Impact of Abandoned Buildings on Crime
This analysis of violence in neighborhoods found a significant association between vacant properties and the risk of aggravated assault—and particularly…
Counting Trees
This brief paper summarizes ways to estimate the amount of urban trees, still standing, that might be suitable for recovery,…
Learning from Baltimore — A Study Guide
This guide explores whether urban wood can be the conduit to help solve a complex landscape of social, economic, and…
Urban Wood Network
The Urban Wood Network is made up of individuals and entities from Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. These groups have…
The Changing Landscape of Social Impact Investing
Not every entrepreneur is in it just for the money. Many also want to make a positive mark on the…
Heat Wave Action Guide for Cities
Heatwaves are deadly and their impacts are on the rise globally due to climate change. In the US alone, some…
Green Infrastructure and Health Guide
Willamette Partnership and Oregon Public Health Institute built the “Green Infrastructure and Health Guide” for the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange…
Kindergarten In the Forest: Follow the Leaders … on Film
Inspired by European Forest Kindergartens, a handful of teachers in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire began…
Storm Smart Cities: Integrating Green Infrastructure into Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
This guide provides an overview of local hazard mitigation planning; a guide to establishing a multi-disciplinary planning team; and demonstrates…
Estimates of Carbon Dioxide Withheld by Urban Hardwood Products
This study examines how simple home products made of hardwoods can prevent carbon from being emitted into the atmosphere. In…
FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide
The most recent description of the rules FEMA applies when it determines whether a state [and through the state] a…
Investment in Mitigation Pays Big Returns
Every dollar spent on natural disaster mitigation projects saves $6 on average in post disaster recovery costs, according to a…
Documentation Required for FEMA Reimbursement for Damage to Trees
To receive reimbursement, trees must be “qualified” as a municipal asset– that is, a “facility” that delivers tangible services to…
Impact of Abandoned Housing on Cities
This thoughtful and data-rich paper explores the issue of endemic long-term vacancies on urban neighborhoods and describes some of the…
Reclaiming Lumber from Wood Waste
An early and incisive analysis of rethinking how communities approach the issue of wood waste: lose it [in landfills] or…
The Business Case for Using Local, Fresh-Cut Wood
This report explores the viability of investing in an urban wood processing center in the city of Baltimore. While the…
Greening in the Red Zone
Greening in the Red Zone asserts that creation and access to green spaces confers resilience and recovery in systems disrupted…
Insects that Harm Trees
A list of the 22 pests in North America that are harmful for trees.
Impact of Emerald Ash Borer on Municipal Budgets
Early research after first response estimated that treatment would cost more than $10.7 billion in the affected states. That number…
Take Care of Trees Now, They’ll Fare Better in Disasters
For trees, like people, what happens when disaster strikes depends, in large part, on pre-existing conditions.
Financing Urban Tree Canopy Programs
This guidebook for local governments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed outlines financing strategies applicable to most communities nationwide. Includes detailed…
Case Studies: Low Impact Green Infrastructure Development
Detailed case studies, with photos and plans, of various low-impact developments that incorporated green infrastructure.
What About the Trees? Trees as Nature-Based “Shade Sails”
Summarizes how exposure to nature improves health and well-being for people of all ages. Co-author Dr. Robert Zarr is founder…
Greening Blighted Neighborhoods Reduces Gun Violence
A rigorous, Philadelphia-based study found that two key blight remediation programs — restoring abandoned buildings and greening vacant lots — significantly…
FIRST STEP: Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for the City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles is dividing the creation of its new Urban Forest Management Plan into two distinct phases. The FIRST STEP…