Historic nationwide investments expand equitable access to trees, nature
In this web press publication, Under Secretary Homer Wilkes dives into Secretary Vilsack’s announcement about the USDA Forest Service investing…
2023 Grant Awards – Urban and Community Forestry
In this web publication by the U.S. Forest Service, you can find information about the investments made from the Inflation…
Árboles trabajando en beneficio de la agricultura
Folleto publicado por el Centro Nacional de Agroforestería del Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos. Incluye la definición de agroforestería,…
Beneficios de los árboles urbanos [Video]
Video elaborado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación. Este video es adecuado para…
Silvicultura urbana – Gobierno del Condado de Orange, Florida
Un sitio web sobre silvicultura urbana producido por el Gobierno del Condado de Orange, Florida (EE. UU.). Incluye recomendaciones de…
Green Southern European Cities Group [Español]
Grupo de Ciudades Verdes del Sur de Europa. Este es el sitio web en español del Grupo de Ciudades Verdes…
Conjunto de herramientas para la Gestión Forestal Sostenible (GFS)
Caja de herramientas para la ordenación forestal sostenible (OFS). Este sitio web es parte de la Organización de las Naciones…
Plan Municipal de Infraestructura Verde 2018-2021 – Mérida, México
Resumen de los aspectos importantes del Plan Municipal de Infraestructura Verde de la ciudad de Mérida, México, para los años…
Where is environmental justice? A review of US urban forest management plans
The distribution of trees and access to nature is rarely equitable across urban neighborhoods. This injustice is present in many…
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…
Urban and Community Forestry: Why Federal Support is Critical
This informational brief – State forestry agencies work in partnership with the USDA Forest Service to provide critical assistance to…
Urban and Community Forestry Under the Landscape Scale Restoration Program
The 2018 Farm Bill codified the Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) program. The program originated with the 2008 Farm Bill and…
Natural Turned National Infrastructure: Urban Forest Patches in the 21st Century
Communities nationwide contain natural areas such as forest patches. Maintaining and restoring urban forest patches can provide life-saving regional cooling,…
Urban Forest Management: A primer to strategic planning for municipal governments
Northrop and others developed a Primer for municipal governments to serve as a blueprint for creating and implementing an urban…
Not by trees alone: Centering community in urban forestry
Written by four researcher-practitioners who have spent their careers focused on urban forestry and natural resources management in New York…
Branching out to residential lands: Missions and strategies of five tree distribution programs in the U.S
To expand the urban forest on these lands, some municipalities and nonprofit organizations have launched residential yard tree distribution programs,…
Planners Forest Toolkit A Guide for South Carolina’s Towns, Cities and Counties
This toolkit was created to place all urban forestry program and policy answers for South Carolina in one place. Although…
Tree Owner’s Manual
Manual developed by the U.S. Forest Service for tree management and maintenance; includes images.
Manual para el propietario de árboles
Manual con imágenes para el manejo de árboles desarrollado por el Servicio Forestal del Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos.…
NORTHEAST-MIDWEST URBAN FORESTRY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
The complete analysis includes economic impact numbers, employment numbers, industry outlook and a resource valuation for the region and partnering…
Chicago’s Urban Forest Metrics
Chicago has just joined the growing list of cities with urban forestry data available on a user-friendly app called My…
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…
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…
Green Seattle Partnership Models Regional Urban Natural Areas Restoration
The Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) was launched in 2005 to create a model for urban forest natural area restoration in…