Take Care of Trees Now, They’ll Fare Better in Disasters
For trees, like people, what happens when disaster strikes depends, in large part, on pre-existing conditions.
FIRST STEP: Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for the City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles is dividing the creation of its new Urban Forest Management Plan into two distinct phases. The FIRST STEP…
Ice-Storm Resistant Urban Trees
Planting a diverse urban forest that includes trees resistant to ice storms and performing regular tree maintenance to avoid or…
Developing Ice Storm-Resistant Urban Tree Populations
Each year, an estimated USD $225 million in damages occurs from ice storms in the United States. The potential exists…
Green Infrastructure Manual for Desert Communities
This manual provides information for neighborhood residents, municipal professionals, grassroots advocates and others who seek to implement green infrastructure (GI)…
Designing Green Infrastructure in Ultra-Urban Environments
The City and County of Denver is making green infrastructure a fundamental part of the city’s long-term stormwater management strategy by…
Everything’s Changing: Can Your Urban Forest Thrive?
Yes! If you work at it. This interview with Karen Zumach, Director of Community Forestry at the Tree Trust, St.…
Casey Trees: Promotes Urban Forestry in the Field, the Conference Table and City Hall
Established in 2002, Casey Trees is an urban forestry nonprofit that connects people to trees and inspires communities to come…
DC Business Improvement District Underwrites Innovative Stormwater Management Installations
Business Improvement Districts are defined areas within which businesses elect to pay a levy – a “self-imposed-tax” – to provide…
DC’s Green Design Manual for Public Spaces
This comprehensive manual summarizes regulations and specifications for design elements of public spaces. Places high emphasis on multi-benefit planning and…
Choosing the Proper Soil Volume and Type for Urban Planting
Many research studies have confirmed that, without adequate soil volume and composition, trees won’t thrive. In fact, they’re unlikely to…
Phytoremediation Plant List
A list of plants and trees suitable for phytoremediation and their corresponding benefits.
Selecting the Right Tree
SelecTree, a tree selection guide, is an interactive program designed to help you select appropriate trees. It will match trees…
Avoiding Conflict between Trees and Utilities
In most urban settings, conflicts are unavoidable but with proper planning and species selection, most can be overcome.
Salt-Resistant Species
Sites with saline (salty) soils, and those that are exposed to coastal salt spray or de-icing materials challenge tree health, and ultimately…
Choosing suitable trees for urban and suburban sites: site evaluation and species selection
Covers all bases from site to species. Though Florida-specific, this guide covers the steps that all tree planters must consider:…
Species Selection for Tropical Sites
Species selection guide for using green infrastructure to manage stormwater in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Best Management Practices for Community Trees — The Gulf Coast
Guide for community trees in Louisiana. Includes tree cost and benefit information, best management practices, tree selection, planting and maintenance,…
Tree Utah
Non-profit organization in Utah educating the public on the benefits of trees. Promotes stewardship and with the help of over…
Tropical Community Tree Guide
Presents benefits and costs for representative small, medium, and large trees in the Tropical region derived from models based on…
Philly Tree People
Volunteer operated neighborhood-based non-profit organization dedicated to organizing tree plantings and maintaining the health of the urban forest in Philadelphia
Morton Arboretum’s Community Trees Program
Helps communities, public and private landowners, land managers, tree professionals, and groups interested in trees to effectively manage and care…
Charlottesville Invasive Plant Inventory
This inventory allows the city to quantify and budget for the extent of the invasive plant problem within the city.…
Biodiversity Assessment Handbook for New York City
Designed as a guide for land managers, policymakers, conservationists, researchers, consultants, educators, and students who are addressing the myriad questions…
Santa Monica Urban Forest Master Plan
Santa Monica, CA’s guide for the perpetuation and management of the city’s urban forest over the next 50 years. The…