{"id":6785,"date":"2015-04-27T15:15:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T22:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lgc.org\/?p=6785"},"modified":"2015-06-04T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T22:44:59","slug":"urban-greening-fresno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mirror.lgc.org\/wordpress\/urban-greening-fresno","title":{"rendered":"Putting the Green in Urban Greening: Funding Opportunities for the San Joaquin Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Putting the Green in Urban Greening: Funding Opportunities for the San Joaquin Valley<\/h4>\n<p>Join the California Urban Forests Council and the Local Government Commission for a discussion on the social, environmental, and economic benefits of trees.<\/p>\n<p>May 21, 2015 \u2022 9:00 AM \u2013 12:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>Fresno County Agricultural Commission<br \/>\n1730 South Maple Avenue<br \/>\nThe Demonstration Room<br \/>\nFresno, CA 93702<\/p>\n<p><em>Check-in will start at 8:30 AM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion will cover:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tree planting in the current drought;<\/li>\n<li>Best urban forestry management practices including case studes from the San Joaquin Valley;<\/li>\n<li>Potential funding opportunities for tree planting and technical assistance from CalFire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With special guest speaker Dr. Igor Lacan, Urban Forestry Advisor with the U.C. Cooperative Extension. Dr. Lacan will discuss economic benefits of urban greening and strategies for designing community forestry programs and tree plantings in a time of drought. Other guests Lee Ayres of Tree Fresno, Anne Fenkner of the Davey Resource Group, and Darla Mills of CalFire, and Eric Aller, Parks Manager with the City of Clovis will discuss Central Valley case studies and funding strategies.<\/p>\n<h4>Agenda and Presentations<\/h4>\n<h4>Agenda<\/h4>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/Calfire_Fresno_WorkshopInternalAgenda_participant.doc\">Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\">8:30 AM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"494\"><strong>Check-in<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\">9:00 AM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Welcome and Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shani Alford \u2013 Project Manager, Local Government Commission<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Hughes \u2013 Executive Director, California Urban Forests Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\">9:15 AM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Beneficial Beauty: Contribution of city trees to the health and wealth of urban residents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Igor Lacan \u2013 Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/Lacan.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> <span class=\"small\">(PDF)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\">9:45 AM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Green Case Studies in the Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Ayres \u2013 Executive Director, Tree Fresno<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/Ayres.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> (PDF)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Anne Fenkner \u2013 Project Developer, Davey Resource Group<br \/>\nEric Aller \u2013 Parks Manager, City of Clovis<em><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/Aller.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> (PDF)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\">9:45 AM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Green Case Studies in the Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Darla Mills \u2013 Urban Forester\/Project Leraning Tree Program Analyst, CAL FIRE<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/CAL-FIRE.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Kopp \u2013 AmeriCorps Member, CivicSpark<em><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/CivicSpark.pdf\">Presentation<\/a> (PDF)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\">11:45 PM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Table Discussions: Meet with funders to discuss your ideas for proposals<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"62\" height=\"30\">12:30 PM<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Adjourn<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Additional Resources<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/CaUFC forestry flyer.pdf\">CaUFC Forestry Flyer<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/CaUFC forestry resources.pdf\">CaUFC Forestry Resources<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/FundingFAQ.pdf\">Funding FAQ<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/IFGU Biz Bilingual copy.pdf\">IFGU Biz Bilingual<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/IFGU Home Bilingual copy.pdf\">IFGU Home Bilingual<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/livcomm_urban_forests.pdf\">Liveable Communities and Urban Forests<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/ResourcesListEvan.pdf\">Resources List<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/TechnialsupportFAQ.pdf\">Technical Support FAQ<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lgc.org\/wordpress\/docs\/events\/calfire\/UCF Resources list copy.pdf\">UCF Resources List<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putting the Green in Urban Greening: Funding Opportunities for the San Joaquin Valley Join the California Urban Forests Council and the Local Government Commission for a discussion on the 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