Changes in morphological and physiological traits of urban trees in response to elevated temperatures within an Urban Heat Island
Suggests that many tree species cannot adapt to elevated temperatures, degrading the ecosystem services they provide, including carbon capture.
Wildfire Risk to Communities
Wildfire Risk to Communities is a free, easy-to-use website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk.
Triage Tips for storm damaged trees
A brief compendium of resources to help assure safe and responsible recovery after the storm ebbs.
Hotspots of pest-induced US urban tree death, 2020–2050
This paper provide the “first country-wide, spatial forecast” of urban tree mortality due to invasive insect pests. Some 1.4 million street trees are projected to die annually between 2020 and 2050 — with 90 percent attributable to Emerald Ash Borer. Mitigation and recovery costs are estimated at $30 million annually.
Are we spending enough? And wisely?
The results of this study reveal largely disparate and inadequate proactive management investments for addressing current and future invasive species impacts.
USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
Comprehensive federal website that offers searchable data on invasive species including research, active infestations, mitigation and recovery strategies — and much more.
TACCIMO: Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options (v3.2)
Delivers access to climate change science, including peer-reviewed publications describing effects and management options. TACCIMO’s interactive maps and models provide insight into climate influences on natural resources.
Diversify your tree canopy
The ForeCASTS project offers a tool that will help you select species that can thrive under changing climate conditions.
Identifying species at risk from climate change
USDA’s Plant Hardiness Map is updated frequently to reflect temperature ranges in which tree species can thrive.
Drought- and heat-induced mortality of conifer trees is explained by leaf and growth legacies
Extreme heat events have increased — leading to more drought and declines in tree health.
The Economics of Invasive Species
An in-depth look at the economic damages non-native species cause and the methods economists often use to measure those damages. It’s a lot. Federal agencies reported spending more than half a billion dollars per year in 2000 for alone for prevention and control. And that doesn’t account for the costs borne by cities, property owners […]
Community costs to deal with EAB: Modeling after initial attack
The authors predicted an expanding EAB infestation that will encompass most of the 25 states and warrant treatment, removal, and replacement of more than 17 million ash trees with discounted cost of $10.7 billion.