UP  BY ROOTS
with James Urban

POMPANO BEACH (Ft. Lauderdale area)
Wednesday March 21, 2012
Larkins Community Center, Pompano Beach

CEUs:    ISA - 6.5    FNGLA - 4    LIAF - 4    LA - 6.5 (Course #00008361 - Provider #0004488)

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James Urban brings his book, UP BY ROOTS, to life with a day of hands-on instruction highlighting key soil and site assessment techniques. These skills are critical for arborists, landscape architects, architects, planners, and urban foresters who design, specify, install, or manage trees in the built environment.

Up By Roots is a one-day workshop that highlights the principles of soil science and their use in facilitating the growth of healthy trees and developing water-efficient landscapes.  This workshop includes lectures and field work intended to introduce the underlying scientific principles guiding tree biology and soil-water relations. It is only through a healthy respect for these guiding principles that one can effectively design, install, and manage soils and trees in the urban landscape.

MEET OUR SPEAKER:
JAMES URBAN, Landscape Architect Fellow, is a landscape architect with more than 30 years of experience in the field of urban development.  Over the past three  decades, Jim has routinely dealt with the challenge of planting trees in difficult urban sites. Since 1982, he has researched and tested various methods of tree installation in the urban environment. Jim has developed applications for practicing arborists and landscape architects that include the testing of new urban tree systems and planting concepts, developing new approaches to landscape architectural design, and detailing and specifications in the area of trees and urban soils.

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AGENDA:

8:00 – 8:30           Registration

                               This introductory session is an overview of the relationships among trees, soil, and
                               water.  Aspects of soil to be included in the discussion are: Physical Properties,
                               Chemical Properties, Biological Properties, Interrelationships, Tree/Soil Relationships

10:15 - 10:30       Break with refreshments

10:30 – 12:00      Urban Soil Analysis
                               When working with urban soils field assessments of soil conditions are often
                               necessary. Topics covered in this session include:  Traditional Analysis Tools,
                               Non-Traditional Analysis, Tools Reading the Landscape

12:00 - 1:00         Lunch (provided)

1:00 - 2:30            Field Walk and Soil Assessment
                               Attendees will walk to several sites where they will be introduced to the use of soil
                               augers and other soil-assessment tools.  Session topics include: Soil Profiles and
                               Augers, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Color and Odor, Soil by Feel, and Reading the Landscape
                               to Make Soil Determinations

2:30 - 2:45            Break with refreshments

2:45 - 4:30            Practical Soil Applications
                               Suggestions to restore or improve soil functions will be discussed for the following
                               situations: Drainage, pH, Soil Biology, Soil Fertility, Clay and Fine-grained Soils,
                               Compaction and Salt

4:30                        Award CEUs and adjourn

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