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Urban forestry is the care and management of tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. Urban foresters plant and maintain trees, support appropriate tree and forest preservation, conduct research and promote the many benefits trees provide. Urban forestry is practiced by municipal and commercial arborists, municipal and utility foresters, environmental policymakers, city planners, consultants, educators, researchers and community activists.
Challenges of Urban Forestry
Urban forestry is a practical discipline, focused on tree planting, care, and protection. Ongoing care and intervention are required because trees are constantly challenged by the urban environment. Water may not be readily available; planters may limit root space and consequently limit growth; ordinary physical stresses such as touching can accumulate to cause substantial damage.
Benefits of Urban Forestry
However, the benefits of urban trees are many, including beautification, reduction of the urban heat island effect, reduction of stormwater runoff, reduction of air pollution, reduction of energy costs through increased shade over buildings, enhancement of property values, improved wildlife habitiat, and mitigation of overall urban environmental impact. More on [ Urban forestry ]
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RT @ESRIforestry: Interactive urban forestry maps and tools from Casey Trees using the #ArcGIS #Flex API http://tr.im/IcFW #GIS
treedom (Andy Steel) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:18:04 -0000
RT @ESRIforestry: Interactive urban forestry maps and tools from Casey Trees using the #ArcGIS #Flex API http://tr.im/IcFW #GIS
Interactive urban forestry maps and tools from Casey Trees using the #ArcGIS #Flex API http://tr.im/IcFW #GIS (via @ESRIforestry)
geovisus (GEOVISUS INC) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:10:16 -0000
Interactive urban forestry maps and tools from Casey Trees using the #ArcGIS #Flex API http://tr.im/IcFW #GIS (via @ESRIforestry)
Interactive urban forestry maps and tools from Casey Trees using the #ArcGIS #Flex API http://tr.im/IcFW #GIS
ESRIForestry (ESRI Forestry Group) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:03:09 -0000
Interactive urban forestry maps and tools from Casey Trees using the #ArcGIS #Flex API http://tr.im/IcFW #GIS
Grant to help inventory trees (Post-Tribune): CHESTERTON -- The town has received a state urban forestry grant it w... http://bit.ly/6BTclo
EconDevelopment (EconDevelopment) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:24:13 -0000
Grant to help inventory trees (Post-Tribune): CHESTERTON -- The town has received a state urban forestry grant it w... http://bit.ly/6BTclo
RT @LEAF_TO: Did you know that the term "urban forestry" was first coined in Toronto? http://ow.ly/L7p7
ecopond (Clinton) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:20:26 -0000
RT @LEAF_TO: Did you know that the term "urban forestry" was first coined in Toronto? http://ow.ly/L7p7
Photos up on facebook from the Urban Forestry training orientation session yesterday. Both sessions had great turnout!
wrtpbigstep (wrtp/big step) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:31:04 -0000
Photos up on facebook from the Urban Forestry training orientation session yesterday. Both sessions had great turnout!
Center for Urban Forestry at Morris Arboretum - Provides technical expertise and professional support for urban/environmental programs in the mid-atlantic and northeastern area of the United States.
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National Urban Forestry Unit - UK body, aims to raise awareness of the positive contribution that trees make to the quality of life in towns.
Meta Description: [ The UK's National Urban Forestry Unit is a charitable organisation which works to raise awareness of the positive contribution that trees make to the quality of life in towns ]
Natural Landscapes in Urban Areas - Essay on the need for parks and other wildlife areas in urban environments.
Meta Description: [ Urban Geography paper on the need for parks and other wildlife areas in urban environments. ]
Texas Urban Forestry Council - Site provides information about the organization's programs, invasive pests, trees, has links to related sites and has a news page with urban forestry related articles.
The Arbor Day Foundation - Information on tree and shrub care; education resources related to trees; promoting the planting and maintenance of urban forests through Arbor Day programs, Tree City USA, and other programs.
Meta Description: [ This official site of the Arbor Day Foundation provides information about planting and caring for trees, our Rain Forest Rescue and Tree City USA programs, and much more. Buy trees and give a gift of trees through our Trees in Memory and Trees for America programs. ]
Tree Ordinance Guidelines - A handbook for the development and evaluation of local urban forestry programs.
USDA Forest Service, Urban Forest Research - Information on current research on the effects of the urban forest on air quality, climate, and carbon dioxide; as well as, research on urban forest management.
Meta Description: [ This site describes the research conducted by the Urban Forest Effects on Environmental Quality Unit of the USDA FS; we offer data, publications and various software tools related to collecting urban forest data, and quantifying the fores effects on environmental quality and human health ]
Western Center for Urban Forest Research and Education - Includes latest in urban forest research: GIS, inventory and monitoring, parking lot shade ordinances, urban heat islands, and guidelines for tree planting.
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