New, Free Comprehensive
Guide to CU-Structural Soil
Recently, the Cornell Urban Hor ticulture
Institute,
headed by Nina Bassuk, published a free
57-page
Comprehensive Guide to CU-Structural Soil.
This is THE publication to share with your municipal-
ity's engineers and leadership to show the why and
how of CU-Structural Soil. Also known as CU-Soil,
it is a two-part system comprised of a rigid stone
"lattice" that meets engineering requirements for
a load-bearing paving base, and a quantity of
uncompacted soil that supports tree root growth.
Filled with excellent photographs and helpful dia-
grams, the Guide answers your questions, gives
case studies, and provides extensive installation
specs and design details.
ERC Chair Brett O'Brien suggests "Toward Ecological Cities: Adapting
to the 21st Century Metropolis"
by Rutherford H. Platt published by the
University of Massachusetts. "Although it was published in 2004, I would
still recommend this article for the insights into the history of the urban
ecological restoration movement," O'Brien says.
Felipe Fuentes Ramirez recommends "
Moving beyond the Natives/
Exotics Debate"
by Nina Bassuk and Michelle Sutton in Urban
Habitats. He says, "This is a terrific article that brings a scientific
perspective, in the context of a practical experience of design and
selection, to the debate about the use of native vs. exotic plants
in the landscape. Here in Chile, and probably in the rest of Latin
America, this debate is far from solved."
Jamie Kirby suggests "
The Health Benefits of Trees" from The
Atlantic. Kirby says, "This article has a good balance of information
related to the crucial role of trees in urban areas. It also maintains
relevance for me both in my work life and personal life. It is nicely
written and I have it bookmarked for occasional reference."
City Trees Editor Michelle Sutton suggests "A Statewide Urban
Forest Inventory is Underway for Communities Big & Small"
by
Katherine Esposito in The Municipality magazine. Wisconsin DNR and
the U.S. Forest Service are teaming up to inventory about 1,250,000
acres of urban Wisconsin, on both public and private land.
Good
Reads
Members of the City Trees Editorial Review Committee
(ERC) recommend the following articles:
