Preserving urban forests
education and wildfire mitigation
Paul Johnson
Senior Director at Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
RUNNING TIME: 31:47
Topics covered:
- Introduction to SFI
- Fire Preparedness and Tree Care
- SFI Program Reach
- Program Implementation
- Program Incentives
- Urban Wood Utilization
- Proper Tree Care Standards and BMPs
Leading the way to greener, healthier cities with the new SFI Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard
- The world’s first forest standard for communities
- Promotes nature-based solutions and resilience to climate change
- 16 objectives for urban and community forest certification
- Third-party audits demonstrate the effectiveness of management
- Applicable to cities and towns of all sizes, anywhere in the world
- Perfect for corporate, hospital, and university campuses
- Helps maintain and enhance the many values of urban trees
This standard is appropriate for organizations that own, manage, or are responsible for urban and/or community forests. These organizations can come from all facets of the urban and community forest sector, including, but not limited to: governmental organizations (i.e., municipalities, counties, states, provinces), non-governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples, community groups, healthcare organizations, educational organizations, and corporate organizations.
Jimi Scheid
CAL FIRE Reforestation Program Manager
RUNNING TIME: 56:14
- Introduction and WUI Definitions
- Trends in Wildfire Behavior
- Wildfire Spread and Management Approach
- Climate Change and BMPs
- Recommendations and Community Buy-In
- Urban Forest Health and Long-Term Investment
- Investment and Other Key Points
- Urban Forest Strike Team and Closing Comments
Managing the WUI
Managing the forest in the Wildland Urban Interface.
Francisco Escobedo
U.S. Forest Service Research Scientist
Video 1: Introduction and WUI Definition
Video 2: Urban Forest Benefits
Video 3: Priorities for the Urban Forest
Video 4: Tree Care and Education
Video 5: Urban Forest Challenges
Video 6: Restoration and BMPs
Video 7: BMPs
Video 8: Species Selection and Flameability Lists
Video 9: Final Points and Community Buy-In
Arn Andrews
Assistant City Manager of Los Gatos
Video 1: Introduction
Video 2: Regional Collaboration
Video 3: Defensible Space and Municipal Code
Video 4: Tree Lists and Selection
Video 5: Home Hardening
Christina Fusco
Arborist with the City of Saratoga
Video 1: Introduction
Video 2: Tree Protection Plans
Video 3: Tree Removals
Video 4: Species Selection
Video 5: Policy and Maintenance
Video 6: Tree Topping and Replacement Planting
Video 7: WUI Policy and Procedures
Video 8: Adding Trees to Urban Areas
Video 9: Ordinance Updates and Implementation
Video 10: Removals and Community Buy-In
Drew Coe
CAL FIRE Watershed Program Manager
Video 1: Introduction and Watershed Emergency Response Teams (WERT) Presentation
Video 2: Post-Fire Treatments
Video 3: Pre-Fire Treatments and Logging
Video 4: Home Hardening, WUI, and Mechanical Treatments
Ed Orre
CAL FIRE Division Chief
Video 1: Introduction and Fire Damage Assessment
Video 2: Problematic Species
Video 3: Fire Mitigation and Species Selection
Video 4: Spacing and Species Selection
Video 5: Building Enforcement and Other Policy
Video 6: Post-Fire Procedures
Video 7: Conclusion and Final Points
Gavin Jones
U.S. Forest Service Research Scientist
Video 1: Presentation on Endangered Species and Wildfire
John Marko
ISA Certified Arborist
Video 1: Introduction and Best Arborist Practices
Video 2: Tree Planting, Species Selection and Urban Forest Planning
Video 3: Fire Prevention
Video 4: Policy and Regulation
Video 5:
Video 6: Tree Selection
Video 7: Space and Compromises
Video 8: Final Points and Takeaways