2021 MTGF MASTER CLASS

AGENDA 

9:30 AM –  MTGF Introductions 

| Matt Cavanaugh- Ex-Officio of the MTGF

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM:  Technology for Enhanced Tree Decay Detection and Risk Assessment 

| Chad Giblin, Director of Operations for City Forester, LLC

Large, mature, and damaged trees create uniquely difficult management considerations for arborists. The knowledge and training that could be used to extend the lives of these trees is not widely known or even agreed upon. This inability to manage the perceived and actual risk associated with these trees may lead to the premature condemnation and removal of high-value, and perhaps irreplaceable, trees. New and emerging technology that utilizes impulse tomography and resistance drilling offers arborists the ability to look inside trees to complement external visual analyses using traditional methods. This data can further inform digital modeling of mechanical wind loading and enhanced tree risk assessment. This session will introduce this technology and how…