The Clark-Matheny Model for Assessing Urban Forestry Programs
The model, now in wide use, applies general principles of sustainability to urban trees and forests. The central tenet of the model…
Serving All Needs: Whole Measures in Urban Conservation
Traditionally, conservation practitioners measure success in dollars, acres and biological diversity, and do not often consider factors related to community well-being.…
Whole Measures for Urban Conservation
A metric for incorporating human impacts into conservation strategies
Green Pattern Book
Using Vacant Land to Create Greener Neighborhoods in Baltimore
Casey Trees: Promotes Urban Forestry in the Field, the Conference Table and City Hall
Established in 2002, Casey Trees is an urban forestry nonprofit that connects people to trees and inspires communities to come…
DC’s interactive tree map provides foundation for volunteer action
DC’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) is the keeper of Washington DC’s approximately 145,000 street trees and have created this map…
DC Green Build Out Model
The Green Build-out Model is a planning tool that quantifies the cumulative stormwater management benefits of trees and green roofs…
Sustainability Planning Creates “Space” for Multi-Agency Involvement
To create Washington DC’s first sustainability plan, the Mayor’s Office engaged the departments of planning, energy and environment, and representatives from…
ISA Qualifies and Certifies Arborists
For decades, the International Society of Arboriculture has served as the primary education, certification and continuing education resource for tree…
Calculating the Relative Performance Index
Conduct a basic inventory of public trees, noting typical characteristics of each tree – species, height, diameter, age and condition.…
EPA’s EnviroAtlas Explores How Ecosystem Services Mitigate Natural Disasters
This multi-purpose mapping tool describes how good management of local ecosystems can reduce the impact of flooding, hurricanes, extreme heat…
Choosing the Proper Soil Volume and Type for Urban Planting
Many research studies have confirmed that, without adequate soil volume and composition, trees won’t thrive. In fact, they’re unlikely to…
Maintenance Guidelines for Green Stormwater Systems
The University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center created Maintenance Guidelines and Checklists for pervious pavements, subsurface gravel wetlands, and bioretention…
Field Guide to Maintaining Rain Gardens and Stormwater Planters
Oregon State University hosts the Field Guide: Maintaining Rain Gardens, Swales, and Stormwater Planters, which was developed by numerous practitioners…
Sample MOU: Cooperation on Green Streets between DOT and Urban Forestry
This memorandum of understanding, between the New York City Department of Transportation and its urban forestry agency, the Department of…
Urban Tree Growth and Monitoring Network
Scientists and practitioners have created a network, under the auspices of International Society of Arboriculture, which advances standards and protocols…
Promoting Equity in Neighborhood Transformation
Though focused on health, the strategies and approaches suggested would apply to any type of neighborhood engagement. Panelists included both…
Maintenance Guidelines and Checklists
The University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center created Maintenance Guidelines and Checklists for pervious pavements, subsurface gravel wetlands, bioretention and…
Soils, roots and tree health
Educational materials about proper planting techniques to assure healthy root systems.
Avoiding Conflict between Trees and Utilities
In most urban settings, conflicts are unavoidable but with proper planning and species selection, most can be overcome.
Smart systems to manage stormwater
Opti is among the first companies to develop “internet of things” to control automatically when and how fast stormwater flows.
How a smart city tackles environmental management
By combining sensors and cloud computing, Chicago is piloting an IoT solution to stormwater management. Launched by City Digital, a smart…
Economics of Suspended Pavement Systems
In a comprehensive study of Boise’s stormwater management practices, researchers found suspended pavement tree systems to be the least cost effective for…
Green Infrastructure for Los Angeles
Addressing Urban Runoff and Water Supply Through Low Impact Development
Green Infrastructure Works in Downtowns and High-Density Sites
City Green: Innovative Green Infrastructure Solutions for Downtowns and Infill Locations (US EPA, 2016) shows how local governments, private developers,…