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Iowa Learning Farm Webinar - Lessons From the Derecho

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

 

September 9 Webinar: Lessons From the Derecho: Addressing Storm Damage and Working Towards Resilient Forest and Tree Resources

 

Iowa Learning Farms will host a webinar about  how to assess and address storm damage to both forest and urban trees caused by the August derecho.  

The derecho caused extensive damage across the state, to buildings, crops, and trees. This webinar will focus on the storm damage to forests and urban trees, and how this damage can be evaluated and managed to create more resilient forest and tree resources.

Billy Beck, Extension Forestry Specialist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University, will also provide tips on creating more storm-ready urban and rural forest canopies. Recovery resources for both rural forest landowners and urban residents will be covered.

“Landscape and forest trees provide critical social, economic, and environmental benefits to all Iowans, and the derecho produced devastating impacts to these resources,” said Beck. “Whether you suffered damage to trees in your yard, or your 100-acre forestland, this webinar seeks to assist on the road to recovery.” Beck’s research and extension work focuses on the impacts that trees, forests, and forestry have on water quality and quantity within the agricultural Midwest.

Shortly before 12:00 pm: click the link below or type this web address into your internet browser: https://iastate.zoom.us/j/364284172

Or, join via phone:     Dial:  312-626-6799     Meeting ID: 364 284 172

A Certified Crop Adviser board-approved continuing education unit (CEU) has been applied for, for those who are able to participate in the live webinar. Information about how to apply to receive the credit (if approved) will be provided at the end of the live webinar.

More information about this webinar is available on the ILF website. If you can't watch the webinar live, an archived version will be available at: https://www.iowalearningfarms.org/page/webinars.