Health & Recreational
…briefing summarizes the research findings on the relationship between urban vegetation and crimes, aggressive behavior, and safety. Green Cities: Good Health Metro nature – including trees, parks, gardens, and natural…
Social & Cultural
…their perceptions of those spaces. Trees also make streets more livable and safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Older adults who have more exposure to green common spaces report a stronger…
Economic
…more walkable places. External Website Green Cities: Crime & Public Safety This briefing summarizes the research findings on the relationship between urban vegetation and crimes, aggressive behavior, and safety. Green…
Environmental
…city trees, and transportation safety. External Website Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions occur (that…
Care For Your Community’s Trees
…GFC Website Community Forestry Friend Program Application The Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is rewarding communities and campuses implementing exemplary urban forestry programs with a Community Forestry Friend social media badge….
Educator Resources
…evidence concerning city trees, and transportation safety. External Website Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions…
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 9, 2020
…– green Sourwood – shifting to mute and deep reds Sumac – bright red Maple – dull reds Birch – green with brown edges Oak – green fading to brown…
Leaf Watch Report for October 27th, 2021
…red Maple – shifting from green to yellow or red Birch – mostly green with brown edges Oak – green slowly fading to brown with occasional dull reds Blackgum –…
GFC Leaf Watch Report: October 1, 2020
…to deep red Birch – mostly green with a few brown and yellow ends Yellow-poplar – green with a hints of yellow Redbud – green Sourwood – mostly green but…
Ecosystem Services
…scientific evidence concerning city trees, and transportation safety. External Website Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social…
