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…
Multi-Hazard Planning in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Lays out a comprehensive framework that addresses risk from wildfire and other hazards at multiple scales, and identifies how better planning…
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…
Sources of Federal Funding for Disaster Recovery
While FEMA provides the bulk of Federal funding for pre-disaster planning and post-disaster funding, nearly half-a-dozen other agencies offer support…
Chicago: Lessons Learned from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Framework
This document describes a framework developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and…
Ice-Storm Resistant Urban Trees
Planting a diverse urban forest that includes trees resistant to ice storms and performing regular tree maintenance to avoid or…
Characteristics of Ice Storms in the US
Though somewhat dated, this publication provides detailed descriptions of the types, intensity, location and impacts of ice storms in the…
Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming…
Developing Ice Storm-Resistant Urban Tree Populations
Each year, an estimated USD $225 million in damages occurs from ice storms in the United States. The potential exists…
Value of US Urban Tree Cover: Mitigate Heat Island Effect, Conserve Energy
High air temperatures are a public health threat,causing 1300 deaths annually in the United States(US) along with heat-related morbidity and…
National Drought Information Center
This site provides comprehensive information about drought. Along with reports about current and potential future drought conditions, Drought.gov offers access…
Tree Tags
These tags show the benefits a single tree can deliver to you and your community. They’re a great demonstration tool.…
NOAA’s State-by-State Annual Log of Significant Weather Events
NOAA records the occurrence of storms and other significant weather phenomena having sufficient intensity to cause loss of life, injuries,…
Fire is a problem everywhere!
The National Interagency Fire Center maintains a wildfire database that covers all states, and lists size and costs of suppression…
Feeling down? Head to the park.
That may not be the exact prescription of your doctor, but a first-of-its-kind study shows that visitors to urban parks…
Canton Uses i-Tree Tools to Plan Landscape Restoration
In 2016, Canton was awarded a landscape restoration grant from the US Forest Service. Among specific criteria for the grant…
Where the people are: Current trends and targeted investment opportunities to mitigate pollution and heat island effects
Urban trees reduce particulate matter (PM10) concentrations and maximum daytime summer temperatures. While most cities are losing tree cover, some…
The Value of US Urban Tree Cover for Reducing Heat-Related Health Impacts and Electricity Consumption
High air temperatures are a public health threat, causing 1300 deaths annually in the United States (US) along with heat-related…
Urban Trees, Air Quality and Asthma: An Interdisciplinary Review
A must read for those interested in trees and public health! This rigorous review of studies from around the world…
Tucson Green Streets Action Guide
A directive from the city’s director of transportation lays out why and how green features must be built into municipal…
Green Infrastructure Manual for Desert Communities
This manual provides information for neighborhood residents, municipal professionals, grassroots advocates and others who seek to implement green infrastructure (GI)…
Forest Service Guide to Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
A sound canopy assessment provides the foundation for crafting an urban forest management plan and creating the programs and policies…