The first step to bridging the urban ‘canopy gap’? Counting and mapping trees
Trees bring enormous benefits to the communities where they grow. However, these benefits are not equitably distributed among communities. Instead,…
New Mapping Tool Shows Planners Where to Plant Trees
To give communities a way to change their tree cover, a research team at Portland State University has built a…
Canton Uses i-Tree Tools to Plan Landscape Restoration
In 2016, Canton was awarded a landscape restoration grant from the US Forest Service. Among specific criteria for the grant…
Remotely-sensed imagery vs. eye-level photography: Evaluating associations among measurements of tree cover density
The easy availability and widespread use of remotely-sensed imagery, especially Google Earth satellite imagery, makes it simple for urban forestry…
DC’s interactive tree map provides foundation for volunteer action
DC’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) is the keeper of Washington DC’s approximately 145,000 street trees and have created this map…
What’s The Value of a Tree?
Trees grow property values, but only up to a point. This meta-analysis suggests that property-level tree cover at about 30%,…
EPA’s EnviroAtlas
An open-access data library from EPA which offers geo-specific data on multiple environmental, economic, land use, and demographic variables.
Portland Urban Forest Management Plan
The Urban Forest Action Plan was developed to implement the goals established in the management plan. The goals the action…
i-Tree Assessment Reports
Many communities have conducted i-Tree assessments. This site lists most of them.
The ForeCASTS Project
The maps in this atlas forecast future suitable habitat for North American forest tree species under two climate change models,…
Urban Forest Assessment Data by State and Region
Refers users to data based on top-down aerial approaches and bottom-up field data collection as well as reports prepared at…
Austin Tree Map (Planting Prioritization)
Austin developed a tree-planting priority analysis and map for identifying where trees should be planted on public land.
ESRI National Green Infrastructure and Future Land Use Map.
Using the National Intact Habitat Cores Database, ESRI offers a suite of tools for ArcGIS users to explore and plan…
A Mapping Tool for Understanding Health and Air Quality at the County Level.
EPA's BenMap site provides mapping data for both air pollution and associated health impacts at the county level. Requires modest…
Urban Forest Assessments Resource Guide.
American Forests has published a formidable, but accessible guide to assessing a community’s forest assets, and using these data, how…
National Landcover Database.
Federal agencies, led by the US Geological Survey, maintain a downloadable database of land cover, now at 30-meter resolution. Map…
Mapping Tool Used to Combine Social, Demographic, Economic and Environmental Indicators Throughout Durham, NC.
Multi-functional mapping site with GIS layers for a variety of social, demographic, economic and environmental indicators.
Two Dozen Pathways for Municipalities to Grow More Green Infrastructure through Regional Networks
Annotated list of the various plans, policies, projects and programs through which communities of any size can integrate green infrastructure…
A Comparison of Different Urban Tree Monitoring Software
Describes and compares software systems available to urban forest managers for planning and maintenance. Demonstrates use.
Chicago Region Embraces Green Infrastructure, and Does Something About it.
Comprehensive approach to integrating green infrastructure in Chicago’s public space, meshing Complete Streets with Green Streets.
A Source of Tree Canopy Maps and Data
The US Forest Service collects urban forest data from across the United States based on top-down aerial approaches and bottom-up…