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The Nature of Our Cities and The decay of the wood-wide web?

The Nature of Our Cities and The decay of the wood-wide web?

December 2024

The Nature of Our Cities and The decay of the wood-wide web?

CPD hours or CEU points available

With Dr. Nadina Galle and Justine Karst

Presentation: Meet the Urban Forestry Innovators from "The Nature of Our Cities"
With Dr. Nadina Galle

Join us for an inspiring webinar featuring trailblazers in urban forestry from Dr. Nadina Galle’s groundbreaking book, "The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet". Discover how pioneering individuals are revolutionizing tree management, mapping, and survival with cutting-edge technology and innovative methods. From geolocated sound that brings "talking trees" to life, to the transformative effects of LiDAR and digital twin technology on tree mapping, and an arborist’s strategies for tackling climate change, these stories are both captivating and educational.

Whether you’re an arborist, city planner, environmentalist, or simply passionate about cultivating greener, healthier communities, this webinar offers essential insights into the future of urban forestry. Explore the dynamic interplay between nature and technology and see how it's shaping the sustainable cities of tomorrow.

Presentation: The wood-wide web
With Justine Karst

Few ecological concepts have affected public discourse as much as the ‘wood-wide web’. This story holds that all trees in a forest are physically connected belowground by fungi, and that the fungi serve as conduits for the flow of resources and signals among the networked trees. Through these fungal networks, ‘Mother trees’ recognize and warn kin of danger. Though widely appealing and massively popular, I will explain why this story does not survive scientific scrutiny.


Justine Karst

Justine Karst

 
Nadina Galle

Nadina Galle

Dr. Nadina Galle is a Dutch-Canadian ecological engineer, National Geographic Explorer, and TEDx and keynote speaker. She is at the forefront of the global "Internet of Nature" (IoN) movement, leveraging technology to foster nature-infused communities worldwide. As a fellow at MIT's Senseable City Lab, Nadina's pioneering research and advocacy, featured in BBC Earth and National Geographic, have earned her the European Space Agency’s prestigious "Space Oscar." Recognized on Forbes and Elsevier's "30 under 30" lists, she authored "The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet" (June 2024, Mariner Books), sparking international conversations on urban sustainability and well-being.

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The Nature of Our Cities and The decay of the wood-wide web?

With Dr. Nadina Galle and Justine Karst

December 2024

Through these fungal networks, ‘Mother trees’ recognize and warn kin of danger. Though widely appealing and massively popular, I will explain why this story does not survive scientific scrutiny.

The SCATTER project

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A talk featuring Dr Ceclla Chavana-Bryant

Jamaica’s tree of cultural identity & Phytoremediation - Milan's innovative tree planting project

With Heather Craddock and Maria Chiara Pastore

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Tree wisdom; 50 years of busting myths as a climber, consultant, and expert witness

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With Ted Green, Jill Butler and friends

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British bats

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Street Tree Survival in Philadelphia and Canopy Soils

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Tilia Trees and Wild Streets

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Tilia in the limelight: exploring the bacterial microbiome of diseased lime trees

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With Russell Miller and James Chambers

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Roots

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