Monitoring Forest Restoration Activities in NYC Parks
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) owns 30,000 acres of property in New York City,…
The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) owns 30,000 acres of property in New York City,…
Heatwaves are deadly and their impacts are on the rise globally due to climate change. In the US alone, some…
This guide provides an overview of local hazard mitigation planning; a guide to establishing a multi-disciplinary planning team; and demonstrates…
The most recent description of the rules FEMA applies when it determines whether a state [and through the state] a…
Every dollar spent on natural disaster mitigation projects saves $6 on average in post disaster recovery costs, according to a…
To receive reimbursement, trees must be “qualified” as a municipal asset– that is, a “facility” that delivers tangible services to…
Greening in the Red Zone asserts that creation and access to green spaces confers resilience and recovery in systems disrupted…
For trees, like people, what happens when disaster strikes depends, in large part, on pre-existing conditions.
While FEMA provides the bulk of Federal funding for pre-disaster planning and post-disaster funding, nearly half-a-dozen other agencies offer support…
This document describes a framework developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and…
Planting a diverse urban forest that includes trees resistant to ice storms and performing regular tree maintenance to avoid or…
NOAA records the occurrence of storms and other significant weather phenomena having sufficient intensity to cause loss of life, injuries,…
Each year, an estimated USD $225 million in damages occurs from ice storms in the United States. The potential exists…
While more and more organizations – domestic and international, public and private – are promoting community resilience to lower disaster tolls, transforming…
The authors studied living memorials and interviewed volunteers and participants in building out the sites. They concluded that stewardship practices…
The Fire Adapted Community program envisions a collaborative, iterative approach where residents, communities, and governments work to identify and implement…
Yes! If you work at it. This interview with Karen Zumach, Director of Community Forestry at the Tree Trust, St.…
Encompassing new content on the treatment of grief, loss, and bereavement, the updated and revised fifth edition of this gold-standard…
Examines nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach, a web mapping tool, and a…
NOAA’s tool can help you assess your community’s vulnerability to coastal flooding cause by sea level rise.
Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities will help you take actions to improve the quality of life in your community through the…
An exemplary, if exhaustive, mitigation plan that aims for resiliency through multiple channels — urban trees prominent among them.