ATC supports urban forestry in Wisconsin | American Transmission Co.
https://www.atcllc.com/whats-current/atc-supports-... [Urban Forestry] [Networks and Associations] [Web Page] 2021
American Transmission Co.
American Transmission Co. is helping to support urban forests in Wisconsin through our Community Planting Program grants. Urban forests make up a significant amount of America’s tree canopy. Over 140 million acres of America’s forests are located in cities, towns and villages. These trees provide essential benefits for people and improve urban wildlife habitats....

Architectural Salvage | The Reclaimed Company
https://shop.thereclaimedcompany.co.uk/home/sell-a... [Reclaimed Wood] [Companies and Products] [Web Page] 2018
ASHLEY BOLINGBROKE
Buying and selling architectural salvage has become big business in recent years. Demand for reclaimed, re used, recycled, up cycled products is growing. Having been in the business and experienced this growth, we now have a new offering. Online architectural salvage listings for only 5%. Having used other selling and listing sites ourselves over the years we got hit with some pretty hefty fees. Our aim therefore, to offer a site free of commission, free of final value fees, free of contrac...

Urban trees, air quality and human health | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/60881... [Health and Safety] [Urban Forestry] [Book/Book Section] 2020
David J. Nowak
The World Health Organization (2016) states that air pollution is the largest environmental risk factor to human health, accounting for about one in nine deaths annually. The problems associated with air pollution and higher air temperatures in cities have been known for over a century, but so have the impacts of trees and forests on improving air quality and regulating air temperatures. Trees, through their interaction with the atmosphere, affect air quality and consequently human health, parti...

Cheyenne, WY, Braces For EAB’s Arrival | Illinois Urban Wood
https://illinoisurbanwood.org/cheyenne-wy-braces-f... [Invasive Species] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page] 2021
Illinois Urban Wood
The emerald ash borer (EAB) continues to migrate across the United States, leaving millions of dead ash trees in its wake. While the deadly beetle yet to be detected in Cheyenne, WY, the city is taking a proactive approach to bracing for its arrival, noting that is has been sited in Longmont, CO, as well as Nebraska and South Dakota. The Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division (CUFD) created an EAB plan in August 2019 and has begun implementing several of its initiatives, including removing and replaci...

The effect of urban trees on the rental price of single-family homes in Portland, Oregon | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/39906... [Urban Forestry] [other] [Journal Article] 2011
Geoffrey H. Donovan; David T. Butry
Few studies have estimated the effect of environmental amenities on the rental price of houses. We address this gap in the literature by quantifying the effect of urban trees on the rental price of single-family homes in Portland, Oregon, USA. We found that an additional tree on a house's lot increased monthly rent by $5.62, and a tree in the public right of way increased rent by $21.00. These results are consistent with a previous hedonic analysis of the effects of trees on the sales price of h...

"Evaluating Federal Urban Forestry Performance Measures in Massachusett" by Mollie E. Freilicher
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/509... [Urban Forestry] [Management and Market] [Thesis/Dissertation] 2010
Mollie E. Freilicher
In 2006, the US Forest Service implemented performance measures to evaluate urban forestry management in communities in each state. The Forest Service implemented these measures under its Community Accomplishment Reporting System (CARS).To achieve four CARS measures that pertain to management, communities must have a management plan, professional staff, tree ordinances, and an advisory or advocacy organization. It is unclear whether attaining the CARS measures reflects the status of the urban f...

Network analysis of wildfire transmission and implications for risk governance | Pacific Northwest Research Station | PNW - US Forest Service
https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/publications/network-a... [Fire Risk Management] [Urban Forestry] [Journal Article] 2017
ger, Alan A.; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max.; Ager, Alan A.; Evers, Cody R.; Day, Michelle A.; Preisler, Haiganoush K.; Barros, Ana M. G.; Nielsen-Pincus, Max
We characterized wildfire transmission and exposure within a matrix of large land tenures (federal, state, and private) surrounding 56 communities within a 3.3 million ha fire prone region of central Oregon US. Wildfire simulation and network analysis were used to quantify the exchange of fire among land tenures and communities and analyze the relative contributions of human versus natural ignitions to wildfire exposure. Among the land tenures examined, the area burned by incoming fires averaged...

Stakeholders’ engagement in promoting sustainable development: Businesses and urban forest carbon | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/42110... [Environment and Sustainability] [Urban Forestry] [Journal Article] 2012
N. C. Poudyal; J. P. Siry; J. M. Bowker
To better understand how businesses’ motivation and support for green projects varies by their organizational objectives and characteristics, this study investigates a case of urban forestry carbon credits in a broader context of climate change mitigation efforts. Companies and organizations currently participating in the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) were surveyed regarding their perception of consumers’ concerns with climate change, attitudes toward government regulations, factors important t...

Urban forest inventories heating up in Texas and beyond – Research Highlights - US Forest Service Research & Development
https://www.fs.fed.us/research/highlights/highligh... [Urban Forestry] [] [Report] 2017
Dooley, Kerry
The Forest Service is rolling out a national program of inventorying urban forests across the U.S. As an early adopter of the program, Texas is the first state with completed inventories and related reports, offering a glimpse into what is to come as more cities partner with the Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis program....

Urban and community forests of the North Central West region: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/34757... [Urban Forestry] [other] [Report] 2010
David J. Nowak; Eric J. Greenfield
This report details how land cover and urbanization vary within the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota by community (incorporated and census designated places), county subdivision, and county. Specifically this report provides critical urban and community forestry information for each state including human population characteristics and trends, changes in urban and community lands, tree canopy and impervious surface cover characteristics, distri...

Assessing urban forest effects and values: Douglas County, Kansas | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/46031... [Urban Forestry] [] [Report] 2014
David J. Nowak; Allison R. Bodine; Robert E. Hoehn; Alexis Ellis; Kim Bomberger; Daniel E.
An analysis of trees in Douglas County, Kansas, reveals that this area has about 14,164,000 trees with tree and shrub canopy that covers 25.2 percent of the county. The most common tree species are American elm, northern hackberry, eastern redcedar, Osage-orange, and honeylocust. Trees in Douglas County currently store about 1.7 million tons of carbon (6.4 million tons CO2) valued at $124 million. In addition, these trees remove about 82,000 tons of carbon per year (300,000 tons CO2 per year val...

Wildfire in Maine's Wildland Urban Interface: Defensible Space
http://media.maine.gov/cgi-bin/vid?id=wkLuOw1AjlKI... [Fire Risk Management] [] [Web Page] 2011
Dept of Conservation
Wildfire in Maine s Wildland Urban Interface: Defensible Space. ...

Investing in Our Community Trees
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r4/home/?cid=FSEPRD... [Urban Forestry] [] [Web Page] 2021

Over 141 million acres of America’s forests are located right in our cities and towns. These urban and community forests provide critical benefits to our communities, from clean air and cooler temperatures to higher property values and better human health and well-being. ...

Urban Forest Strike Team WebDoc-2011-May
http://www.unri.org/wsb4713307301/wp-content/uploa... [Urban Forestry] [Health and Safety] [Report] 2011
Southern Group of State Foresters
A disaster response pilot project initiated by the U&CF programs in Virginia and North Carolina is being tested at a regional scale by the Southern Group of State Foresters. Urban Forest Strike Teams (UFST) are composed of state forestry agency certified arborists trained to make urban tree damage assessments following natural The Initiative involves recruiting, training and deploying professional urban foresters and arborists (required to have basic ICS and arboricultural certification and exp...

Evaluating the Likelihood of Tree Failure in Naples, Florida
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/nrc_faculty_pubs/43... [Health and Safety] [Urban Forestry] [Journal Article] 2020
Authors: Ryan W. klein, Andrew K. Koeser, Brian Kane, Shawn M. Laundry, Heather Shields, et al.
Trees in residential landscapes provide many benefits, but can injure persons and damage property when they fail. In hurricane-prone regions like Florida, USA, the regular occurrence of hurricanes has provided an opportunity to assess factors that influence the likelihood of wind-induced tree failure and develop species failure profiles. We assessed open-grown trees in Naples, Florida, following the passage of Hurricane Irma in September 2017 to determine the effect of relevant factors on the ...

Incorporating climate change into invasive species management
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/eco_grad_pubs/2... [Environment and Sustainability] [Invasive Species] [Journal Article] 2020
Evelyn M. Beaury Emily J. Fusco Michelle R. Jackson Brittany B. Laginhas Toni Lyn Morelli
Invasive alien species are likely to interact with climate change, thus necessitating management that proactively addresses both global changes. However, invasive species managers. concerns about the effects of climate change, the degree to which they incorporate climate change into their management, and what stops them from doing so remain unknow...

Barn Wood
https://sears-trostel.com/index.cfm?product=1&prod... [Reclaimed Wood] [Companies and Products] [Web Page] 2022
Sears Trostel Lumber & Millwork
Salvaged from old barns this wood can be decades old with a style and color that only time can create. Barn Wood is beautiful and can be used for many different projects including accent walls and furniture. This is 100% recycled wood that can make a project stand out. Sears Trostel stocks Barn Wood in Shiplap paneling and can mill Barn Wood into other patterns for easier installation. Barn wood is sorted and sold in two different color groups of brown wood colors and gray wood colors. ...

Northeast community tree guide: benefits, costs, and strategic planting | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/28759... [Urban Forestry] [Education] [Report] 2007
E. Gregory McPherson; James R. Simpson; Paula J. Peper; Shelley L. Gardner; Kelaine E. Vargas; Qingfu Xiao
Trees make our cities more attractive and provide many ecosystem services, including air quality improvement, energy conservation, stormwater interception, and atmospheric carbon dioxide reduction. These benefits must be weighed against the costs of maintaining trees, including planting, pruning, irrigation, administration, pest control, liability, cleanup, and removal. We present benefits and costs for representative small, medium, and large deciduous trees and coniferous trees in the Northeast...

Carbon storage and sequestration by trees in urban and community areas of the United States - PubMed
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23583943... [Environment and Sustainability] [Urban Forestry] [Journal Article] 2013
David J Nowak, Eric J Greenfield, Robert E Hoehn, Elizabeth Lapoint
Carbon storage and sequestration by urban trees in the United States was quantified to assess the magnitude and role of urban forests in relation to climate change. Urban tree field data from 28 cities and 6 states were used to determine the average carbon density per unit of tree cover. These data were applied to statewide urban tree cover measurements to determine total urban forest carbon storage and annual sequestration by state and nationally. Urban whole tree carbon storage densities avera...

Digital forestry in the wildland urban interface
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/27724... [Fire Risk Management] [] [Journal Article] 2006
Michael C. Wimberly Yangjian Zhang John A. Stanturf
Growing human populations have led to the expansion of the Wildland-Urban interface (WUI) across the southeastern United States. The juxtaposition of buildings, infrastructure, and forests in the WUI creates challenges for natural resource managers. The presence of flammable vegetation, high rates of human-caused ignitions and high building densities combine to increase risks of catastrophic loss from wildfire in the WUI. At the same time, fragmentation of large ownerships into smaller parcels a...