National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council – Five-year Benchmark Report 2016-2026
This 4-page benchmark report assesses and documents the work that has occurred from 2016 to 2021 and identifies key opportunities…
This 4-page benchmark report assesses and documents the work that has occurred from 2016 to 2021 and identifies key opportunities…
This informational brief – State forestry agencies work in partnership with the USDA Forest Service to provide critical assistance to…
The 2018 Farm Bill codified the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) program. The program originated with the 2008 Farm Bill and…
Communities nationwide contain natural areas such as forest patches. Maintaining and restoring urban forest patches can provide life-saving regional cooling,…
This project documents the contribution of urban tree systems to stormwater nutrient and volume control in terms of their effectiveness at…
Willamette Partnership and Oregon Public Health Institute built the “Green Infrastructure and Health Guide” for the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange…
This study examines how simple home products made of hardwoods can prevent carbon from being emitted into the atmosphere. In…
This thoughtful and data-rich paper explores the issue of endemic long-term vacancies on urban neighborhoods and describes some of the…
An early and incisive analysis of rethinking how communities approach the issue of wood waste: lose it [in landfills] or…
This report explores the viability of investing in an urban wood processing center in the city of Baltimore. While the…
Summarizes how exposure to nature improves health and well-being for people of all ages. Co-author Dr. Robert Zarr is founder…
While FEMA provides the bulk of Federal funding for pre-disaster planning and post-disaster funding, nearly half-a-dozen other agencies offer support…
This document describes a framework developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and…
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming…
American cities spend less than a third of a percent of municipal budgets on tree planting and maintenance, and as…
This paper is a discussion of various approaches to conservation of urban forests on private property. It represents a collection…
This research focuses on the challenges posed by development in the wildland-urban interface and opportunities for increasing resilience through an integrated approach…
Street trees when planted strategically and grown efficiently can prevent stormwater runoff and improve soil retention.
A monthly review of energy sources, areas of consumption, and emissions.
Excessive heat events are particularly dangerous and can result in above-average rates of mortality, excessive heat exposure contributed to more…
Trees and vegetation are most useful as a mitigation strategy when planted in strategic locations around buildings or to shade…
The physical, service, and social environments of neighborhoods have been repeatedly and strongly linked to mortality, general health status, disability,…
Scientists predict average temperatures in NYC will jump between 4.1 and 5.7 degrees by the 2050s. An additional investment of…
A world-wide research project by The Nature Conservancy in 245 cities found that investing just US$4 per resident in tree…