SAF Learning
Urban Wood Success Stories from Churches to Universities
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Every year, countless tons of community trees fall or are cut down due to storm damage, insect and disease outbreaks, or conflicts with either power lines or personal and commercial property needs. When community members have strong ties to the once standing trees, they demonstrate much creativity in how they choose to honor those memorable trees. Woodworkers are unique artists who can bring almost any vision to life with their skillful hands. They are also excellent teachers, who can inspire today's youth to think differently about what should happen to a community tree that reaches the end of its life. This webinar celebrates the creative spirit of community members, university leaders and woodworkers so that you may recognize new ways to honor the trees in your own neighborhood when they can no longer stand upright.
Speakers
- Joe Lehnen, Forest Utilization and Marketing Specialist, Virginia Department of Forestry
- Chad F. Niman, Forest Products Specialist and Director of the Robinson Wood Utilization Center
- Andy Spears, Fabrication Lab Technician and Sawmilling Coordinator at the University of Virginia
- Patricia Layton, Director of Wood Utilization and Design Institute, Clemson University
Is this webinar for you?
This webinar is intended for foresters, city foresters, tree debris producers, and municipalities. It is intended for those curious about all the ways urban wood can be used to its fullest extent.
Registration
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Pricing
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Non-member: $15
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Webinar access
The webinar is scheduled for live viewing on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1 pm ET. The Zoom Webinar platform will be used for the presentation. Be sure to connect to the webinar using a device approved to access Zoom.
Access this webinar within the Contents tab (to the right of the Overview information).
Webinar duration
The duration of this webinar is 1 hour.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
1. Identify the ways in which repurposing of urban wood adds value to local communities.
2. Describe how universities can develop a partnership across departments to repurpose the wood of fallen campus trees.
3. Explain how students can acquire hands-on learning experiences in wood processing and wood product design.
Rubric
Successful completion of the webinar is measured by participating in the entire webinar and completing the evaluation.
Evaluation
Participant feedback is appreciated to help the presenters and webinar partner continually improve webinars for future programming.
CFEs
Upon successful completion of this webinar, you will earn 1.0 CFEs in Category 1. CFEs will automatically be added to your CFE record located on www.eforester.org by the end of the day (11:59 pm ET).
This program has been approved for 1.0 ISA CEU in the following categories: ISA BCMA Management, ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Municipal Specialist
For ISA pre-approved webinars, SAF will report ISA CEU completions on a monthly basis for ISA CEU approved programs.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this webinar and the evaluation, participants may download and print a certificate verifying completion of the webinar and earning SAF CFEs. CFE certificates will only be available until October 10, 2025 at 12:00 am ET.
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Joseph Lehnen
Forest Utilization & Marketing Specialist
Virginia Department of Forestry
After earning his forestry degree from Purdue University, Joe Lehnen began working for the Virginia Department of Forestry as an area forester. He left that 37 year position in 2016 to assume forestry utilization and marketing oversight for the agency. He also oversees the Virginia Urban Wood Group. Today, Joe is recognized as a national leader in the urban wood movement and has joined efforts with others to establish certification standards for salvaged, reclaimed and urban wood.
Chad Niman
Forest Products Specialist and Director of the Robinson Wood Utilization Center
University of Kentucky
Chad received his forestry degree from the University of Kentucky and natural resources stewardship degree from Colorado State University. In addition to working as a forester in both states, Chad has operated his own carpentry business and dappled in landscape maintenance. Today, Chad works for the University of Kentucky to wood products research and extension agent duties within the private and public forest sectors. He is a Certified Forester and Certified Hardwood Lumber Inspector.
Andrew Spears
Fabrication Lab Technician and Sawmilling Coordinator
University of Virginia
Andrew is passionate about material lifecycle creativity and community connections. He seeks opportunities to connect the dots between departments and organizations, particularly in the wood and arboriculture community, while helping others create value from waste streams. He demonstrates this passion while overseeing the salvaging and repurposing of urban wood on the University of Virginia campus. Andy received his applied biophysics degree from William & Mary College and his landscape architecture degree from the University of Virginia.
Kathryn Reis
Conservation Educator Coordinator
Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District
Kathryn is a Conservation Educator Coordinator with Randolph County's Soil and Water Conservation District in North Carolina. She teaches youth about various natural resource conservation issues in North Carolina's piedmont region while interacting with local farmers who engage in select Conservation Title Programs of the Farm Bill.
Judith Ntow Oppong (Moderator)
Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing Researcher
Tennessee State University
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