Why Opt-in to a Planting Program? Long-term Residents Value Street Tree Aesthetics

The focus of this study was to address three questions about participation in a request-driven program that provides free street trees to residents of New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.: 1) Who requests trees through this program? 2) How did the requesters hear about this program? 3) Why did residents request free street trees?

Locke, D., Roman, L.,  & Murphy-Dunning, C.(2015). Why Opt-in to a Planting Program? Long-term Residents Value Street Tree Aesthetic. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 41(6): 324-333.