Field Guide to Maintaining Rain Gardens and Stormwater Planters
Oregon State University hosts the Field Guide: Maintaining Rain Gardens, Swales, and Stormwater Planters, which was developed by numerous practitioners to assist contractors and maintenance staff. Oregon State University Extension Service View resource .elementor-element-17e8491 .elementor-button { background-color: #337577; border: 1px solid #337577; border-radius: 25px; padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; margin: 0.25rem; font-size: 1rem; color: #fff; display: inline-flex; […]
Maintenance Guidelines for Green Stormwater Systems
The University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center created Maintenance Guidelines and Checklists for pervious pavements, subsurface gravel wetlands, and bioretention and tree box systems. University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center, 2015 View resource .elementor-element-1bc88b2 .elementor-button { background-color: #337577; border: 1px solid #337577; border-radius: 25px; padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; margin: 0.25rem; font-size: 1rem; color: #fff; display: […]
Urban Wood Network
The Urban Wood Network is made up of individuals and entities from across the U.S. and beyond. These groups have long championed the use urban wood — both fresh cut and from deconstruction — to achieve environmental, economic and social goals. Their goal? To use our collective experiences to assist other businesses, states, and other […]
National Drought Information Center
This site provides comprehensive information about drought. Along with reports about current and potential future drought conditions, Drought.gov offers access to the latest research on the causes, extent and impacts of drought at the local, state and national level. Developed by a Federal partnership that includes FEMA; EPA; Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Commerce, and Energy; […]
Woody Plant Seed Manual
This is Agriculture Handbook 727, the update of the Seed of Woody Plants in the United States which was first published in 1974. At 1,233 pages this is a formidable reference! Part One consists of 7 chapters on general principles such as seed biology, harvesting, storage, testing, and nursery practices. Part Two includes 236 genera […]
Urban Forest Management: A primer to strategic planning for municipal governments
A blueprint for municipal governments to create and implement an urban forest management plan. Robert J. Northrop, M.S, Michael G. Andreu, Ph.D., and Wayne Zipperer, Ph.D. (2017, January) View resource .elementor-element-9b41ab6 .elementor-button { background-color: #337577; border: 1px solid #337577; border-radius: 25px; padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; margin: 0.25rem; font-size: 1rem; color: #fff; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; transition: […]
Worksheet for Review of Municipal Codes and Ordinances
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect valuable trees and woodlands and encourage new plantings. It provides a set of questions to help local officials determine whether local codes require, allow, or prohibit “forest-friendly” development practices. These practices were developed with input from subject matter […]
ANSI A300 Standard
Developed by a broad coalition of experts from different sectors, these standards reflect national consensus on best practices for tree planting, care and maintenance. Managed by the Tree Care Industries Association for the American National Standards Institute. View resource
ISA Best Practices
The International Society of Arboriculture develops and maintains a published collection of best practices for arborists. Multiple topics include planting, maintenance and risk assessment. View resource .elementor-element-b50517f .elementor-button { background-color: #337577; border: 1px solid #337577; border-radius: 25px; padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem; margin: 0.25rem; font-size: 1rem; color: #fff; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; transition: background-color 0.2s; } .elementor-element-b50517f […]
Selecting the Right Tree
SelecTree, a tree selection guide, is an interactive program designed to help you select appropriate trees. It will match trees to particular sites based on your tree planting goals. Tailored for California and Pacific Island climates and suitable for communities in similar climate zones. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California View resource
Funding Trees for Health
This report focuses on the links between trees and public health. Recent science has shown that the link is robust and economically significant. The central question of this report asks: If trees are so important for health, how can cities use innovative finance and policy tools to enable tree planting for public health? The Nature […]
Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Trees in Urban and Community Areas of the United States
Urban whole tree carbon storage densities average 7.69 kg C m2 of tree cover and sequestration densities average 0.28 kg C m2 of tree cover per year. Total tree carbon storage in U.S. urban areas (c. 2005) is estimated at 643 million tonnes ($50.5 billion value; 95% CI) and annual sequestration is estimated at 25.6 […]