New USFS Resources
34 CityTREES
The Nature of Cities
Festival 2024
Urban Tree Canopy
Assessment Toolkit
A new toolkit from The Nature
Conservancy and partners on
how and why to complete Urban
Tree Canopy Assessment, with
a focus on low-cost completion
using best available science.
Article in Science of The Total Environment
In this recent article on the beneficial influence of proximity to the
natural environment, the authors summarize the evidence for asso-
ciations between exposure to green space and blue space and
improvements in health. In contrast, grey space—the urban land-
scape—largely presents hazards as well as reducing exposure to green
and blue space and isolating us from the natural environment.
Chapter in a new book
Urban Biodiversity and Equity:
Justice-centered conservation in Cities
The role of urban tree canopies in environmental justice
and conserving biodiversity.
The authors state four goals
here: (1) introduce and describe urban forestry, (2) explain
why other disciplines might be interested in urban for-
estry, (3) illustrate how wildlife biologists can use urban
forestry in their studies, and (4) encourage conservation-
ists to think mechanistically about how urban vegetation,
environmental justice, and urban wildlife may interact.
World Forum on Urban
Forests – Washington
D.C. Declaration
Innovative Approaches to Establishing
Trees in Harsh Environments
See results of a recent Forest Service webinar focused
on keeping trees alive and thriving on difficult sites.
