Webinar: The Science and Future of i-Tree
In this webinar, the science of each i-Tree tool is described and the latest and upcoming i-Tree developments are discussed.
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Conducting a Community Tree Inventory
Penn State Extension’s Forest Resources describes the process of conducting a tree inventory and the four phases it can be divided into: planning, implementation, application, and maintenance.
Video: Urban Forest Benefits
This Forest Fast Break video gives a quick (under 2 minutes!) and engaging intro to urban forest benefits. See also their excellent introductory video on Urban Forests.
Green Cities: Good Health – Research Findings
This web site provides an overview of the scientific evidence of human health and well-being benefits provided by urban forestry and urban greening.
Urban Forest Connections Webinar Recordings
The Forest Service’s Urban Forest Connections webinar series brings experts together to discuss the latest science, practice, and policy on urban forestry and the environment.
Pennsylvania: Communities use Data Strategy to Combat EAB
In Pennsylvania, the state equips communities affected by Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) with the capacity and tools needed to gather data on their EAB infestation and ash trees.
Virginia Trees for Clean Water Grants
Virginia Trees for Clean Water program, developed by VDOF, is designed to improve water quality across the Commonwealth through on-the-ground efforts to plant trees and support long-term, sustained canopy cover.
Tree Board University
This unique online, 8-course training will help you learn more about trees, about people, and about serving in a citizen advisory role in your city, town, or village.
Healthy Trees Healthy Cities
The Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities Initiative has a portfolio of forest health-related resources that have been compiled for you to view or download for educational uses.
Conserving Trees During Development
This manual presents specific ways to enable developers, engineers, or landscape architects to incorporate more trees into a development site and introduces conceptual designs for storm water treatment practices that utilize trees as part of the design.
“We all Need Trees” Marketing Materials
Browse through the NACD’s Marketplace for free “We All Need Trees” educational materials.
Host a Neighborwoods Planting (October)
Each year during NeighborWoods Month, tens of thousands of volunteers take action to make their communities greener and healthier by planting trees, learn how you can too.
Arbor Day Resources (April)
A wealth of resources and ideas for celebrating Arbor Day in your community.
Green Pattern Book – Transforming Vacant Lots
The Green Pattern Book is a tool created as part of the Growing Green Initiative of the Baltimore Office of Sustainability to guide the greening of vacant land.
Urban Riparian Buffer Handbook
This handbook provides a blueprint for municipal entities, local watershed groups, and other nonprofit organizations for the purpose of educating and providing guidance on how to successfully plan and implement a riparian buffer project in a multitude of settings and planting conditions.
eLearn Urban Forestry
eLearn: Urban Forestry is a state-of-the-art online, distance-learning program geared specifically toward beginning urban foresters and those allied professionals working in and around urban and urbanizing landscapes.
Tree Owner’s Manual
Just like the owner’s manual that comes with automobiles and appliances, the Tree Owner’s Manual includes a parts list, instructions for installation, tips for troubleshooting common issues, recommended service, and more
Trees are Key Podcast – Tree Care Tips
This short weekly podcast helps listeners better care for trees and feature a short lesson, a weekly tree highlight, and upcoming tree related events.
Tree Care Topics & Brochures
ISA provides various educational brochures to help tree owners understand best management practices throughout the life of a tree and to promote a greater awareness of the benefits that trees provide in our communities.
Urban Tree Planting Guide
This manual provides guidance on urban tree planting at the development site and watershed scale and discusses species selection, site preparation, tree planting and maintenance techniques, and special considerations for urban tree planting.
Urban Forest Management Plan Toolkit
This toolkit provides information on the steps and what goes into making an urban forest management plan.
Urban Tree Canopy Assessments
Learn more about the Urban Tree Canopy Assessment program and find links to assessment reports.
Delaware: Greening through Grants
Delaware’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is raising the standard when it comes to engaging diverse constituents in tree planting and care.
Fredericksburg, VA: Volunteer Engagement for Success
Tree Fredericksburg reveals a fantastic community tree model for smaller cities and towns to follow, laying out a wonderful example of local collaboration, team-building, and change.
West Virginia: Increasing Tree Canopy at Schools
The Cacapon Institute is taking on projects to increase tree canopy at schools in West Virginia.
Baltimore, MD: Reaching New Audiences
TreeBaltimore is Baltimore’s program for the coordination of all tree plantings by city agencies, nonprofit organizations, neighborhoods, and community associations.
Cumberland, MD: Social Marketing and Outreach for Trees on Yards
The Get Rooted in Cumberland Program utilized a social marketing approach to determine the perceived tree planting benefits and barriers to spark more community support of tree canopy.
DC: Canopy 3,000 Partnership
Canopy 3,000 is a short-term public–private partnership that will bolster efforts to increase the tree canopy in the nation’s capital.
Lancaster, PA: Trees for Green Infrastructure
Lancaster City in Pennsylvania serves as an exceptional example of a jurisdiction promoting tree canopy in an effort to augment green infrastructure and improve local water quality.
Virginia Tree Steward Mini-Grants
The Tree Steward Mini-Grant program is intended to help Virginia’s Tree Steward groups fulfill their urban forestry support to their communities.
Virginia Urban & Community Forestry Grants
The Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program is designed to encourage projects that promote tree planting and care, education, and the protection and enhancement of urban and community forests.
West Virginia CommuniTree Grants
CTree and its partners invite organizations and agencies to apply for CTree kits to organize, coordinate, and implement urban tree plantings through a competitive grant process.
Virginia: Fostering Tree Stewards
Through proper tree planting and maintenance, outreach and public education, Virginia Tree Stewards serve as an example of how volunteers can help increase tree canopy in local communities.
