Climbers' Corner • Tree Academy
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday
Up By Roots: Soil workshop
Summary
Based on his 2008 ISA published book, Up By Roots, James
Urban brings the ISA’s successful regional soil workshop to the annual meeting.
The workshop will be divided into four sessions: A basic soils review, a review
of urban soils, and outdoor field sessions where hands on stations allow
participants to touch and experience soil, the tools of the soil trade, and how
to undertake an urban soils evaluation.
In the final session, participants will return to a group setting to
review how to resolve basic soil problems and discuss actual field situations
they have encountered in their work.
Participants will be encouraged to join in the development of alternative
solutions and evaluate the practicality, limitations and cost effectiveness of
proposals. It is hoped that a
cross section of arborist from different geographic regions will participate to
broaden the types of soil problems being discussed.
Presenters
James R. Urban, ISA, FASLA
James Urban specializes in the
design of trees and soils in urban spaces. He has written and lectured
extensively on the subject of urban tree planting and has been responsible for
the introduction of many innovations including most of the current standards
relating to urban tree plantings.
His 2008 book ‘Up By Roots: Healthy Trees and Soils in the Built
Environment’, is becoming one of the principle tree and soil references.
James Urban was instrumental in
the development of structural cells and structural planting soils for use under
sidewalk pavements, and is credited with helping to re-awaken the profession of
landscape architecture to the skills required to successfully plant trees in
difficult urban soils. In 2007 he was awarded the ASLA Medal of Excellence for
this contribution the profession of Landscape Architecture. He is the 2013
recipient of the ISA Award of Achievement for long-term contributions to the
profession of arboriculture.
Climbers' Corner • Tree Academy
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday