WASHINGTON, October 7, 2010 - A new report by the USDA Forest Service, Sustaining America's Urban Trees and Forests, provides an overview of the current status and benefits of America's urban forests that affect the lives of nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population....
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Healthy CommuniTrees Planting
Western Chapter ISA has an exciting volunteer event around the corner - Healthy CommuniTrees will be planting 3300 trees in Fresno, San Diego, and the Central Coast on October 23rd. Certified Arborists are needed as planting supervisors at each site...and will earn 2...
Plant a Tree, Rescue a Forest
Plant A Tree, Rescue A Forest For Earth Day: Saturday April 17, 2010 Here is a unique chance to assist rangers with forest restoration after back to back forest fires throughout California. Volunteers will be planting seeds and performing seedling preparation...
Parking & Trees in Urban Areas: Ordinances, Design & Soil
On March 25 from noon to 2:00 p.m., the Sacramento Valley Urban Forest Council will welcome Dave Dockter, Environmental Planner/Landscape Advisor, and Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D. and Research Social Scientist, for the "Parking and Trees in Urban Areas: Ordinances, Design and...
Emerald Ash Borer University
Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, is an exotic beetle that was discovered in southeastern Michigan near Detroit in the summer of 2002. The adult beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage. The larvae (the immature stage) feed on the...
WFI International Fellowship Program
For over a decade, the World Forest Institute (WFI) has offered a unique International Fellowship Program to professionals in natural resources--such as foresters, environmental educators, land managers, NGO practioners and researchers--to conduct a practical research...
CUFR Tree Carbon Calculator Now National
The Center for Urban Forestry Research's Tree Carbon Calculator (CTCC) is now national. The CTCC is programmed in an Excel spreadsheet, just like the old one, but now covers 16 US climate zones. This verision includes new features: palm species, emissions factors and...
Tree ID App for the iPhone
Jason Siniscalchi, a PhD in Forest Resource Science from West Virginia University has developed a tree identification application for the iPhone called TreeID. This application may have particular benefit for professionals, volunteers, or stakeholders. TreeID provides...
Tree Care Starts Early
Arboriculture starts in the nursery. The importance of young tree structure both above and below ground has lead to the development of two publications by the Urban Tree Foundation: “Guideline Specifications for Nursery Tree Quality” and "Strategies for Producing High...
Decision Maker Education Campaign
In an effort to educate decision makers, California ReLeaf has teamed up with others around the state to create an education campaign that focuses on the many benefits of urban greening. The first component of the campaign included a brown bag lunch session and an...