Pam Zipse
Outreach Coordinator
Rutgers Urban Forestry Program
Biography
Pam Zipse is the Outreach Coordinator for Rutgers Urban Forestry Program and through a partnership with the NJ Forest Service acts as the Training Coordinator for the NJFS Urban and Community Forestry Program. Pam works to connect the personnel and programs at Rutgers and the NJ Forest Service to each other and the community of forestry consultants and shade tree program volunteers in NJ who can utilize the information, contacts, and tools developed through these programs in the management of their local shade tree resources. Pam is a NJ Licensed Tree Expert and serves on the NJ Board of Tree Experts and the NJ Community Forestry Council.
Rutgers Climate Bridge Panel 6: The Impact on Land
Abstract
Rutgers students interned with the NJ Forest Service over the summer of 2021 to revisit a tree planting initiative from the early 2000s that was aimed at combating urban heat islands and reducing energy costs for city residents. While the revisit of this project is still very early in process, the work from this summer did reveal some important considerations. This presentation will discuss the important relationships and early findings identified through this internship project, as well as new methods available to evaluate the benefits city trees provide.