WHY TREES MATTER - AN OSU EXTENSION SIGNATURE PROGRAM BEING DELIVERED IN DELAWARE COUNTY
Extension Education
Gary Gao
Professor and Extension Specialist
Ohio State University South Centers
Piketon
Abstract
“Why Trees Matter” is one of the six statewide signature programs offered through Ohio State University Extension in 2009. This program uses research-based tools to document and demonstrate the economic, environmental and social benefits of community forests. Specific dollar values can be assigned to trees based on their type, size, shape, overall health, and geographic location. There are many ways that this signature program can be delivered at the county level. Several key educational programs were offered in Delaware County in 2009. They included Delaware County Tree School – Why Trees Matter, Green Thumbs - Gardener’s Fair, and Landscape Diagnostic Workshop, and Master Gardener Program. These programs drew a combined attendance of 670. Based on two post-program surveys conducted in 2009, the attendees would likely invest a total of $30,000 in their home landscape, as a result of attending our Tree School and the Landscape Diagnostic Workshop. A partnership among OSU Extension in Delaware County, The City of Delaware County Shade Commission, and the Urban Forestry program in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University, has also been formed to conduct a tree inventory in Delaware, Ohio in 2010. This extension educator received $750 mini-grant to help him with the tree inventory. The signature program will allow the county educator to demonstrate his impact in the community to citizens and elected officials in a much more effective manner.
Poster has NOT been presented at any previous NACAA AM/PIC
This poster is being submitted for judging. It will be displayed at the AM/PIC if not selected as a State winner. The abstract will be published in the proceedings.
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Authors: Y.G Gao, J.A. Chatfield
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Gao, Y. Extension Educator, Master Gardener Program Coordinator, and Associate Professor, Ohio State University Extension, Delaware County, Ohio, 43015
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Chatfield, J. Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Ohio State University Extension, Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio, 44691