Planning the Wildland-Urban Interface
https://www.planning.org/publications/report/91740... [Fire Risk Management] [] [Report] 2019
Molly Mowery; Anna Read; Kelly Johnston; Tareq Wafaie
Fire is a natural part of wildland ecosystems, helping to maintain forest health, control invasive species, and provide wildlife habitat. But in recent years the costs of wildfire to our communities have far outweighed the benefits — and wildfires keep getting bigger, more destructive, and more deadly. Today, more than one-third of the U.S. population lives in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) — those areas where development mixes with undeveloped wildlands....

Exploring connections between trees and human health | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/45454... [Health and Safety] [Urban Forestry] [Journal Article] 2014
Geoffrey Donovan; Marie Oliver
Humans have intuitively understood the value of trees to their physical and mental health since the beginning of recorded time. A scientist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station wondered if such a link could be scientifically validated. His research team took advantage of an infestation of emerald ash borer, an invasive pest that kills ash trees, to conduct a study that gets closer to a definitive connection between the loss of trees and increased human mortality. Researchers analyzed data...

An urban forest-inventory-and-analysis investigation in Oregon and Washington | Pacific Northwest Research Station | PNW - US Forest Service
https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/publications/urban-for... [Urban Forestry] [misMatch] [Journal Article] 2016
Strunk, Jacob L.; Mills, John R.; Ries, Paul; Temesgen, Hailemariam; Jeroue, Lacey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis program recently inventoried trees on 257 sample plots in the urbanized areas of Oregon and Washington. Plots were located on the standard grid (≈1 plot/2428 ha) and installed with the 4-subplot footprint (≈.067 ha with 4 circular subplots). Using these data, we examined: 1) use of the land use classification data from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) for post-stratification; 2) the resolution of the i...

Digital forestry in the wildland-urban interface | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/25600... [Fire Risk Management] [Urban Forestry] [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...

Urban Tree Alliance | Non-Profit Tree Care, Planting, and Education
https://www.urbantreealliance.org... [Urban Forestry] [Education] [Web Page] 2021
Urban Tree Alliance
The Urban Tree Alliance is a Madison, WI based Non-Profit created to Preserve and Grow the Urban Forest Canopy. The Madison Canopy Project is a neighborhood tree planting program that provides free trees to property owners in eighteen Madison neighborhoods. Request your trees here. We are a 401(c)3 non-profit that works hard to assure that 100% of your donation will go directly to community service projects like planting trees, preserving trees, and educating the public....

Emerald Ash Borer | Wisconsin DNR
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/ForestHealth/Emera... [Invasive Species] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page]
WI DNR Staff
Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is an invasive, wood-boring beetle that kills ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) by eating the tissues under the bark. Native to northeastern Asia, emerald ash borer (EAB) was first detected in the United States in 2002 and is thought to have been introduced from China via the wood from shipping crates. . See where EAB has been found in Wisconsin [exit DNR] and in the United States [PDF exit DNR]. Use the interactive map on the. EAB portal [exit DNR] to see if E...

Using Trees and Vegetation to Reduce Heat Islands | US EPA
https://www.epa.gov/heatislands/using-trees-and-ve... [Urban Forestry] [Environment and Sustainability] [Web Page] 2021
EPA
Trees and other plants help cool the environment, making vegetation a simple and effective way to reduce urban heat islands. Trees and vegetation lower surface and air temperatures by providing shade and through evapotranspiration. Shaded surfaces, for example, may be 20–45°F (11–25°C) cooler than the peak temperatures of unshaded materials.1 Evapotranspiration, alone or in combination with shading, can help reduce peak summer temperatures by 2–9°F (1–5°C).2,3...

Houston’s Urban Forest, 2015 | Treesearch
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/54109... [Urban Forestry] [] [Report] 2017
David J. Nowak; Allison R. Bodine; Robert E. Hoehn; Christopher B. Edgar; Gretchen Riley; Dudley R. Hartel; Kerry J. Dooley; Sharon M. Stanton; Mark A. Hatfield; Thomas J. Brandeis; Tonya W. Lister
An analysis of the urban forest in Houston, Texas, reveals that this area has an estimated 33.3 million live trees with tree canopy that covers 18.4 percent of the city. Roughly 19.2 million of the city’s trees are located on private lands. The most common tree species are yaupon, Chinese tallowtree, Chinese privet, Japanese privet, and sugarberry. Trees in Houston currently store about 2.0 million tons of carbon (7.5 million tons of carbon dioxide [CO2]); valued at $272 million. In addition, th...

Oak Wilt | Wisconsin DNR
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/foresthealth/oakwi... [Invasive Species] [] [Web Page] 2021
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Oak wilt is widespread in southern Wisconsin but in much of northern Wisconsin it is still a new and uncommon disease. The following map shows oak wilt detections in Wisconsin as of August 24, 2021. Oak wilt kills thousands of trees each year in forests, woodlots and urban areas. Oak wilt can even attack and kill healthy trees. The disease is a particularly serious problem for species in the red oak group such as northern red, northern pin and black oaks. Once wilting symptoms are apparent ...

The Story of Urban Wood Guitars | Urban Wood Network West
https://urbansalvagedwoods.com/the-story-of-urban-... [Networks and Associations] [Urban Wood Utilization] [Unclassified/Other]

One of the foundations of the Urban Wood Network is the idea of collaboration and partnership. We have learned time and time again that remarkable things happen when we collaborate and work towards a shared mission and vision. The players in this story date back to the early 70 s, when some entirely unrelated companies began to come into existence. First, there was West Coast Arborists (WCA) that started in 1972, then Taylor Guitars in 1974, and Wood-Mizer in 1982. Looking at these three na...

Tree Equity Score
https://treeequityscore.org... [Urban Forestry] [] [Web Page] 2021
American Forests
A map of tree cover in any city in the United States is too often a map of race and income. This is unacceptable. Trees are critical infrastructure that every person in every neighborhood deserves. Trees can help address damaging environmental inequities like air pollution....

Sustaining America s urban trees and forests: a Forests on the Edge report
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/35572... [Urban Forestry] [misMatch] [Report] 2010
Nowak, David J.; Randler, Paula B.; Greenfield, Eric J.; Comas, Sara J.; Carr, Mary A.; Alig, Ralph J.
Close to 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in urban areas and depends on the essential ecological, economic, and social benefits provided by urban trees and forests. However, 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. As urban areas expand across the country, the importance of the benefits that urban forests provide, as well as the challenges to their conservation and main...

MTWFA Tree Risk Workshop: Online Resources>> Urban Natural Resources Institute
https://www.unri.org/research-documents/mtwfa... [Education] [Health and Safety] [Seminars/Webinars/Conferences] 2011

Every city and town is obligated to maintain the safety of public trees along its streets and roads and in its parks. Where there are trees, there are problems and defects. some natural, some man-made. Limited municipal funding and tight economic times make it more important than ever that public officials and private con- sultants know how to prioritize tree care in the urban environment. Professor of Arboriculture and Urban Forestry University of Massachusetts. Project Director, Urban Nat...

Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk
https://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3314.short... [Fire Risk Management] [Urban Forestry] [Journal Article] 2018
Volker C. Radeloff, David P. Helmers, H. Anu Kramer, Miranda H. Mockrin, Patricia M. Alexandre, Avi Bar-Massada, Van Butsic, Todd J. Hawbaker, Sebastián Martinuzzi, Alexandra D. Syphard, Susan I. Stewart
When houses are built close to forests or other types of natural vegetation, they pose two problems related to wildfires. First, there will be more wildfires due to human ignitions. Second, wildfires that occur will pose a greater risk to lives and homes, they will be hard to fight, and letting natural fires burn becomes impossible. We examined the number of houses that have been built since 1990 in the United States in or near natural vegetation, in an area known as the wildland-urban interface...

The 1990-2010 wildland-urban interface of the conterminous United States - geospatial data
http://silvis.forest.wisc.edu/GeoData/WUI_cp12/FS_... [Fire Risk Management] [] [Web Page] 2017
Wisconsin Dept of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
The 1990-2010 wildland-urban interface of the conterminous United States - geospatial data. The wildland-urban interface (WUI) is the area where houses meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland vegetation. This makes the WUI a focal area for human-environment conflicts such as wildland fires, habitat fragmentation, invasive species, and biodiversity decline. Using geographic information systems (GIS), we integrated US Census and USGS National Land Cover Data, to map the Federal Register d...

Urban Forestry – Graduate Certificates & Minors – Graduate Degrees & Programs | Oregon State Ecampus | OSU Degrees Online
https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/gra... [Education] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page] 2022
Oregon State University
The Oregon State University Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry prepares you to think both scientifically and strategically. You will learn to effectively apply the principles of urban forestry, green infrastructure, planning, policy, management, and leadership to the stewardship of urban forests and the administration of urban forestry programs....

These Tree Campus Healthcare facilities are using trees to improve community health | Modern Healthcare
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/construction-desi... [Education] [Urban Forestry] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2020
Crain Communications, Inc.
Tree canopy is a critical component of community health infrastructure – but urban tree cover is shrinking, and its health benefits are not often equitably distributed. The Tree Campus Healthcare program, first announced in 2019, recognizes health institutions that make a mission-aligned impact on community wellness through tree education, investment, and community engagement. The Arbor Day Foundation announced the inaugural class of sixteen Tree Campus Healthcare facilities, which earned recogn...

Reclaimed keel blocks Breathe Easy at RHS Tatton Park - Ashwell Timber
https://ashwelltimber.com/reclaimed-keel-blocks... [Reclaimed Wood] [Success Stories and Reports] [Web Page] 2022
Ashwells Timber
We supplied a range of reclaimed sleepers, Oak posts, keel blocks and Opepe boards to be reused as a strong entrance gate and a comfortable seating area. The immersive garden was just the spot for a little quiet mindfulness!. The garden promotes mindfulness and the benefits of being in a green space. It s a place for everyone to find balance and to de-stress from everyday life. Visitors will see a sunken area surrounded by raised beds filled with naturalistic planting and herbs. Seating and...

Why the 2017 fire season has been one of California’s worst - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-california-... [Fire Risk Management] [] [Magazine/Newspaper Article] 2017
Priya Krishnakumar and Joe Fox
Wildfires that ravaged Northern California in October led to 44 deaths and the destruction of over 8,400 structures, including homes and businesses, making their mark as the most destructive wildfires in state history. On Dec 5, the fast-moving Thomas fire swept into the city of Ventura, burning 50,000 acres and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. Here s why California s fall fire season has become so destructive. Palms are consumed in the Thomas fire. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times). Calif...

Society of Municipal Arborists
https://www.urban-forestry.com... [Networks and Associations] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page] 2022
Society of Municipal Arborists
The Society of Municipal Arborists will soon be seeking a new Executive Director! After nearly two decades of leadership and service to the Society, our most recent Executive Director, Jerri LaHaie, has departed; please join us in wishing her well in future endeavors....