i-Tree 2016 Online Training: Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests

i-Tree 2016 Online Training: Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
Join us for a comprehensive web-based instructional series that will introduce the latest tools in the i-Tree software suite, as well as bring you up to date on the improvements that have been made to the i-Tree collection of inventory, analysis and reporting tools for urban and community forests. i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service, and its partners, that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools.
The online training seminar series will take place monthly, with live, interactive sessions led by members of the i-Tree development team and other instructors. This web-based series will introduce i-Tree to you, help you understand its value as an important tool in your urban forest management toolkit and provide you with hands-on demonstrations related to the installation, use and reporting components of the software suite.
The series begins Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM (Eastern) and continues every month on the third Wednesday, beginning at the same time. The sessions will provide a in-depth examination of the i-Tree tools and provide the opportunity for exploring the software on your own between each session, in order to get the most out of the informational sessions. There will be time devoted to Questions and Answers during the sessions, as well as an online discussion board for expanded conversation between workshop attendees.
Please visit http://www.unri.org/itreeworkshops/ to learn more, and to find the log-in details. A complete calendar of dates and presentation topics can be found below. Plan to attend as many of the sessions as you would like.

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