Sample Tree Ordiance
This document provides an example of basic formatting and verbiage to include in a Tree Ordinance.
Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis
The Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program has provided the Nation’s forest census since 1930. A system of forest measurement field plots across the United States serves as the program’s foundation.
Green Infrastructure: A Landscape Approach
Report from the American Planning Association, shows how green infrastructure cleans the air and water, replenishes aquifers, reduces flooding, and moderates the climate.
Stormwater to Street Trees
Report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on how to engineer urban forests for stormwater management.
Making the Shade Program
Get shaded playground areas for your elementary school with Making the Shade Program.
Ask the Arborist
Online assistance for homeowner’s questions about the trees in your yard.
Searching for the Next “Great American Tree”
…vote winning trees will move on to the next round of the competition. An “all-star” urban forestry panel will determine the winner of the 2019 Great American Tree, which will…
Taxes & Estate Planning
…these conditions your claim of loss cannot exceed your adjusted basis in the property less any insurance or other compensation. Both Southern Pine Beetle infestations and mortality due to drought…
Vibrant Cities Lab
Case Studies, Research Guides and Tools to help cultivate thriving urban forests that boost public health, safety, sustainability and economic growth.
Find Tree City USA Communities
Thousands of Tree City USA communities—large and small—have made a commitment to their urban tree canopy and their residents. Check them our.