Research and Education
We are committed to sharing information to make urban forests, green infrastructure, and woody plants thrive.
Analemma Resources preceded Arbor Drone, and performed applied research for urban green infrastructure. This section includes all research and education performed by both Arbor Drone and Analemma Resources.
Areas of study and practice include: remote sensing of the urban forest with Unmanned Aerial Systems, ameliorating the urban heat island, early detection of pests and disease in woody plant crops, mitigating the conflicts between trees and solar collectors, improving green infrastructure design, making policy for roadside design for trees, integrating green infrastructure and compact urban design, improving parking lot design, and more.
Here is how we strive to improve arboriculture, green infrastructure, and urban forestry:
Current Work:
Written Word:
Trade Journals and White Papers:
Spoken Word:
Preparing Our Forests' Future with Climate-Ready Trees. Presentation for the 100th Annual ISA Conference and Trade Show, August 12-14 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA
Generative AI in Arboriculture and Drones in Arboriculture for the Northern Rockies Tree School, Jan 8, 2025.
Past Work:
Written Word
Refereed Journals
Staley, D.C. 2022. Modern Urban Forestry for Modern Connected Cities: Technology challenges and opportunities. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 48:2 pp. 147-163.
Staley, D.C. 2013. Urban Forests and Solar Power Generation - Partners in urban heat island mitigation. International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies 8:3 9 pp.
Proceedings and Symposia
Staley, D.C. 2012. Rooftop Solar Power and Urban Forests: Coexisting sustainably in cities. IN: Proceedings of The 2012 International Conference on Clean Energy. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Staley, D.C. 2012. Green Infrastructure, transportation network design, and water quality: applied solutions for implementing water quality policies. IN: Proceedings of The XII International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology, Energy and Global Sustainable Development. Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Staley, D.C. 2012. Trees and Solar Power: Coexisting in an urban forest near you. IN: Proceedings of The World Renewable Energy Forum. Denver, CO, USA.
Staley, D.C. 2009. Increasing Green Infrastructure in Compact Developments: Strategies for providing ecologically beneficial greenery in modern urban built environments. IN: Proceedings of The Second International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands (SICCUHI), Berkeley CA, USA.
White Papers
Staley, D. Haynie, T. and Anderson, L. 2019. Final Report: Spectral Data Analysis and Applications for the Urban Forest of the City and County of Denver for the Field Season of 2018. Report on outcomes and next steps for EAB monitoring in Denver.
Staley, D., Haynie, T and Anderson, L. 2018. Detecting Emerald Ash Borer with UAVs and Multispectral Sensors in Denver, Colorado. Technical paper for the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Xponential 2018. Denver, CO. USA.
Staley, D. Haynie, T. and Anderson, L. 2018. Final Report: Early Detection of Emerald Ash Borer Project for the City and County of Denver. Report on outcomes and next steps for EAB monitoring in Denver.
Musiol, E. Kooles, K. Allen, M and Staley, D. 2012. Balancing Solar Energy Use with Potential Competing Interests. American Planning Association Briefing Paper. Washington, D.C.
Staley D.C. 2012. Solar-Smart Urban Forests in the New Energy Economy. White paper for the Smart Growth Network's project "The National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities".
Staley D.C. 2012. Green Infrastructure and Transportation Network Design: Applied solutions for modern commercial
commercial roadside design. White paper for the Smart Growth Network's project "The National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities".
Benefits of Urban Forests (awaiting publication) For Casey Trees, Washington, D.C. A literature review of the benefits of urban forests. This literature review continues to be downloaded over a decade later, and is still the most comprehensive review of urban forest benefits performed to date.
Third-Party Case Studies
MicaSense Corporation. Using Multispectral Imagery to Monitor Urban Forests. March 2020.
Trade Journals
Staley, D.C. 2024. Generative Artificial Intelligence: What is it and can it be used in arboriculture? Arborist News 33:2 pp. 30-33.
Staley, D.C. 2023. Planning for Climate-ready Tree Species: What next? Arborist News. 32:3 pp. 34-37.
Staley, D.C. 2021. Green Infrastructure Monitoring and Technology: Where we are today. ISAO Ontario Arborist February-March 2021.
Staley, D.C. 2019 (edited reprint). Drones and Arboriculture Today Part 2. Tree Service Canada. August 2019.
Staley, D.C. 2019 (edited reprint). Drones and Arboriculture Today. Tree Service Canada. March 2019.
Staley, D.C. 2019. Drones and Utility Vegetation Management Today: Where Do We Stand? Arborist News. 28:1 pp. 48-51.
Staley, D.C. 2018. Drones and Arboriculture Today: An Update (Part II). Arborist News. 27:3 pp. 24-27.
Staley, D.C. 2018. Drones and Arboriculture Today: An Update. Arborist News. 27:2 pp. 24-27.
Staley, D.C. 2017 (reprint). Remote Sensing and Assessment of Urban Forests with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The Bark. 19:3 pp 42-46.
Hannah, T. and Staley, D. 2017. A Different Perspective. Lawn & Landscape October 2017.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Making a Business Decision for Drones: What you need to know. Arborist News. 25:5 pp. 22-25.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Drone Arboriculture: The business case for your operation? Ontario Arborist. October 2016 pp. 10-13.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Remote Sensing and Assessment of Urban Forests with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. City Trees. 53:1 pp 18-22.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Drones and Arboriculture: Legal requirements and private property rights. Tree Care Industry Magazine. 27:10 pp. 48-50.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Drone Arboriculture: Is it right for your operation? Ontario Arborist. June/July 2016 pp 14-19.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Drones and Tree Care: Right for your operation? Tree Care Industry Magazine. 27:7 pp 24-29.
Staley, D.C. 2016. How to Market to the Tree Care Industry and Landscape Industry. sUAS News Special Supplement (August 2016).
Staley, D.C. 2016. Drones and Tree Care Operations. Tree Services Magazine. 12:4 pp 18-23.
Staley, D.C. 2016. UVM and UAVs: A new way forward. Transmission and Distribution World Magazine. April 2016 pg. 17.
Staley, D.C. 2016. Drones and the future of Utility Vegetation Management. Utility Arborist Newsline. March-April 2016 pp. 31-32.
Staley, D.C. 2015. Drones & Tree Care: Who is using them, how, and why? Tree Care Industry Magazine 26:12 pp. 8-14.
Staley, D.C. 2014. Your Next Opportunity: Solar-friendly tree care. Tree Care Industry Magazine 25:7 pp. 22-23.
Staley, D.C. 2014. Solar Rights and Tree Rights are Compatible. Renewable, Alternative and Distributed Energy Resources Newsletter. 2:2 pp. 13-15. American Bar Ass'n, Washington, D.C.
Hammrich, T. and Staley, D. 2013. Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Arboriculture: Toward new heights. Tree Care Industry Magazine 24:11 pp. 26-31.
DuVivier, K.K. and Staley, D. 2013. Managing the Dark Side of Trees. Solar Today 27:5 pp. 27-31.
Staley, D.C. 2013. Rooftop Solar Power and Arboriculture: Natural Partners (No, Really). Tree Care Industry Magazine 24:6 pp. 36-40.
Staley D.C. 2012. Solar-Smart Arboriculture in the New Energy Economy. Arborist News 20:3 4 pp.
Spoken Word
Workshops
The Nuts and Bolts of Drone Arboriculture. The 39th annual Texas Tree Conference. Waco, TX USA. September 26, 2018. Series of 10 sessions for ~300 attendees, with pilots demonstrating pre- and post-flight routines, flying techniques near trees, and various equipment and extras.
Drones 201: A Primer on Analyzing Drone Data. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. August 29, 2018. New Orleans, LA, USA. Video of the workshop here.
Drones and Arboriculture. Pacific Northwest ISA annual conference. Boise, ID USA. September 17, 2016. Series of two demonstrations for conference and climbing competition attendees in Julia Davis Park, Boise.
Using Drones in Tree Care: What You Need to Know. ISA International Conference 2016. Ft Worth, TX USA. August 13, 2016. Guest speaker: Chad Frazer, North Texas Drone User Group.
Drones for Tree Care Professionals. Pre-conference workshop at the 36th annual Texas Tree Conference. Waco, TX USA. September 30, 2015. Series of 10 sessions for ~280 attendees, with 14 pilots flying unmanned aerial vehicles to demonstrate the capabilities of drones for arboriculture. Believed to be the largest workshop of its kind held anywhere.
Trees and Solar Power: Natural Partners (No, really). (2) Davis, CA October 15, 2013 and San Diego, CA USA. October 17, 2013. All day workshops to introduce best practices on site analysis for trees and solar power, in support of upcoming field manual The Manual of Site Analysis for Trees and Rooftop Solar.
Podcasts/Webcasts/Webinars
Using Drones for Conservation and Development. Timber Talks podcast June 15, 2024.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Trees. Discovering Forestry Podcast Feb 19, 2024.
Tree Species and Climate Change: Preparing our forests' future. Webinar for PNW-ISA’s Arbor Chat series, November 15, 2023. (This is not the CEU link - for CEU credit, go to PNW-ISA site)
Drones in the Tree World. Discovering Forestry Podcast July 4, 2022.
Hemp and Precision Agriculture: What you need to know. Webinar with Micasense and Cannabis Tech to introduce new hemp farmers to aerial remote sensing. April 24, 2019. Webinar here.
Will Drones be Key? Podcast with an overview of drone technology for arboriculture. Trees are Key podcast with Paul Johnson.
Maximum Solar at the Heart of Urban Forests. ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) webinar on SunShot Initiatives and best practices. September 18, 2013.
Solar-Friendly Communities. Solar energy and urban forestry: Denver's integrated vision. A webinar in the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) webinar series. Presented January 8, 2013.
Environmental Grudge Match: Solar Panels vs. Trees. A session in the Third Thursday Alliance for Community Trees webcast series. Presented May 20, 2010.
SmartGrowth and Urban Forestry- Part II: City Planning. A session in the Third Thursday Alliance for Community Trees webcast series. Presented March 19, 2009.
Urban Design Podcasts.com (all available on iTunes) :
Sustainable growth conference: March 10, 2010
Solar access: April 7, 2010
Green infrastructure: April 21, 2010
International Society of Arboriculture:
ArborViews interview on urban forests and the built environment
Videos
Short Educational Videos or References
Generative AI:
Plant ID With Generative AI Tools
Hallucinations and Odd Answers by Generative AI Tools
Climate Change Videos:
Two Minutes of Climate Science
What are Global Climate Models?
How to Find Microclimates
ISA Atlanta Conference Presentation 2024 (with narration): Climate Ready Trees
Supplemental Document for Videos
Other Videos
A Million Trees and A Million Solar Roofs: Can We Have Both? A collaboration with the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA). Released January 2013.
Analytics and Machine Learning for Precision Agriculture and Green Infrastructure. ENVI Analytics Symposium, Denver CO, USA, August 14, 2019.
Interviews
Solar Power and Trees Create a Win-Win Team. Shade Magazine 2013, the Magazine of the Georgia Urban Forest Council pp 12-13.
Dan at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in New Orleans.
Demonstration for a Front Range Urban Forestry Council meeting in Golden, CO, USA.
Presentations
2024
Preparing Our Forests' Future with Climate-Ready Trees. Presentation for the 100th Annual ISA Conference and Trade Show, August 12-14 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA
Machine Learning Analysis and Arboriculture: Coming soon to a device near you. Presentation for the 90th Annual WCISA Conference and Trade Show, May 1, 2024, San Diego, CA, USA.
2023
Urban Forestry Technology for Tomorrow’s Cities: Modern analysis opportunities for resilient societies. PNW-ISA Annual Training Conference, Tacoma, WA, USA October 3, 2023.
2022
Modern Urban Forestry for Modern Connected Cities: Technology opportunities. For the International Society of Arboriculture 2022 International Virtual Conference December 13th, 2022. Supplement for presentation.
How Consulting Arborists Can Improve Results: Improvements today and tomorrow. Co-presentation with Jim Flott for the West Coast International Society of Arboriculture’s 88th Annual Conference & Trade Show, May 4, 2022.
Arboriculture and Drones: What’s happening today? Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association 2022 Horticulture Expo, Boise ID USA January 21, 2022.
Green Infrastructure and Autonomous Vehicles: Preparing for the future of (some) work. Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association 2022 Horticulture Expo, Boise ID USA January 21, 2022.
2021
Preparing City Trees for Driverless Vehicles: Changing Roadsides as an Opportunity and Green Infrastructure Monitoring & Technology: The State of the Art. PNW-ISA's Annual Training Conference, October 11, 2021. Presentations available January 2022.
Urban Forest Technology in a New Light: What’s here and what’s coming. 2021 Garden State Tree Conference, March 10, 2021.
Green infrastructure monitoring and technology: The state of the art. ISA Ontario’s Annual Virtual Conference & Trade Show, February 25, 2021.
Preparing City Trees for Unmanned Vehicles: How Changing Roadsides Are an Opportunity. ISA Ontario’s Annual Virtual Conference & Trade Show, February 24, 2021.
2020
Preparing Urban Forestry Staff and Students for the Near- and Middle-Futures. 2020 Virtual Partners in Community Forestry Conference, November 18, 2020.
Using Drones in Urban Forestry. The Georgia Tree Conference Webinar Program. November 4, 2020.
Remote Sensing and Woody Crops: What you need to know. 2020 Western Colorado Horticultural Society and VinCO Annual Conference and Trade Show. Grand Junction, CO, USA. January 22, 2020.
2019
Drones and Tree Risk Assessment. 9th Annual Delaware Arborist and Tree Care Seminar. Harrington, DE, USA. October 22, 2019. Seminar and demonstration.
Analytics and Machine Learning for Precision Agriculture and Green Infrastructure. ENVI Analytics Symposium, Denver CO, USA. August 14, 2019. Video here.
Report to Denver City Forester: 2018 Field Season. Outcomes of our work in Denver in 2018, including EAB detection, development of aerial inventories, and machine learning-derived canopy cover assessments.
Drones in Arboriculture. The 54th Annual Shade Tree Symposium, Penn-Del Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, Lancaster, PA, USA. February 11, 2019.
2018
Urban Forestry from Above: Seeing Trees in a New Light. Plus a drone demonstration and talk on the 15th. Trees Matter Symposium. Silver Spring, MD, USA. November 14, 2018.
Trees From Above: Seeing in a new light. Pacific Northwest ISA Tree School. Spokane, WA, USA November 9, 2018.
Early Detection of Emerald Ash Borer and Other Pests with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and the Future of Urban Forestry. Society of Municipal Arborists 54th Annual International Urban Forestry Conference and Trade Show. Irvine, CA, USA November 6, 2018.
Detecting Emerald Ash Borer with UAVs and Remote Sensing in Denver, Colorado. Society of American Foresters National Convention. Portland, OR, USA October 6, 2018.
Drones in Urban Forestry and Grand Junction Stories. Rocky Mountain ISA Annual Conference. Grand Junction, CO, USA September 17, 2018.
UAVs and Remote Sensing for the Green Industry: What to know before you start. InterDrone International Drone Conference and Exposition. Las Vegas, NV, USA September 5, 2018.
Drones in Urban & Utility Forestry. International Society of Arboriculture Annual International Conference and Trade Show. Columbus, Ohio, USA August 6, 2018.
Detecting Emerald Ash Borer with UAVs and Multispectral Sensors in Denver, CO, USA. AUVSI XPONENTIAL. Denver, CO, USA May 2, 2018.
Using Drones in Arboriculture. West Coast Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture annual conference. Santa Rosa, CA, USA April 25, 2018.
Rising Above: Using drones for risk assessments. California Tree Failure Report Program annual meeting. Fullerton, CA, USA March 21, 2018.
The Use of Drones for Early EAB Detection and Other Cost Effective Landscape Applications. ProGreen EXPO 2018. Denver, CO, USA February 15, 2018.
Detection of Urban Forest Pests with Remote Sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Denver, CO. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Conference and International LiDAR Mapping Forum. Denver, CO, USA February 7, 2018.
Rising Above: Using drones for risk assessments (presentation and demonstration). California Tree Failure Report Program annual meeting. Filoli Historic House & Garden Woodside, CA, USA January 11, 2018.
2017
Drone Technology for the Turf and Landscape Industry. Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association. Denver, CO, USA. December 7, 2017.
Using Drones and Remote Sensing for Urban Pest Detection. Partners in Community Forestry Conference. Tulsa, OK, USA. November 16, 2017.
FRUFC Mission Update Presentation. Front Range Urban Forestry Council. Golden, CO, USA. September 21, 2017.
Multispectral Remote Sensing for Urban Forestry. Mid-Atlantic Remote Sensing Working Group (teleconferenced), Manassas, VA, USA. August 29, 2017.
Emerald Ash Borer Identification. Rocky Mountain Unmanned Aerial Systems Professionals meeting, Broomfield, CO USA. August 16, 2017.
Pest Detection Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. International Society of Arboriculture 2017 International Conference and Trade Show, Washington DC, USA. August 2, 2017.
Logistics and Possibilities of Drone Arboriculture. Chicago Region Trees Initiative Conference (teleconferenced). Lisle, IL USA. April 3, 2017.
Are Drones Right For Your Business? Iowa State University Shade Tree Short Course. Ames IA, USA. February 23, 2017.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Landscape, Nursery and Greenhouse Operation: Where to Begin? ProGreen Expo Denver, CO USA. February 9, 2017.
Remote Sensing with Drones to Detect EAB. Front Range Urban Forest Council. Golden, CO, USA. January 19, 2017.
Drones in Arboriculture: The business case for purchase or pilot. Idaho Horticulture Expo. Boise, ID USA. January 18, 2017.
Drones in the Landscape: What can they do for you? Idaho Horticulture Expo. Boise, ID USA. January 18, 2017.
2016
Drones and Community Forestry: What You Need to Know. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference Indianapolis, IN USA. November 17, 2016.
Utility Vegetation Management, Drones, and the Future: What's coming? Utility Arborist Association annual conference. Indianapolis, IN USA. November 15, 2016.
Drones: A business decision! Tree Care Industry Association EXPO. Baltimore, MD USA. November 12, 2016.
Drones For Tree Care: A new tool in your tool belt. Rocky Mountain ISA Annual Conference Denver, CO USA. October 11, 2016.
Change your Business with Drones. ISA International Conference 2016. Ft Worth, TX USA. August 16, 2016.
The Building Blocks of UAS: Vegetation management. Rocky Mountain Unmanned Aerial Systems meeting Denver, CO USA. June 14, 2016.
Drones and Utility Arboriculture. Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course. St Paul, MN USA. March 15 and 16, 2016.
2015
Trees and Solar Collectors: Natural partners (no, really). Ecotech Institute Sustainability Conference. Aurora, CO USA.
October 21, 2015.
The Not-Too Distant Future: Arboriculture with unmanned aerial vehicles. Texas Chapter ISA Texas Tree Conference.
Waco, TX USA. October 1, 2015.
Planning Policy Guidance for Climate Adaptation: Green infrastructure, human health and urban renewable energy goals. Western Planner Conference. Laramie, WY USA. August 20, 2015.
Planning for Rooftop Solar Power and Trees: Natural partners (no,really). Western Planner Conference. Laramie, WY USA.
August 19, 2015.
UAVs and Utility Arboriculture. ISA International Conference 2015. Orlando, FL USA. August 12, 2015.
2014
Partnering Trees with Rooftop Solar. Tree Care Industry Expo 2014. Hartford, CT, USA. November 15, 2014.
Trees and Rooftop Solar. New California laws and you. 2014 California Urban Forests Council - California ReLeaf annual
conference. San Diego, CA, USA. June 27, 2014.
Trees and Solar Power: Natural Partners (No, really). 20th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment. Denver, CO, USA. June 14, 2014.
2013
Solar Energy and Rooftop Energy: The arborist's role.. Rocky Mountain Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture annual conference. Cheyenne, WY, USA. September 26-27, 2013.
Aurora's Urban Ecosystems. For the City of Aurora Open Space Advisory Board. Aurora, CO USA. July 23, 2013.
Arboriculture and Modern Street Design: Making standards safe for trees and Arboriculture and Solar Power: Conflict
Avoidance in the Urban Forest. For the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture annual conference, Indian Wells CA, May 7-10 2013.
Solar Power and Urban Forests: Coexisting in a city near you and Green Streets for Green Infrastructure. Two posters for the National Adaptation Forum, Denver CO, April 2-4 2013.
2012
Green Streets: Partnering urban forests and sustainable transportation design. Building partnerships to design transportationnetworks that are friendly to green infrastructure. For the Partners in Community Forestry National Conference. November 14, 2012. Sacramento, CA USA.
The Harmonious Coexistence of Trees and Solar Panels. Policies and partnerships for the coexistence of trees and rooftop solar power. For the Georgia Urban Forest Council annual Conference October 24-25, 2012. LaGrange, GA USA
Learning Session: Rooftop Solar power and Urban Forests: Strategies for Increasing Renewable Energy and Property Value in Cities. Land-use policies for the coexistence of trees and rooftop solar power. For the 2012 Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo. October 18, 2012. Denver, CO USA.
Providing urban forest ecosystem services in a world of rooftop solar energy collection: Applied solutions for a sustainable
coexistence. A poster of the paper. For the 4th International EcoSummit 2012 Conference. September 30-October 5 2012. Columbus, OH USA.
Rooftop Solar Power and Urban Forests: Coexisting sustainably in cities. A presentation of the paper. For the ICCE 2012: International Conference on Clean Energy September 10-12, 2012. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Arboriculture and Solar Power: Coming to an urban forest near you. Policies and design for the coexistence of trees and rooftop solar power. For the International Society of Arboriculture International Conference and Trade Show. August 13, 2012. Portland, OR USA.
Rooftop Solar Power Generation and Urban Forests: Strategies for sustainable coexistence in cities. An extended special session with dialogue and exchange, regarding policies and outreach to ensure the healthy coexistence of trees and rooftop solar panels. For the 97th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 6, 2012. Portland, OR USA.
Green Infrastructure, Transportation Network Design and Water Quality: Applied solutions for implementing water
quality policies. Comparative implementation of policies and design specifications to increase urban forest canopy cover and ameliorate stormwater effects. For the XII International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology, Energy, and Global Sustainable Development. June 27 2012. Los Angeles, CA USA.
Trees and Solar Power: Coexisting in an urban forest near you. Presentation of the conference paper. For the World Renewable Energy Forum 2012 Conference. May 13, 2012. Denver, CO USA.
Stormwater/Bioswale Design and Property Values and Green Infrastructure and Modern Streetscape Design Solutions.
For the Missouri Community Forestry Council 19th Annual Conference. March 6-8 2012, Blue Springs, MO USA.
2011
Expand Your Influence: Partnering trees and solar panels. Presented at the Partners in Community Forestry
Conference November 16, 2011 Orlando, FL, USA.
Resilient Urban Habitats: Urban forest canopy cover, green infrastructure and quality of life. Presented at Resilience 2011 Conference March 12, 2011, Tempe, AZ, USA.
2010
New Opportunities for Expertise: How to take advantage of future development directions. Presented at the Society of Municipal Arborists 46th Annual Conference & trade show, October 5, 2010, Albuquerque, NM USA.
New Opportunities for Expertise: Land-use and transportation changes and you. Presentation to the International Society of Arboriculture Conference & Trade Show, July 23-28 2010, Chicago IL USA.
Integrating Green Infrastructure into the City: From planning to best practices Presented at the 2010 New Partners for Smart Growth national conference February 5, 2010. Moderator slides here.
2009
What is Next for Green Infrastructure in Urban Developments: Yes you can. Presented at the 2009 California ReLeaf and CA Urban Forests Council 2009 annual conference October 2, 2009.
Increasing Green Infrastructure in Compact Developments: Strategies for providing ecologically beneficial greenery in modern built environments. Presentation of the conference paper at the Second International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands (SICCUHI), Berkeley CA USA. Presented September 22, 2009.
Making Room for Green Infrastructure and Utilities. Presented at the 2009 Trees and Utilities National Conference in Dallas, TX April 6-8, 2009.
2008
Advanced Green Infrastructure in Compact Developments Presented at the 2008 Arbor Day Foundation Partners in Community Forestry NationalConference in Atlanta, GA November 18-20, 2008.
Volunteerism and Governments: Action from the bottom-up and top-down. Presented with Sara Davis at the 2008 Arbor Day Foundation Partners in Community Forestry National Conference in Atlanta, GA November 18-20, 2008.
The Southwest Quadrant: Stakeholder-ready. Presented at the 2008 APA/ASLA Colorado state conference in Breckenridge, September 13, 2008.
2007
Green Infrastructure in New Urbanist Developments Presented at the Partners in Community Forestry national conference, Baltimore MD November 14, 2007.
2006
Land Use and Physical Activity: Making it happen. Presented at the 'Let's Walk Pierce County' conference for health professionals on promoting healthy communities via planning May 5, 2006.