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…
Live fast, die young: Accelerated growth, mortality, and turnover in street trees
In this study, size-specific growth, mortality, and planting rates were estimated in trees under municipal control. The scientist used a…
Strategically growing the urban forest will improve our world
Growth in urban populations creates opportunities for urban forests to deliver ecosystem services critical to human wellbeing and biodiversity. Our…
Urban Tree Monitoring
Field monitoring of urban trees is essential to understanding how urban forests change over time. This five-part animated series is…
Toledo’s Stormwater Credit Manual
A revised stormwater credit guide for the City of Toledo, OH that lists forested buffers as an eligible management practice…
The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management
Up-to-date primary source outlining opportunities and barriers to using trees in stormwater management — related to arboricultural, institutional and organizational…
Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Trees in Urban and Community Areas of the United States
Urban whole tree carbon storage densities average 7.69 kg C m2 of tree cover and sequestration densities average 0.28 kg…
Quantifying Urban Forest Structure, Function, and Value: the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project
This paper is a review of research in Chicago that linked analyses of vegetation structure with forest functions and values.…
Carbon storage and sequestration by urban trees in the USA
Field data from 10 USA cities and national urban tree cover data, it is estimated that urban trees in the…
Urban Forests Case Studies: Challenges, Potential and Success in a Dozen Cities
There are many challenges facing cities in the 21st century: aging gray infrastructures, social and economic inequality, maxed out systems and…
Smart Planning for Urban Sprawl
Wildland-urban interfaces around the United States are growing as urban centers move in wildlands. Proper management of these WUI areas…
Review of Runoff and Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Urban Trees
1. What is the effectiveness of urban tree planting on reducing runoff, nutrient and sediment? 2. How does effectiveness vary…