Urban Forestry - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Urban forestry is the careful care and management of urban forests, i.e., tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_forestry
Extractions: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Tree pruning in Durham, North Carolina James Kinder, an ISA Certified Municipal Arborist examining a Japanese Hemlock at Hoyt Arboretum Urban forestry is the careful care and management of urban forests , i.e., 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. Management goals should be based on an understanding of public attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge, a review of the agents in change, and the expressed needs and concerns of the community. These goals should be compared to a dynamic or temporal description of the resource based from inventory and management objectives (Mudrack 1980). Urban forests improve air quality, absorb rainwater, improve biodiversity and potentially allow recycling to 20% of waste which is wood-based
Urban Forestry Urban Forestry Subtopics. Mulches; Circular 1266 Restoring the Urban Forest Ecosystem; Tree Pruning; Trees and Hurricanes; Urban Tree Pests; Publications http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_urban_forestry
AccessFayetteville.org | The City Of Fayetteville, Arkansas | Urban Forestry 2) Park and trail tree maintenance is carried out by the Parks and Recreation Department Urban Forestry Services crew. 3) Tree Preservation and Protection for new http://www.accessfayetteville.org/government/parks_and_recreation/urban_forestry
Extractions: The City of Fayetteville, Arkansas - AccessFayetteville AccessFayetteville provides numerous ways to stay informed about your local government. Home Urban forests are made up of public and private forests, prairies, wetlands and other ecological communities that provide environmental services to the urban and/or suburban community of Fayetteville. Urban Forestry is the management of trees and other vegetation on public and private land. Community trees make up the urban forest and can be found along streets, in parks, on public property, and on private property. Landscaping required of new developments also is a community assets and can be found in the same places. It is the combination of these trees and landscapes which create the urban forest. As a community, we receive multiple benefits from trees and plantings within the the urban forest. This urban forest provides benefits that are fundamental to our city's livability and vitality, such as clean air and water, cooler streets and homes, enhanced retail sales, beauty, and wildlife habitat. These elements are essential to the prosperity, health and comfort of any city.
City Of Allen :: Urban Forestry In Allen, urban forestry includes public care, maintenance, and growth of trees, greenbelts, shrubs, ground cover, flowers, perennials and wildflowers. http://www.cityofallen.org/departments/parks_recreation/urban_forestry/
Welcome To Urban Forestry South Expo — Urban Forestry South Providing resources to support U CF programs in the southeastern US. Welcome to Urban Forestry South Expo. Providing resources to support U CF programs in the southeastern US. http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/
Extractions: Skip to content. Skip to navigation Home Document Actions URBAN FOREST PLANNING TOOL... An interactive tool has been developed at Urban Forestry South to guide communities through a planning process that will create a simple, customized management plan for their urban forest. Learn more here Image: US Forest Service, 2008 The Grove... The Grove is an online community that allows families and friends to share in the experience of building a legacy by planting a tree to commemorate special life moments. Click here for The Grove. Select A Topic Air Quality Arboriculture Benefits Budgets and Funding Economics Ecosystems Health (Human) History (Urban Forestry) Interface Inventory and Measurements Law/Legal Issues Maintaining Urban Forests Marketing and Public Relations People Planning and Management Production Programs (Urban Forestry) Regulation Social Impacts Soil Technology Tree Health Tree Physiology Urban Planning Watershed Wildlife List of Topics/Sub-Topics Advanced Search Other Tools Help UFS Administration Learn more about how you can make the most out of your UFS experience.
Urban Forestry Consulting At Urban Forestry LLC, NY Specializing in urban forestry management, planning and preservation, Urban Forestry arborists and forest management experts have the knowledge and skills to provide dependable http://urbanforestryllc.com/
Extractions: Urban Forestry LLC is committed to providing the best in arboricultural and urban forestry consulting services. Whether you are a homeowner with a single tree, a small or large municipality, an engineering firm, or an arboricultural company or organization, Urban Forestry LLC provides the most advanced and responsive services customized to fit your needs. Know what this is? Click here
Index.shtml Urban Forestry . An urban forest consists of all the trees in an urban setting, whether planted along a street, in a park, or in a backyard. Trees are often planted in urban http://sccd.org/forestry/urbanforestry/
Extractions: forestry home Urban Forestry Information Urban Forestry Overview Spokane Urban Forestry Right TreeRight Place Recommended Arborists ... Urban Forestry Resources Urban Forestry An urban forest consists of all the trees in an urban setting, whether planted along a street, in a park, or in a backyard. Trees are often planted in urban environments to provide beauty and soften the harsh surfaces and angles of the city. But trees provide so much more than aesthetics. Trees affect the environment by providing shade, softening the wind, and cleaning the air. We use trees to screen poor views, provide privacy, and reduce noise. Trees also provide habitat for wildlife. And trees increase property values. Key to a thriving urban forest are proper tree selection and maintenance. Tree Selection: Start by considering the site where the tree will be planted. Taking the time to carefully consider the constraints of the planting location and the type of tree that is appropriate for the space will result in a healthy tree that provides many benefits with minimal maintenance. The wrong tree planted in the wrong location can cause damage to sidewalks, become tangled in power lines, and crack sewer pipes. The result will be removal of the tree or substantial maintenance to constrain the growth of the tree that will destroy its natural shape, beauty and health. Information at the following links will assist you in proper tree selection and planting: The Right Tree in the Right Place - A guide from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
International Society Of Arboriculture A handbook for the development and evaluation of local urban forestry programs. http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/ordinance.aspx
Extractions: About ISA Find a Tree Care Service Newsroom Job Bank ... LOGIN JOIN US ON Membership   • Member Benefits and Tools Become a Member Renew Membership ... Online and Downloadable Resources Tree Ordinance Guidelines More and more communities are beginning to recognize the tangible benefits that trees provide in the urban environment. Healthy trees reduce air and noise pollution, provide energy-saving shade and cooling, furnish habitat for wildlife, enhance aesthetics and property values, and are an important contributor to community image, pride, and quality of life. Furthermore, many communities have realized that in order to protect and enhance their valuable tree resources, it is useful to view and manage their trees as a cohesive unit, the community or urban forest. Tree ordinances are among the tools used by communities striving to attain a healthy, vigorous, and well-managed community forest. By themselves, however, tree ordinances cannot assure that the trees in and around our communities will be improved or even maintained. Tree ordinances simply provide the authorization and standards for management activities. If these activities are not integrated into an overall management strategy, problems are likely to arise. Without an overall strategy, management will be haphazard, inefficient, and ineffective, and the community forest will suffer. Tree ordinances fit into one of three basic categories.
Society Of Municipal Arborists Home Society of Municipal Arborists, Municipal Arborists, SMA, urbanforestry, City Trees, Urban Forestry, Urban Forest http://www.urban-forestry.com/
Extractions: View and Download 2010 Conference Presentations Course Material Now Available! The SMA Education and Website Committees have teamed up to offer you, our members, this new service. Each month we will post a new article or event, plus a quick online test. Passing the test with an 80% score or better) will provide you with that month's CEU total. Check out the latest CEU offering now by logging in and clicking "Online CEUs" on the top Members Only navigation bar. This is an exclusive SMA Members Only opportunity for you to engage with urban forestry professionals in your area. Ask questions, offer expertise, seek advice, and share news. Join in members only discussions on your state's forum
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. http://www.texasurbantrees.org
Extractions: Home TUFC Roots Board Membership ... Contact Us The Texas Urban Forestry Council has embarked upon a new era in encouraging conservation, expansion and protection of our urban forests in Texas, by initiating projects and programs that can be replicated at the local level throughout the state. Rare, Threatened and Endangered Tree Species
US Forest Service - Urban Forestry US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program; national program office and gateway to regional and state programs http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/
Extractions: Washington, D.C. 20250 Questions or comments regarding our website: smockenhaupt@fs.fed.us Urban and Community Forestry Welcome to the Urban and Community Forestry Website What is an Urban Forest? Urban forests are trees for people! They are dynamic ecosystems that provide environmental services such as clean air and water. Trees cool cities and save energy; improve air quality; strengthen quality of place and local economies; reduce storm water runoff; improve social connections; complement smart growth; and create walkable communities. Learn more about this critical resource and what the Forest Service is doing to protect it Spotlight Urban Forests in the News Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests: A Forests on the Edge Report The distribution of urban tree cover and the benefits of urban forests vary across the United States, as do the challenges of sustaining this important resource. Learn more from this new US Forest Service report. Humus and Soil Fertility Recent emphasis on bio-based products for sustainable landscapes has increased the sources and quality of humus products.
Urban Forestry - WDNR Costsharing grants and technical assistance to towns, cities, villages, counties, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations to develop sustainable urban and community forest management http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/cfa/Grants/urbanforestry.html
Extractions: (U.S. Public Law 95-313 s. 6(b), s. 23.070(1)(bw) and 23.097, Wis. Stats., and NR 47, Wis. Adm. Code.) Communities interested in developing urban forestry programs can receive financial assistance. Eligible applicants include towns, cities, villages, counties, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations that reside or perform projects in Wisconsin. Awards range from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $25,000. 50 percent cost sharing of eligible project costs for approved practices is required. Eligible projects include: Funding is prioritized for: Annual application submittal deadline is October 1 . Please refer to the DNR Division of Forestry for further information and application materials.
Urban Forestry Manual — Urban Forestry South Produced by the Department of Defense. Contains information on soil fertility, fertilization and management of urban forest. http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/resources/collections/urban-forestry-manual
Extractions: Skip to content. Skip to navigation Home ... Collected Resources Urban Forestry Manual Document Actions The Urban Forestry Manual is being developed by the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, the Southern Research Station, and the Southern Group of State Foresters as an educational tool for State forestry agency employees and others who work with communities on urban forestry issues. It can be used for self-guided learning, finding specific information on a topic and developing workshops and presentations. There will be 16 units (chapters) in the Manual when completed. Currently 10 units are available and units will be added as they become available. A compilation of the 12 individiual chapters of the Urban Forestry Manual that have been completed as of September 2006. (5+mbytes) Read More... The Urban Forestry Manual provides the scientific, technical, and practical information needed to work with communities on urban forestry. There are 12 chapters (units) that address specific topics in the practice of urban forestry. These units have been developed as a series, each building upon the information in previous ones. The units may also be used individually to gain information about a specific topic.
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Natural Landscapes In Urban Areas Essay on the need for parks and other wildlife areas in urban environments. http://www.tk421.net/essays/park.html
Extractions: The Need for Natural Landscapes in Urban Areas The time will come when New York will be built up, when all the grading and filling will be done, and when the picturesquely-varied, rocky formation of the Island will have been converted into the foundations for rows of monotonous straight streets, and piles of erect, angular buildings. There will be no suggestion left of its present varied surface, with the single exception of the few acres contained in the Park. Then the priceless value of the present picturesque outlines of the ground will be more distinctly perceived, and its adaptability for its purpose more fully recognized. It therefore seems desirable to interfere with its easy, undulating outlines, and picturesque, rocky serenity as little as possible, and, on the other hand, to endeavor rapidly, and by every legitimate means, to increase and judiciously develop these particularly individual and characteristic sources of landscape effects. - From a letter dated May 31st, 1858, written by Frederick Law Olmstead, Architect-in-Chief of New York City's Central Park, to the Board of Commissioners of The Central Park. [1] This paper examines the presence of natural landscapes within cities. These landscapes will be addressed through two themes: urban waterfronts and urban parks. Waterfronts and parks play many key roles in the workings of a city. These roles show the importance of natural landscapes in maintaining urban vitality. Roots of the current problems facing cities are first examined. The roles of specific urban waterfronts and parks are then reviewed with respect to some general research. It is my thesis that the presence of natural landscapes is helpful for urban development and redevelopment.
The Morris Arboretum Of The University Of Pennsylvania Provides technical expertise and professional support for urban and environmental programs in the mid-atlantic and northeastern area of the United States. http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/arboriculture_whoweare.shtml
Extractions: Arboriculture The expertise of the Urban Forestry Consulting team influences many audiences. We provide guidance and education to youth seeking to enter the arboricultural profession, teach expert-level courses to tree care professionals, and help draft guidelines and specifications that influence the entire tree care profession. Mr. Lubar has been a part of the Morris Arboretum's Urban Forestry Consultants for nearly a decade. Before joining Morris Arboretum, he served as a consultant and employee of various local urban forestry groups and related organizations. He co-founded the Wissahickon Stewardship Program, a community-based natural resource management program in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park and has been involved in many other environmental programs. Mr. Lubar also produces and directs films for Turning Point Productions.org, a digital film studio serving the needs of environmental organizations and green businesses.
UrbanForestry.ca - Urban Forestry Jobs & Services Urban forestry is the care and management of tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. http://urbanforestry.ca/
Extractions: 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. 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 habitat, and mitigation of overall urban environmental impact.
Sfenvironment.org: Our City's Policies: Urban Forestry Council The Urban Forestry Council advises city departments, including the Board of Supervisors and the mayor. Its tasks are to develop a comprehensive urban forest plan; educate the http://www.sfenvironment.org/our_policies/overview.html?ssi=16
The Tennessee Urban Forestry Council Includes Tennessee champion trees, landmark and historic trees, tree planting and pruning information, events calendar, and links to other urban forestry information. http://www.tufc.com/
Extractions: Welcome to TUFC! Our Mission To serve as an advisory body to promote healthy and sustainable urban and community forests in Tennessee by providing leadership and assistance through education, planning, advocacy and collaboration. Social Networking TUFC is on Facebook, MySpace and Cool People Care. Check us out! Link free to the Tennessee Grove at http://www.tennesseegrove.org
