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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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March/April 2019
I-TREE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
For Davey's i-Tree team, 2018 was
a busy year. i-Tree launched in Mexico
and 33 European countries and, to
top it off, an i-Tree team member was
selected for the U.S. delegation at the
first World Forum on Urban Forests.
The team, including software
developers, scientists and technicians,
has been working for several years
with collaborators from all over the
world to launch versions of i-Tree that
work for each country, said Scott Maco,
director, research and development,
Davey Institute.
"We really see an opportunity to make
i-Tree a global tool that anyone can
use, no matter where you are located,"
Maco said. "There are a lot of countries
that simply don't have access to urban
forest assessment tools. We think
i-Tree can fulfill that need."
WORLD FORUM ON
URBAN FORESTS
At the end of last year, the first World
Forum on Urban Forests was held
in Mantova, Italy. The U.S. Forest
Service's International Programs put
together an international delegation
to represent the Forest Service. Al
Zelaya, urban forester, Davey Institute,
was invited to serve on the delegation.
"It was a great honor," Zelaya said.
"I was the only delegate from the
private sector representing a
company. And that says something
about Davey, our value and how we
are perceived as leaders in the urban
forest community."
The forum sought to bring people
from all over the world to network and
share ideas on how to improve urban
forestry. Over 1,000 people attended.
"Urban forestry can be a solution to
many different types of challenges
that many countries are facing,"
Zelaya said. "It's really interesting and
fascinating to hear the challenges in
different parts of the world, and you
see so many parallels."
In October, Maco will speak at the
Second European i-Tree Conference.
Below: The Cities Forum program held
at the World Forum on Urban Forests in
Mantova, Italy, provided a platform for
participants and presenters from around
the world to explore how to integrate urban
forest concepts to make cites more resilient,
sustainable and livable.
i-Tree in Spanish
With the launch of i-Tree
in Mexico, the i-Tree Eco
application is now available
in Spanish. This has created
a potential usership in an
additional 20 countries
that speak Spanish as their
primary language.
Above: Mexico City i-Tree workshop
participants are led through field data
collection exercises by Al Zelaya.
EXPERTISE
