Urban Trees

Free Workshop

September 21, 2005 6-9 PM

University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, Building, Room 150

Information for Citizens, Contractors, Builders, Homeowners and Buyers in Southeast Texas

Cultivate Green

Presented by

A consortium of local volunteers and Houston Advanced Research Center

Presentations by:
David Hitchcock, AICP, MRCP – HARC Senior Research Scientist will discuss opportunities for to reforest Houston through emerging carbon sequestration and ecological service markets.

Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. – HARC Research Associate, and Freelance Science Writer will speak on the state of Houston’s urban forest: past present, and future.

Todd Watson, Ph.D., Texas A&M Professor of Forest Science will offer “concrete solutions” for urban trees, including porous pavement options.

Cultivate Green is pleased to offer area residents the opportunity to understand the state of Houston’s forests –the benefits the current trees provide to residents and businesses, what we have lost, a vision for a greener tomorrow and ideas on how to implement that vision. We will report on the recently released Texas Forest Service report, Houston’s Regional Forest: Structure, Function, Values, as well as a plan to Cool Houston through tree planting, and other “urban heat island” mitigation measures. The workshop will offer real solutions for paving and soil that work with urban trees, and will discuss which native trees provide maximum benefit for various ends: shade, fast growth, carbon storage and a vision for creating certified green nurseries that come equipped with this info at their fingertips. We will discuss the emerging U.S. market for tree planting and other ecological services, where citizens can benefit from having utility companies plant trees, which store and sequester carbon, to offset their CO2 emissions.

Who Will Benefit From Participation?

· If you’re interested in landscaping or planting trees at your home, office, or in your work as a developer, landscape architect, builder, real estate agent, or nursery owner, and want to know your best options.

· If you’re interested in better understanding the values trees and forests provide citizens and communities.
· If you’re interested in reducing your environmental footprint and helping future generations.

Come and increase your knowledge from this workshop by gaining tactics that can help you to make decisions in your home and at your work. People in the home building, remodeling, real estate and homeowners will benefit from this workshop.

Directions: From Houston take I45 south, exit Cullen, turn right on Cullen, turn left at 1st light (Elgin St.), and turn right into UH Entrance 18. The Architecture building is straight ahead.

Free Parking: to park turn right at stop sign then turn right into parking lot 16B

Location: University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture Rm 150,

To register or for more information contact tkurtin@harc.edu or call 281.363.7926

www.harc.edu/harc/projects/CultivateGreen

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Wendee Holtcamp, Research Associate
Houston Advanced Research Center, Environment Group
4800 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77381
281/364-4006 - direct line
http://www.harc.edu
<<The Cultivating Green Urban Trees Flyer21.pdf>>

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