Environmental Day “The Importance of Urban Tree Planting in Rural Environments” with Natxo Piedrafita and Josep Manel Fernández, experts in arboriculture.

It includes the following presentations: The significance of urban tree planting in rural environments: A perspective beyond cities and The importance of plant architecture in planting and conservation.

Professional profiles:

• Natxo Piedrafita Latasa. Director and arboriculture consultant at Treecologic: Specialized consultancy in Aragon tree planting. Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Master’s degree in arboriculture and urban forest management. Member of the editorial committee of the Spanish Arboriculture Association magazine: The Tree Culture. Specialist in singular trees. Former team leader at the Arborètum and Botanical Garden of the University of Lleida.
• Josep Manel Fernández López. President of Arβoleda (Quality Seal in arboriculture work) and former responsible for urban tree planting in Terrassa for over 30 years. Former president of the Spanish Arboriculture Association. Training director of the ANDA Terrassa association. Author of two books on plant quality, roots, and planting. Professor of the Master’s degree in arboriculture and urban forest management.

Link to Arβoleda

Link to Treecologic