The Right Tree in the Right Place
About the Author
Mark Buscaino became Executive Director of Casey Trees in June 2006. Previously, he served as National Director for the Urban and Community Forestry Program at the USDA Forest Service beginning in November 2002. From 2001-2002, Mark was Chief and State Forester for Washington, D.C., where he managed the restructuring and expansion of the District’s urban forestry program and worked with Casey Trees on its landmark inventory of street trees.
About This Video
Could planting virtual trees make a difference for a more sustainable Washington, D.C.?
That's the idea unveiled by urban forestry expert Mark Buscaino at the Policy Greenhouse held July 10, 2009, at The George Washington University. Buscaino says technologies exist to develop a web-based software tool which would allow a D.C. resident to access a satellite image of their land, "plant" a virtual tree, and depending upon the type and placement of that tree, show its benefits as they accrue over the tree’s lifetime.
This kind of tool, says Buscaino, would allow a homeowner, builder, designer, or landscape architect to “test” different tree plantings to determine the best tree to plant and where to plant it. With funding support from the District, Casey Trees, along with its partners in the US Forest Service and private industry, are poised to develop such a web-based tool.
Click here to see the photo gallery from The Policy Greenhouse, a July 10, 2009, event where ten different proposals were presented on ways to make Washington, D.C., a more sustainable place to work and live. To check out some of the other pitches made at the event, see: A Big Green Hotel For The Homeless, No Bike Left Behind, Tax Lien Financing, Transportation Planning Done Right In D.C. and Urban Tree Canopy.
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