Marketing Practices in the Urban and Reclaimed Wood Industries
https://biobus.swst.org/index.php/bpbj/article/vie... [Management and Market] [Urban Wood Utilization] [Journal Article] 2019
Anna Pitti, Omar Espinoza, Robert Smith
In the US, trees felled in urban areas and wood generated through construction and demolition (C&D) are primarily disposed of as low value resources, largely sent to landfills or utilized for energy, composting, and landscaping mulch. In recent years, the urban and reclaimed wood industries have emerged to provide a higher value-added outlet, foster local economies, and divert supplies to landfills. This paper presents the results of a nationwide survey carried out to understand marketing prac...

Forestry and Natural Resources Timber Processing Use of Urban and Development Site Trees for Lumber
https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/fnr/fnr_... [Urban Wood Utilization] [] [Report] 2002
Daniel Cassens, Professor; Rita McKenzie, Urban Forester
In the past, urban trees weren t usually marketable to traditional sawmills and veneer manufacturers because of the relatively small volumes of wood available at any one location and because of the potential to hit embedded objects that damage sawmill equipment. Often buildings, landscaping, and electric lines were damaged when trees were felled, or buried pipes and septic systems were damaged when heavy equipment was used to remove the logs. Until recently, these serious issues have nearly al...

Maryland's Roadside Tree Program
https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Documents/rstrees... [Urban Forestry] [] [Brochure/Product Sheet]
Maryland Forest Service
Passed in 1914, this Law and its regulations were developed to protect our roadside trees by ensuring their proper care and protection and to ensure their compatibility with an efficient and dependable public utility system. Millions of trees grow along the more then30,000 miles of improved roads in Maryland. These trees are an important urban and community resource and they provide aesthetic, environmental, economic and social benefits....

Forisk Adds Cogeneration, Thermal Facilities and Urban Wood Use to Tracking of Bioenergy Sector - Forisk
https://forisk.com/blog/2011/10/04/forisk-adds-cog... [Urban Wood Utilization] [misMatch] [Web Page] 2011
Brooks Mendell
This year, Amanda Lang, our Director of Wood Bioenergy Research, has led efforts to enhance the investment-relevant insights from Wood Bioenergy US, the Forisk publication that tracks all announced and operating wood-using bioenergy projects in the US...

Decay, defects and condition of street trees in four Upstate New York cities
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/52885... [Urban Forestry] [] [Journal Article] 2009
Luley, Christopher J.; Nowak, David J.; Greenfield, Eric J.
Throughout most of New York State, maple species are the most common street tree. It is not unusual for Norway (Acer platanoides), silver (A. saccharinum), sugar (A. saccharum), red (A. rubrum), and other maples species to comprise over 50% of the street tree population in communities of all sizes. As in many areas of the country, maples on the streets today were planted to replace the American elms (Ulmus americana) that were lost as a result of the Dutch Elm Disease epidemic that started in th...

Measuring and analyzing urban tree cover
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/8804... [Urban Forestry] [] [Journal Article] 1996
Nowak, David J.; Rowntree, Rowan A.; McPherson, E. Gregory; Sisinni, Susan M.; Kirkmann, Esther R.; Stevens, Jack C.
Measurement of city tree cover can aid in urban vegetation planning, management, and research by revealing characteristics of vegetation across a city. Urban tree cover in the United States ranges from 0.4% in Lancaster, California, to 55% in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Two important factors that affect the amount of urban tree cover are the natural environment and land use. Urban tree cover is highest in cities that developed in naturally forested areas (31%), followed by grassland cities (19%) and...

Drysdale Forestry & Consulting | Street and Park Tree Inventories
http://www.drysdaleforestry.com/street-and-park-tr... [Companies and Products] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page] 2016
Drysdale Forestry & Consulting
Today it is important for municipalities to incorporate tree-risk management programs. This helps to ensure the safety of the public and helps to reduce the liabilities of the municipality. A tree inventory serves as the basis of a community tree management program by documenting the condition of the community’s urban forest. Inventories can identify species, size, and conditions for the trees within given boundaries. They can also identify characteristics of trees that could lead to problems in...

Media — Carolina Urban Lumber
https://carolinaurbanlumber.com/media?author=55b64... [Companies and Products] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page]

Damon Barron, owner of Carolina Urban Lumber, says using local trees to make furniture keeps them out of the landfill and helps the environment. Treecycle America: Certified Urban Forestry | Damon Barron | TEDxCharlotte. Carolina Urban Lumber Founder, Damon Barron at Charlotte s TEDx event. Carolina Urban Lumber, 10412 Rodney Street, Pineville, NC, 28134, United States704-889-0380contact@carolinaurbanlumber. 10412 Rodney Street Pineville, NC 28134. Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm Saturday...

Houston s Regional Forest
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/8821... [Urban Forestry] [] [Journal Article] 2008
Nowak, David J.; Smith, Peter D.; Merritt, Michael; Giedraitis, John; Walton, Jeffrey T.; Hoehn, Robert E.; Stevens, Jack C.; Crane, Daniel E.; Estes, Mark; Stetson, Stephen; Burditt, Charles; Hitchcock, David; Holtcamp, Wendee
The population in and around Houston has grown rapidly over the past twenty years, now exceeding five million people. Studies of the area have noted that the loss of trees and changes to the forest makeup have generally accompanied this growth. Trees and urban forestry practices can be used effectively to reduce many of the negative effects of urban growth and other changes occurring in the region. These include reducing urban heat island effects, mitigating negative health and environmental imp...

Assessing urban forest effects and values, San Francisco s urban forest
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/9660... [Environment and Sustainability] [Urban Forestry] [Report] 2007
Nowak, David J.; Hoehn, Robert E., III; Crane, Daniel E.; Stevens, Jack C.; Walton, Jeffrey T.
An analysis of trees in San Francisco, CA reveals that this city has about 669,000 trees with canopies that cover 11.9 percent of the area. The most common tree species are blue gum eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and Monterey cypress. The urban forest currently stores about 196,000 tons of carbon valued at $3.6 million. In addition, these trees remove about 5,200 tons of carbon per year ($95,000 per year) and about 260 tons of air pollution per year ($1.3 million per year). The structural, or co...

Effect of plot and sample size on timing and precision of urban forest assessments
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/9550... [Urban Forestry] [] [Journal Article] 2008
Nowak, David J.; Walton, Jeffrey T.; Stevens, Jack C.; Crane, Daniel E.; Hoehn, Robert E.
Accurate field data can be used to assess ecosystem services from trees and to improve urban forest management, yet little is known about the optimization of field data collection in the urban environment. Various field and Geographic Information System (GIS) tests were performed to help understand how time costs and precision of tree population estimates change with varying plot and sample sizes in urban areas using random sampling approaches. Using one-tenth acre (0.04 ha) plots, it is estimat...

Niches in the urban forest: Organizations and their role in acquiring metropolitan open space.
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/2657... [Urban Forestry] [Management and Market] [Journal Article] 2002
Ruliffson, Jane A.; Gobster, Paul H.; Haight, Robert G.; Homans, Francis R.
As a response strategy to minimize the impacts of urban sprawl, public and private organizations are striving to acquire open lands that will contribute to a resilient and multifunctional urban forest. In the Chicago metropolitan region, we interviewed representatives of 15 organizations to understand the land acquisition process--the structures and functions of groups involved, their acquisition goals, and the cooperation among groups as they work to build metropolitan green infrastructure. O...

Momentary mood response to natural outdoor environments in four European cities
https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/59097... [Health and Safety] [] [Journal Article] 2020
Kondo, Michelle C.; Triguero-Mas, Margarita ; Donaire-Gonzalez, David ; Seto, Edmund ; Valentín, Antònia ; Hurst, Gemma ; Carrasco-Turigas, Glòria ; Masterson, Daniel ; Ambròs, Albert ; Ellis, Naomi ; Swart, Wim ; Davis, Nora
Momentary mood response to natural outdoor environments in four European cities. This publication is available only online. Abstract Exposure to natural outdoor environments (NOE) has been shown in population-level studies to reduce anxiety and psychological distress. This study investigated how exposure to one s everyday natural outdoor environments over one week influenced mood among residents of four European cities including Barcelona (Spain), Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom), Doetinchem (...

Evaluation of Exotic Plants in Hawai i: Where we are. Where we could go. The Need
http://www.hear.org/wra/hpwra/evalofexplihi.pdf... [Urban Forestry] [Invasive Species] [Report] 2004
Julie S Denslow, Curtis Daehler
Hawai i counts in its flora over 1000 species of exotic plants that have naturalized, meaning that they are reproducing and spreading on their own outside of human cultivation. Some of these species cause considerable ecological damage to Hawai i s remaining natural areas, speed the disappearance of rare and endangered species, reduce the carrying capacity of pastures, increase the maintenance costs of croplands, and interfere with our enjoyment of the outdoors. The challenge is recognizing whic...

Aloha Arborist Associatio - About Us
https://alohaarborist.com/about-us... [Networks and Associations] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page] 2022
Aloha Arborist Association
The Aloha Arborist Association has been connecting the tree stewards of Hawaii with resources and providing opportunities for industry education and networking for 44 years! We are dedicated to teaching our communities the benefits of trees and how to care for this important resource....

Environmental Benefits of Choosing a Reclaimed Wood Dining Table
https://www.oecustom.com/eco-benefits-reclaimed-wo... [Reclaimed Wood] [Companies and Products] [Web Page]

A reclaimed wood dining table will look amazing, but it will also be an environmentally friendly option that makes a difference now and in the future. A custom table made out of reclaimed wood will be a great choice for anyone looking to decorate their home with furniture that will stand out. A reclaimed wood dining table should enhance your home s style and make a lasting impression. Won t require new trees to be cut down. Be Good to the Environment with a Reclaimed Wood Dining Table. If y...

Urban forestry finds a voice on the Council on Forestry
https://forestrynews.blogs.govdelivery.com/2019/01... [Networks and Associations] [Education] [Web Page] 2019
Ellen Clark
As a new member of the Council on Forestry, Jordan Skiff, Fond du Lac public works director and Urban Forestry Council chair, will be an advocate for urban and community forestry, sharing its challenges and proclaiming its benefits. Skiff fills the urban forestry seat vacated by Dr R Bruce Allison in December 2016. The Council on Forestry is a group of individuals appointed by the Governor that was created to advise the governor, legislature, Department of Natural Resources and other state ag...

Trees for Limited Spaces - Urban Forest Nursery, Inc.
https://urbanforestnursery.com/extras/treesforlimi... [Companies and Products] [Education] [Brochure/Product Sheet] 2021

Trees are like people. Some are fat. Some are skinny. Some are tall. Others are short. But unlike people, we can usually predict what shape a tree will become when mature, which is a real advantage for those of us who select trees for specific locations. Selecting trees that fit the available space also makes good sense - both in common sense and dollars. Trees that stay narrow in a narrow location, or short under overhead wires, reduce the potential for future interference and thus reduces the...

Urban Research in Springfield - Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/springfield/focus/climate... [Environment and Sustainability] [Urban Forestry] [Web Page] 2018
Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service
In Springfield, as in much of New England and the U.S., climate change is expected to take the form of more severe storms, droughts and heat waves. Urban forests and greenspaces can help communities withstand, react to, and recover from these events. Building resilience to climate change at a neighborhood scale means that communities need to prepare for impacts to trees, greenspaces, environmental quality, and public health. In Springfield, the Forest Service is working with partners to develop ...

Urban Forests | #forestproud
https://forestproud.org/urban-forests... [Urban Forestry] [] [Web Page] 2022
North American Forest Partnership
The Urban Wood Project began as a quest to reclaim wood from abandoned city homes. It very quickly became about so much more. As research is being conducted and becoming available, findings reinforce what much of the urban forestry community already knows. that trees have a positive impact on human health. Fast Facts | Trees + Property Values. What s the easiest way to increase the value of your property? It might be as simple as planting a tree. Fast Facts | Trees + Transportation. How m...