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