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- Stormwater to Street Trees
- This guide is an introduction to engineered stormwater systems that utilize trees to manage a volume of stormwater.
- U&CF Hashtags for Social Media
- A preliminary list of social media hashtags suggested for urban and community forestry, interface forestry, and conservation education.
- Evaluation of Sampling Protocol for i-Tree Eco: A Case Study in Predicting Ecosystem Services at Auburn University
- A study of plot sampling intensity from a 100% i-Tree Eco inventory on the Auburn University Campus.
- Comparison of carbon storage, carbon sequestration, and air pollution removal by protected and maintained urban forests in Alabama, USA
- Ecosystem services report from the i-Tree Eco tree inventory on the Auburn University Campus.
- Predictive Open-grown Crown Width Equations for Three Oak Species Planted in a Southern Urban Locale
- Development of DBH/crown models from i-Tree Eco data on the Auburn University Campus.
- From Forests to Table
- Connecting Southeastern Forests to Local/Regional Food Systems
- Level 1 Tree Risk Assessment Field Worksheet
- An example worksheet for collecting Level 1 tree risk data based on ANSI A300 Part 9 and the ISA BMP.
- Urban Tree Risk: References and Resources
- A list to primary references for tree risk assessment and management.
- Tree Risk Assessment Using ANSI A300 and the ISA BMP
- A presentation given at the 2013 Indiana Arborist Association Conference (22Jan13).
- Urban Forestry Emergency Operations Planning Guide for Storm Response
- The UFEOP Guide provides urban forestry professionals concrete approaches when preparing for natural disasters that impact the urban forest.
- Using Geospatial Tools to Assess the Urban Tree Canopy: Decision Support for Local Governments
- Outlines a repeatable methodology for measuring and using UTC information at the local level.
- Georgia Urban Forestry Innovation Award
- A description of the Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Special Award for Urban Forestry.
- UTRI Data Process and GIS Tool Description
- Complete narrative discussion of UTRI that includes: an overview, GIS approach and data, the model "step-by-step" table, additional processing notes, and raster calculator hints for implementation.
- VRMP and UTRI Links to Documents & Archived Webinars
- A list of URL links at Urban Forestry South of the final project documents and presentations.
- A Guide to Assessing Urban Forests
- Urban forests provide numerous ecosystem services. To quantify these services and guide management to sustain these services for future generations, the structure or composition of the forest must be assessed.
- Community Forest Storm Mitigation Planning for Georgia Communities
- Workbook and template to guide community planning and preparation for urban tree mitigation prior to natural disasters
- Integrating the Social and Physical/Biological Sciences
- A description of the Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Special Award for the Social & Biological Sciences.
- Vegetation Risk Management Plan Template - with Attachment
- The Vegetation Risk Management Plan (VRMP) is developed as a tool to help increase public safety after a storm event, maintain optimum urban tree canopy, promote tree health, provide for effective emergency and arboricultural management, and decrease emergency management costs.
- Urban Tree Risk & Disasters:VRMP & UTRI - Archived Webinar 3
- The third webinar discussing the Vegetative Risk Management Plan (VRMP) and the Urban Tree Risk Index (UTRI) GIS model.
- Urban Tree Risk & Disasters:VRMP & UTRI - Archived Webinar 2
- The second webinar discussing the Vegetative Risk Management Plan (VRMP) and the Urban Tree Risk Index (UTRI) GIS model.
- Urban Tree Risk & Disasters:VRMP & UTRI - Archived Webinar 1
- The introductory webinar to the Vegetative Risk Management Plan (VRMP) and the Urban Tree Risk Index (UTRI) GIS model.
- VRMP Verification and Inspection Worksheet
- An Execl spreadsheet that can be used as a template for creating the UTRI field inspection worksheet.
- Minnesota Forest Pest First Detector Manual
- Booklet describing key information necessary for identifying emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, Asian longhorned beetle, Sirex woodwasp, and thousand cankers disease of walnut.
- A Guide to Street Tree Inventory Software
- Reference guide for urban forestry professionals in the selection of a street tree inventory software program
- An Urban and Community Forestry Research and Education Agenda for Oregon
- The Right Tree Brochure
- Minnesota EAB Community Preparedness Manual
- Guide to preparing for and managing emerald ash borer at the city/town level
- Urban Tree Risk Index Model - Narrative Discussion
- This is short discussion of the assumptions, development, and use of the UTRI GIS model for disaster planning use.
- Comparison of carbon storage, carbon sequestration, and air pollution removal by protected
- This article is a result of Auburn University's complete tree inventory using the UFORE (i-Tree Eco) data collection methodology.
- Tennessee Arboretum Certification - 2011 Rules
- The purpose of the program is to define minimum standards for public educational purposes of an arboretum, and to confirm these standards are met.
- Urban Tree Canopy-Recommended Components for an RFP
- A revised draft (work in progress) outline for recommended components for an urban tree canopy request for proposal
- Urban Tree Risk & Disasters – Assessment, Planning and Recovery
- The webinar presentation that summarizes the results of the Vegetation Risk Management Plan (VRMP) designed to mitigate the cost of debris removal and minimize future emergency and disaster costs as it relates to tree and vegetative debris.
- Urban Tree Risk Index Model
- The Urban Tree Risk Index (UTRI) GIS model.
- Urban Forest Management Plan Writing Tool User's Guide
- This document explains how to use the on-line Urban Forest Management Plan Writing Tool.
- Selecting and Planting Landscape Trees
- Firewise Plants of Utah Landscapes
- Benefit-Based Audience Segmentation: A Tool for Identifying Nonindustrial Private Forest (NIPF) Owner Education Needs
- Species Ratings for Landscape Tree Appraisal in Utah
- Utah's Community Forests: Results of a Survey of Utah Towns and Cities to Determine Characteristics of Urban & Community Forestry Programs
- Selection and Culture of Landscape Plants in Utah, A Guide for Casteland RC & D
- 16 Less Common Trees for Utah Landscape: Diversifying Utah's Community Forests
- Utah Forest Types: An Introduction to Utah Forests
- Tree Planting Breakthrough!
- This booklet describes a tree planting method that minimizes the amount of excess soil over the root ball.
- Wood Decay in Living and Dead Trees
- A visual summary of the varied patterns of wood discoloration and decay. A continuation of Shigo's pioneering work in the 60's.
- Rope, Knots, and Climbing
- Historic tree preservation bulletin that includes knots, green weight of common trees and climbing techniques (unsafe and/or outdated) .
- Changing climate and the effects on vegetation in central European cities
- Occurrence of tree roots in Danish municipal sewer systems
- Simple mathematical approaches to tree biomechanics
- Detecting the scales at which birds respond to structure in urban landscapes
- Energy balance and transpiration in an urban tree hedgerow in Mexico City
- A novel method for analyzing forest fragmentation in urbanizing communities
- A modeling study of the impact of urban trees on ozone
- The effects of land use in meteorological modeling: implications for assessment of future air quality scenarios
- Statutory measures for the protection and enhancement of the urban forest in Guangzhou City, China
- A greenway classification system: defining the function and character of greenways in urban areas
- Dictionary of Plant Names
- Proposal For Urban Forest Health Monitoring in The United States
- Pilot Inventory of FIA Plots Traditionally Called 'Nonforest'
- Changing patterns in the urbanized countryside of Western Europe
- Evaluation of elm clones for tolerance to Dutch elm disease
- Aspects of the damage to asphalt road pavings caused by tree roots
- Advantages of the low profile container
- Assessing the feasibility of collaborative utility-municipal tree removal and replanting
- Improved estimates of tree-shade effects on residential energy use
- The focus of this paper is an improved method for estimating amount and timing of building shading from trees and its effects on cooling and heating energy use. [UMN]
- The physiological recovery patterns of some transplanted trees
- A child's view of the urban forest
- Application of a geographic information system (GIS) for inventory and analysis of forest land resources in the urban-rural interface
- An ecosystem approach to the management of the urban and community forest
- Advanced technology for the urban forester
- Applying urban forestry in small communities
- A review of the Black Country Urban Forest Millennium Programme, 1995-2001
- Tree pathogen survival in chipped wood mulch
- Arborists should have a central role in educating the public about veteran trees
- A review of preventative and loosening measures to alleviate soil compaction in tree planting areas
- Environmental arboriculture, tree ecology and veteran tree management
- The care of trees in the built environment
- Higher education on urban forestry in Europe: an overview
- Measurement and prediction of tree growth reduction from tree planting space design in established parking lots
- An exploratory study of preferred tree form
- Leaf miners of cultivated plants on urban areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Arboriculture and the law: A Canadian case study
- Integrating humans into ecology: opportunities and challenges for studying urban ecosystems
- Anatomy and morphology of select red maple cultivars
- Green laws in three communities
- Handheld technologies for urban forestry: inventories, GIS and more
- A survey of insect pests and their natural enemies in urban ecosystems
- Preserving trees of the U.S. Capitol
- Precisely planting the right tree in the right place
- An investigation to assess the impact of street infrastructure improvements on the roots of adjacent cork oak trees
- Big trees in the city: a perfect fit
- Future directions for urban forestry
- The Wildland-urban interface in U.S. metropolitan areas
- Communication tools for the wildland-urban interface
- Lessons learned in the inner city
- Environmental equity within Milwaukee's urban forest
- Evaluation of heritage trees for conservation and management in Guangzhou City (China)
- An ecosystem approach to metropolitan forest resource management
- An innovative partnership for regreening Providence, Rhode Island
- The Living Memorials Project: urban greening as a community-based response to September 11, 2001
- Community tree nurseries as community resources
