakers will take time for questions and answers during their sessions.
Adjourn
3 ISA Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist, and BCMA Management CEUs will be available.
3 Forester CFEs, category 1.
Landscape Architects and others will receive a professional development / certificate of attendance for their CEU files.
Lunch is included.
