Registration Eligibility
PA-DE ASLA Members and Nonmembers and Student Members and Nonmembers
Start Date
04/12/2019
End Date
04/13/2019
Description
The Pittsburgh Redbud Project is a unique tree planting initiative that will brighten the view shed of the City with vibrant pink/purple blooms in early spring. Learn of how a Landscape Architect's simple idea became reality. Just completing its third year; understand the challenges, triumphs, and positive outcomes that have been encountered on this inspiring project.
Location
Cranberry, PA
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
Yes
Subjects
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Learn how community forestry, volunteers, local government, nonprofits, and foundations work together successfully on large scale tree plantings; Challenges with invasive species; Damage control for trees in an urban environment when planted on a large scale; Plant diversity on a focused initiative; Community impacts and challenges
Instructors
Jeff Bergman, Director of Community Forestry and Tree Vitalize; J. Frank Dawson, Jr., RLA, Principal, J. Frank Dawson Studios
Course Codes
Provider
Pennsylvania/ Delaware Chapter ASLA