2ND CHANCE TO BUILD CITIES OF GREEN.If you missed the conference, don't miss the presentations. Written proceedings of AMERICAN FORESTS' 1999 National Urban Forest Conference are available for $35. You'll get Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman's keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. and sessions on Geographic Information Systems for urban ecology Urban ecology is the subfield of ecology which deals with the interaction of plants, animals and humans with each other and with their environment in urban or urbanizing settings. , planning and design, citizen action, public policy, urban-rural connections, and more. The 10-minute Building Cities of Green video, which debuted at the conference, is also available. It offers an excellent overview of the key challenges facing urban forestry Urban forestry is the care and management of urban forests, i.e., tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. in the next century and interviews with King County Executive Ron Sims Ronald Cordell Sims, born July 5, 1948, is currently the King County Executive. He has run unsuccessfully for higher office twice: United States Senator in 1994 and Governor of Washington in 2004. Early life Sims was born in Spokane, Washington, to Reverend James C. and Bellevue Mayor Mike Creighton. This great introduction for people unfamiliar with urban natural resource issues is available for $7 plus shipping. There is a discount on bulk orders of at least 100. Order the conference proceedings and video online at www.american-forests.org. |
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