Urban Forestry Speaker Series
Lecture #1
Matthew Stephens (Director of Street Tree Planting, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation). Learn about New York City’s street tree planting program.
Lecture #2
Bram Gunther (Chief of Forestry, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation). Learn about New York City’s urban forest and green infrastructure programs.
Lecture #3
Jeremy Barrick (Deputy Chief of Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources). Learn about how NYC Parks responds to major storm events like Hurricane Sandy.
Lecture #4
James Kaechele (Development Manager, New York Tree Trust). Learn about how New York City’s uses public-private partnerships for its green infrastructure initiatives.
Lecture #5
Navé Strauss (Senior Forester, NYC Parks)\r\n\r\nLearn about the Young Street Tree Pruning and Tree Procurement Programs that are so crucial to the City’s efforts at building a greener city through planting street trees.