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International conference Ancient Trees in Urban Environments May 10th-11th 2012

Last registration day May 1st
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The Museum of Natural History and the National City Park, Stockholm

Regards from The Ancient Tree Man and The Ancient Tree Lady Ted Green and Jill Butler via video Ancient trees in a European context Why are Swedish trees important? Vikki Bengtsson The cultural importance of old trees in urban environments and cultural landscapes Urban Emanuelsson Natural aging processes of trees, an ecosystem approach to diagnostics & management Neville Fay Best practice in West Sweden: A municipality collaboration to protect valuable trees Karin Meyer Best practice in UK: How did ancient trees get there and how do we protect them? Chris Knapman The importance of old trees to urban people, conflicting interests and solutions Francesco Ferrini Oak trees and their rotten fungi Lynne Boddy Assessing, balancing and managing risks and benefits from trees Mike Ellison Risk mitigation: How to understand trees from their body language and measurements? Frank Rinn The relevance of the Swedish Species Information Centre for ancient, urban trees Artur Larsson Workshops in the field: Ancient trees and their biodiversity Vikki Bengtsson, Mats Jonsell, Lynne Boddy, Mats Gothnier, Ancient trees in the cultural landscape Henrik Niklasson, Urban Emanuelsson, Karl-Olof Bergman, Lars-Gunnar Brvander, Ancient trees and risk Jon Hartill, Mike Ellison, Chris Knapman Alternatives to felling Daniel Daggfeldt,
Neville Fay and active arborists

A joint arrangement by

Conference fee SEK 2 200

Thursday dinner SEK 525 Program:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/90 436447/Program-Ancient-TreesEng

Register by mail to conference2012@ sverigesarboristforbund.se