Successful conservation of forested natural areas within a matrix of urban land uses requires an ongoing collaborative relationship between private…
The Urban Wood Network is made up of individuals and entities from Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. These groups have…
To receive reimbursement, trees must be “qualified” as a municipal asset– that is, a “facility” that delivers tangible services to…
Lays out a comprehensive framework that addresses risk from wildfire and other hazards at multiple scales, and identifies how better planning…
While more and more organizations – domestic and international, public and private – are promoting community resilience to lower disaster tolls, transforming…
The City and County of Denver is making green infrastructure a fundamental part of the city’s long-term stormwater management strategy by…
Yes! If you work at it. This interview with Karen Zumach, Director of Community Forestry at the Tree Trust, St.…
Adding trees to private residential properties is critical to accomplishing urban greening goals, such as ambitious tree canopy cover targets.…
Tree canopy in most communities grows on private land. Both public and non-profit organizations have tried multiple strategies to promoting…
This paper is intended to help the stormwater engineering community more easily account for trees in runoff and pollutant load calculations…
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect valuable…
Street trees in the urban environment provide important ecosystem services including stormwater management, reducing pollutant discharges and flooding by lessening surface runoff. Does…
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
Whether your community is attempting to revitalize a neglected downtown, pursuing Complete Streets, or trying to foster better transit-oriented development,…
The model, now in wide use, applies general principles of sustainability to urban trees and forests. The central tenet of the model…
Traditionally, conservation practitioners measure success in dollars, acres and biological diversity, and do not often consider factors related to community well-being.…
A metric for incorporating human impacts into conservation strategies
Using Vacant Land to Create Greener Neighborhoods in Baltimore
Established in 2002, Casey Trees is an urban forestry nonprofit that connects people to trees and inspires communities to come…
DC’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) is the keeper of Washington DC’s approximately 145,000 street trees and have created this map…
The Green Build-out Model is a planning tool that quantifies the cumulative stormwater management benefits of trees and green roofs…
To create Washington DC’s first sustainability plan, the Mayor’s Office engaged the departments of planning, energy and environment, and representatives from…
For decades, the International Society of Arboriculture has served as the primary education, certification and continuing education resource for tree…
Conduct a basic inventory of public trees, noting typical characteristics of each tree – species, height, diameter, age and condition.…
This multi-purpose mapping tool describes how good management of local ecosystems can reduce the impact of flooding, hurricanes, extreme heat…