The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) is pleased to announce the first public comment period of a new SFI Urban…
Feature: Growing Trees — and Capturing Carbon
Research Forester Grant Domke thinks a lot about trees and carbon, and he is not alone. When not “captured,” or…
Evaluating Stormwater Benefits of Atlanta’s Urban Forest
This project documents the contribution of urban tree systems to stormwater nutrient and volume control in terms of their effectiveness at…
Urban Parks Play a Key Role in Curbing Inequity and Climate Impacts
Leaders in many major US cities are approaching climate risk and social equity issues by rethinking public parks, guided by…
Untapped Common Ground: The Care of Forested Natural Areas in American Cities
Natural areas account for 84% of urban parkland. Despite this, natural areas often go unnoticed, underused, under resourced and unprotected.…
Understanding i-Tree: Summary of Programs and Methods
This report provides details about the underlying methods and calculations of these tools, as well their potential limitations. Also discussed…
The increase of impervious cover and decrease of tree cover within urban areas globally (2012–2017)
Photo-interpretation was used to determine current urban cover (tree, impervious, grass, other cover) percentages and recent changes in cover types…
Milwaukee Landscape Guide for Parking Lots in the City of Milwaukee
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for property owners, businesses, designers and contractors by illustrating and describing…
Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook; Summer 2020
The MARISA Seasonal Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook is a seasonal series produced by NOAA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Integrated Sciences and…
Low Income Urban Forestry Program in Tucson, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Arizona is experiencing increased temperatures and changing precipitation patterns caused by the combustion of greenhouse gases. Planting drought-tolerant trees…
Incorporating Forestry into Stormwater Management Programs: State of the Science and Business Model Evaluation for Nutrient Reduction and Volume Control
This project documents the contribution of urban tree systems to stormwater nutrient and volume control in terms of their effectiveness…
Health impact assessment of Philadelphia’s 2025 tree canopy cover goals
USFS Research greenspace health impact assessment estimating the annual premature mortality burden for adult residents associated with projected changes in…
Green Space and Deaths Attributable to the Urban Heat Island Effect in Ho Chi Minh City
Quantified heat-related deaths in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, caused by the urban heat island (UHI) and explored factors that…
Declining urban and community tree cover in the United States
National results indicate that tree cover in urban/community areas of the United States is on the decline at a rate…
Dangerous by Design 2021
The National Complete Streets Coalition recently released his landmark report clearly demonstrates that the United States has a crisis. The…
Community Stories: Explaining Resistance to Street Tree-Planting Programs in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Between 2011-2014, 24 percent of residents offered a street tree in Detroit, Michigan, USA submitted a “no-tree request.” Differing views…
Cascadia Regional Network: Urban Forestry Tree Procurement
The purpose of this study is to research and explore barriers affecting the identification of climate‐appropriate trees, specifications for tree…
Arbor Day Foundation and Bank of America Drive Local Climate Resiliency Initiatives
Community Resiliency Grant Program Promotes Equity and Sustainable Cities With Tree Planting in High-Need Urban Communities
Green City Index
Access to green space in cities improves the lives and health of residents. WHO’s rule of thumb is that urban…
Engaging New York City Volunteer Stewards Through Shifting Forest Management Goals
Tracking the evolution of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation’s efforts to develop a community stewardship program…
A River Runs By It: How Embracing a River Created Synergy for a Natural Areas program and Interagency Environmental Education in Billings, Montana
Newfound interest in a river in Billings, Montana has instigated novel engagement among community members with natural resource protection and…
Leadership Learning Communities, Scientific Sustenance, and Adventures in Inspiration Feedback Loops in Baltimore, Maryland
Developing a stewardship network to maximize community efforts to maintain natural spaces in Baltimore, Maryland and promote greater community engagement…
Conservation Strategies for a Globally Imperiled and Hyper-Fragmented Ecosystem: Acquisition, Regulations, Incentives and Outreach in Miami Dade County
Expanding conservation efforts in Miami-Dade County, a globally critically imperiled ecosystem, through outreach and filling in gaps between preservation areas.
Cross Sector Partnerships — Development of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Tracking the development of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI), a partnership that spans more than 200 organizations across the…
Restoration and Management of High-Use Urban Missouri Woodlands and Forests in St. Louis
Implementing varied management interventions for St. Louis’ urban woodland and forested natural areas, including forest stand improvement, prescribed burns, invasive…