Cascadia Regional Network: Urban Forestry Tree Procurement
The purpose of this study is to research and explore barriers affecting the identification of climate‐appropriate trees, specifications for tree…
Urban Tree Mortality: A Literature Review
Tree survival is a performance metric for urban forestry initiatives, and an understanding of the factors that influence mortality can…
Live fast, die young: Accelerated growth, mortality, and turnover in street trees
In this study, size-specific growth, mortality, and planting rates were estimated in trees under municipal control. The scientist used a…
Green Infrastructure Manual for Desert Communities
This manual provides information for neighborhood residents, municipal professionals, grassroots advocates and others who seek to implement green infrastructure (GI)…
Designing Green Infrastructure in Ultra-Urban Environments
The City and County of Denver is making green infrastructure a fundamental part of the city’s long-term stormwater management strategy by…
Everything’s Changing: Can Your Urban Forest Thrive?
Yes! If you work at it. This interview with Karen Zumach, Director of Community Forestry at the Tree Trust, St.…
Tree Pit Infiltration Capacity: Effects of Different Design and Management Strategies
Water infiltration rate was measured at forty tree pits representing the variety of physical conditions commonly seen in New York…
Standing guard around trees to increase stormwater infiltration
Provides a review of research in NYC looking at infiltration rates of stormwater into tree pit soil having a guard…
Urban Tree Pit Design Factors for Stormwater Management Performance
Street trees in the urban environment provide important ecosystem services including stormwater management, reducing pollutant discharges and flooding by lessening surface runoff. Does…
DC Business Improvement District Underwrites Innovative Stormwater Management Installations
Business Improvement Districts are defined areas within which businesses elect to pay a levy – a “self-imposed-tax” – to provide…
Business District Streetscapes, Trees, and Consumer Response
Trees positively affect judgments of visual quality but, more significantly, may influence other consumer responses and behaviors. Survey respondents from…
Economic Value of Urban Forests
The presence of larger trees in yards and as street trees can add from 3% to 15% to home values…
22 Benefits of Street Trees
Street trees have a number of benefits from aiding in traffic control to business improvements to health benefits
Children living in areas with more street trees have lower prevalence of asthma
An increase in tree density of 343 trees/km2 was associated with a lower prevalence of asthma.