Tracking the conservation, preservation and restoration of northeastern tree species at risk
Channel: Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative
Date: 03/09/2020

A webinar describing tools available for citizen scientists to record observations and capture information about the conservation, preservation, and restoration of threatened tree species in the Northeast. 
 
Speakers include:
·         Jim Duncan, Director of the FEMC, will provide an overview of the effort and goals for the session.
·         Ellen Crocker, Plant Pathologist at University of Kentucky, will explain how to use TreeSnap and describe its various benefits for research.
·         Jill Wegryzn, Bioinformatician at the University of Connecticut, will describe the associated analytics of TreeSnap data provided by the CartograTree interface. 
·         Shelley Cooke, Database Manager with the New York Natural Heritage Program, will provide an overview of how iMapInvasives works and supports these types of efforts.
·         Jim Duncan from FEMC will give a demonstration on how iNaturalist can be used for tracking and monitoring.
 
Let this technology trial inspire you to immediately begin using these tools, and contribute to the discussion of how we should move forward to better monitor and communicate threats and actions to northeastern tree species at risk!