ISA Prep Session 5: Tree Risk Assessment, Construction & Urban Forestry
- Monday, March 23, 2026, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tree Risk Assessment
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Speaker: Leanna Nugent
Credentials: ISA Certified Arborist and TRAQ, MS in Urban Forestry
Topics to be discussed:
- Tree risk assessment procedures (conditions associated with tree failure)
- How decay contributes to tree failure
- How tree risk can be mitigated
- Duty of an arborist when assessing tree condition
Construction
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Speaker: Jeffrey Romano
Credentials: ISA Certified Arborist, Forestry Technician for Syracuse Parks
Topics to be discussed:
- How trees can be injured or killed by construction
- Arborist role in planning and preventing tree damage
- Techniques used to preserve trees
- Treatment of trees damaged by construction
Urban Forestry
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Speaker: Deborah Hilbert
Credentials: Professor of Urban Forestry, SUNY-ESF
Topics to be discussed:
- Environmental, economic, aesthetic and social benefits of trees
- The role of an urban forester
- How to plan and conduct a tree inventory
- Components of an urban forestry management plan
Fee
$139
Register
https://www.cognitoforms.com/CornellCooperativeExtensionOfOnondagaCounty/2026ISAPrep
Contact
Leanna Nugent
Community Forestry and Natural Resources Educator
lwn5@cornell.edu
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Last updated January 27, 2026