Ongoing research

Instructions and Suggestions for using Space-for-Time Substitution to assess suitability of urban trees for a changing climate The background and rationale for the method space-for-time substitution (STS) to assess suitability of urban trees for the changing climate is described in the 2018 McBrid...

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Hello tree manager! Please, tell us a bit about the trees in your green stormwater infrastructure! We will summarize these results, and share them at a future meeting! Thank you!...

This project furthers our efforts to understand tree failure, and ultimately to develop more direct predictive guidelines on tree risk.

Street-side stormwater infiltration basins (green stormwater facilities) planted with vegetation that often includes ornamental trees, are becoming increasingly common in cities.

The Mature and Historic Tree Stands Management Symposium Save the date: Thursday March 29 2018. Time: 9 30 am - 4 30 pm. Location: East Bay Regional Parks Training Facility 11500 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619 Cost: $15. Registration For general registration click here.

Forum membership is $10 per year.

Meetings are held each month (typically the first Friday) from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM at various locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a no-host lunch and various announcements, a guest speaker presents a topic of interest.

Year Chair Association 1965-66 Ted Harpainter 1967 Mickey Hoag 1968 Bill Owen 1969 Pasco Balzarini 1970 Lionel McCormick 1971 Dave Cox 1972 Manual Pagan 1973 Scott Essen 1974 Jim Sugai Town of Los Gatos 1975 George Litton City of Union City 1976 Dan Freitas City of Livermore 1977 John Chamberlain Ci...