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Intro to i-Tree Toolswww.itreetools.org/design
Arlington Public Schools
December 2014
Intro to i-Tree Toolswww.itreetools.org/design
• Engage• Explore • Explain • Extend and
Elaborate• Evaluate
• Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)
• Community Partners and Logistics• Day 1 – Build Relationships• Day 2 – Our Tree and i-Tree• Day 3 – STEM Extensions• Resources: http://goo.gl/GuX5f
Using i-Tree Designwww.itreetools.org/design
• Investigative or project oriented• Richly structured and based on
high-quality instructional design• Integral part of the instructional
program• Part of a sustained activity• Consider watershed as a system• Involve external sharing and
communication• Enhanced by natural resources
personnel, community partners• For all students
Materials • Tree ID books/apps• Tapes• Cameras• Computers
Class Time• 3 Sessions
for Initial Study
When• Late March to October
• Introduce Community Partners
• My Favorite Tree
• Goods From the Woods
• Tree Biology
By Rudy Wendelin, Courtesy of US Forest Service
How Does a Tree Work?
Ecosystems
Day 2 - Our Tree and i-Tree
• Choose and Identify a Tree
• Tree Health Assessment
• Use i-Tree Design
• Monetize the Tree’sEcosystem Services
Tree Benefits
o Stormwater Runoff Reduction
o Energy Consumption
o Air Quality
o CO2 Sequestration
o Wildlife Habitat Value
o Social Value
o Property Value
o Timber Value
To get startedWhere are you?Type in your address
i-Tree Design in 4 Easy Steps
1. Draw StructuresDraw the outline of a building of interest (house, school etc.)
Add approx. building date
www.itreetools.org/design.
2. Place TreesAdd in your tree’s data:- Species- Circumference- Health condition- Exposure to sunlight
Then place your tree on map
Repeat with other trees
3. Estimate Benefits
i-Tree Design in 4 Easy Steps
4. VIEW REPORT
6th Grade Team at Gunston Middle School
Gunston Middle School
2700 S Lang Street Arlington 22207
Tree Benefits calculated using i-Tree Design
Tree # Species
Circumference at
Breast Height,
inches
Condition
Excellent,
Good, Fair,
Poor, Dead or
Dying
$$ Overall
Annual
Benefit
calculated by
i-Tree Design
1
Cherry Tree,
Kwanzaan 34 Poor $7.80
2
Loblolly Pine on
bank 64 Good $61.30
3
White Pine on
median 49 Excellent $37.44
4 Oak #1 73 Fair $74.29
Cherry, Kwanzan Cherry, Kwanzan Pine, EasternWhite
Pine, EasternWhite
Condition Poor Excellent Excellent Excellent
Circumference 34” 34” 34” 49”
Diameter 10.8” 10.8” 10.8” 15.6”
Total Benefits $ 7.80 $ 13.12 $ 18.55 $ 37.44
StormwaterIntercepted
525 gallons 807 gallons 1232 gallons 2582 gallons
CO2 reduction 115 pounds 230 pounds 213 pounds 399 pounds
6th Grade Team at Gunston Middle School
Day 3 - STEM Extensions
http://goo.gl/GuX5f
Mary Van DykeGreen STEM Learning
Luz ChamorroGunston MS Science Teacher
• Arlington Public Schools
• Gunston MS
• Arlington Traditional ES
• Tuckahoe ES
• Jamestown ES
• Alexandria Public Schools
• George Washington MS
• Virginia Cooperative Extension
• 4-H
• Master Gardeners
• Arlington Regional Master Naturalists
• Tree Stewards Arlington Alexandria
• Arlington County
• Casey Trees
• Earth Force
• i-Tree