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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Thursday Sept 28 at noon (Eastern) <b>Charlie Schweik, PhD, University of Massachusetts,</b> will discuss <b><i>UAS's ("Drones") and Urban Forestry: An Introduction to their Application </i></b>on
our next <b>'Urban Forestry Today'</b> webcast.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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enter <b>970-082-427</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">**For those who cannot attend live in-person, the webcast will be archived in the ‘videos’ section at:
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www.urbanforestrytoday.org</a>**</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">UAS's ("Drones") and Urban Forestry:
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">An Introduction to their Application<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Unmanned aerial systems (UAS's) or "Drones" are becoming more prominent in a variety of fields, including the urban forestry sector. Join Professor Charlie Schweik, a member of the UMass
Department of Environmental Conservation, the School of Public Policy and a new group called "UMass Air", as he discusses key UAS concepts, components of UAS missions, and data analysis strategies behind UAS applications. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">To attend, visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ac5a5a8ab.0.0.wmnvzncab.0&id=preview&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joinwebinar.com" target="_blank">www.joinwebinar.com</a> and enter the
ID code<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">970-082-427.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">This broadcast is free and will offer the opportunity for arborists to earn 1.0 ISA CEU and 0.5 MCA credit. For those who are unavailable to attend the live broadcast, sessions will be
archived in the "videos" section at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ac5a5a8ab.0.0.wmnvzncab.0&id=preview&r=3&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanforestrytoday.org" target="_blank">www.urbanforestrytoday.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">For more information, contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Rick Harper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Department of Environmental Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">University of Massachusetts, Amherst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><a href="mailto:rharper@eco.umass.edu" target="_blank">rharper@eco.umass.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The Urban Forestry Today 2017 Webcast Series is sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Conservation, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, Massachusetts
Department of Conservation and Recreation, University of Massachusetts Extension, and the<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Massachusetts Tree Wardens' & Foresters' Association.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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