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TEP SEMINAR XIII
Trees, Roots, Fungi, Soil (Part 2)
Towards a model of good soil practice for arboriculture

30th June 2009

Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF

Bookings are now closed for this seminar. However, last minute places may become available through cancellations.

For these please call on 01179 105 200 or 07855 234 349

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There is much to be gained from an effective dialogue between ecology and arboriculture if we are to reach a meaningful understanding of health and pathogenicity in relation to soil and roots

Understanding the soil rooting environment should be the first port of call for all practitioners involved in tree care. Arboriculture to date has been poorly served by ‘science’ with regard to the soil. While there is common use of expensive trunk decay investigation devices, there is no available conventional toolkit for looking at the soil as a matter of routine.

Without a clear understanding of functioning soil ecology, there is no ecological basis for restoration where tree stress implies problems with the soil. One consequence of this is a focus on pests and diseases, inputs and outputs and agrichemical solutions. This seminar will explore these themes and the prospects for a meaningful dialogue between adherents to the inputs-outputs and eco-system models.

Speakers:

Please note that Professor Clive Edwards will be taking the place of Dr Mark Hodson as previously advertised. Professor Edwards is recognised as world authority on earthworms, his book The Ecology and Biology of Earthworms is going into its fourth edition.

• Professor David Cutler, President of the Linnean Society
  Welcome and Introduction
• Dr Alan Rayner
  The Dynamic Relationship of Trees and Fungi: Symbiosis and pathology
• Dr Ken Thompson, University of Sheffield
  If Trees Could Speak, What Would They Be Trying to Tell Us? An ecologist wonders why trees fail
• Dr Vinodh Krishnamurthy, Laverstoke Park
  An Organic Diagnostic Model: Testing soils, understanding functioning, managing deficiencies
• Dr Lee Klinger, Independent Scientist and Consultant, California
  Forest Vegetation and Soil Succession: The natural process of change
• Dr Olaf Ribeiro, Ribeiro Tree Evaluations Inc, Seattle
  Notes from a Soil Laboratory: Soil analysis first, treatment of trees second (pathogenicity and remediation)
• Professor Clive Edwards, Ohio State University
  Understanding Earthworms: Indicators of soil quality and productivity and their use in bioremediation
• Dr Declan Barraclough, Environment Agency
  G. K. Chesterton and the Soil Problem: Is there a relation between soil properties and tree health?

This event is held for ecologists, foresters, arboriculturists, soil scientists, mycologists and all those with a broad interest in trees and soil ecology.

Please note we regret that there is no wheelchair access or lift facilities at this venue.

Speakers and order may vary.

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TEP SEMINAR XIV
Trees & Conflict Resolution

In collaboration with RSA Fellowship
&
In association with Coventry University

12th November 2009

The RSA*, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ

£220 plus VAT per person.

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This conference will look at examples where trees have come to influence the fundamentals of social processes and how the control of trees providing human livelihood has implications for survival, empowerment and political participation.

Instances of this can be seen in Israel and Palestine, where the olive tree symbolises both the potential for reconciliation and the means to control livelihoods, in arid Africa, where experience shows engagement with communities and understanding native wisdom about trees supports economic and social independence, and in Afghanistan, where farmers have replaced poppy growing with pomegranate cultivation as a means of recreating the licit economic self sufficiency taken from them by war and conflict.

Provisional Line UP:

• Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts
  Chair
• Dr Vandana Shiva, Navdanya/RFSTE, India
  Keynote Address: Defending nature's rights and people's rights
• Prof. Andrew Rigby, Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Coventry University
  Trees and movements for nonviolent change
• Shaul Cohen, University of Oregon
  The Politics of Planting. Tree planting as symbolic of conflicting claims to land: looking at the Palestinian-Israeli example
• Dr Mark Johnston, Myerscough College
  Trees and the Troubles
• James Brett, Pom354
  Working with Afghan farmers to recreate the self sufficiency that existed before the devastation of war and conflict destroyed their livelihoods. The case of the Pomegranate.
• Dr Carol Rank, Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Coventry University
  Trees in Conflict Resolution in Africa

* Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

Orchards for Peace and Prosperity
This conference launches Orchards for Peace and Prosperity, an international initiative connecting people and communities around the world to conserve and create traditional orchards wherever they may be – in countryside, city, desert or war zone.

TEP CONFERENCE XV
Trees and Urban Climate Adaptation

A social agenda for liveable cities
In partnership with the Forestry Commission

19th November 2009

The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR

£220 plus VAT per person.

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This conference builds upon the success of the 2008 Trees: The Key to Climate Proofing Our Cities conference focusing on the University of Manchester’s research showing the influence of green infrastructure on the urban climate.

Available data underpin the case for ensuring there is no avoidable loss of large-canopy urban trees, providing for future large trees in urban design and planning, and bringing our parks into city streets. To affect necessary change, no change in legislation is necessary – but rather a co-ordination and re-direction of thinking and practice.

This conference aims to mobilise policy makers and the wider community to ensure a sustainable urban forest canopy capable of meeting future climate adaptation needs. The urban canopy agenda will be met by including climate adaptation within the national health and well-being agenda.

Speakers:

• Professor John Handley OBE, University of Manchester
  Conference Chair
• Tim Rollinson, Director General of the Forestry Commission
  Keynote address
• Neville Fay, Treework Environmental Practice
  Arboriculture’s role in trees and climate adaptation
• Simon Murray, Simon Murray & Co
  Session Chair
• Dr Susannah Gill, University of Manchester
  The essential role of trees: Adapting cities to climate change by managing high temperatures and reducing pressure on drainage systems
• Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (invited)
  The spatial framework for London and the importance of London’s urban canopy
• Dr Mark Johnston MBE, Myerscough College
  Trees in Towns II: Government recognition of urban forest needs
• Martin Kelly, Capita Lovejoy / Trees and Design Action Group
  Big trees in the four-dimensional urban realm
• Diane Smith, Town and Country Planning Association
  Planning for eco-towns, water and green infrastructure: A European perspective
• Alex Nickson, Mayor’s Office, Policy Office for Climate Change in London
  Capitalising on the widest possible environmental benefits from trees: Flood mitigation, urban heat island and climate adaptation
• Sir Terry Farrell CBE, Terry Farrell & Partners
  The Thames Gateway: The design vision and creating treed infrastructure
• Dr Paula Vandergert, Commission for Architecture in the Built Environment (CABE)
  Sustainable cities: Creating tools for better green urban design
• Pete Stringer, Red Rose Forest
  Green infrastructure: A vehicle for working with communities to tackle climate change
• Graham Simmons, Chief Executive, Trees for Cities
  Securing urban trees through community involvement: Planting street and community trees in disadvantaged urban locations

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