Urban & Community Forestry

Philly parks worth $1.9 billion in services

smccreary — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:35:31 -0400

In the ongoing quest to quantify the economic value of ecosystem services, a big boost comes out of Philadelphia, PA, this week. A new report finds the city's parks are worth nearly $1.9 billion annually in services, income and taxes. The Philadelphia Parks Alliance report quantifies parks' value in terms of pollution control, property values, health and tourism.

TreePeople receives $1 million grant from Boeing for wildfire restoration

smccreary — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:50:13 -0400

TreePeople, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit focused on urban forestry, has received a $1 million grant from The Boeing Company to launch a comprehensive California Wildfire Restoration Initiative in response to the numerous wildfires that have ravaged Southern California in recent years.

Urban & Community Forestry

smccreary — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:39:39 -0500

The urban forest is the tree canopy cover above every neighborhood, town, and city in America. Trees of all shapes and sizes make up the “green infrastructure” of our communities – lining streets, shading yards and buildings, and defining parks. Collectively this urban forest resource supports many diverse animals, plants, and organisms. The urban forest provides environmental, social and economic solutions to more than 80% of the population of the United States.

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NASF Resolution No. 2007-4: Tree Line USA

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:00:04 -0400

A Resolution to Promote the Goals of the Tree Line USA Programs Managed and Delivered by the National Arbor Day Foundation

PURPOSE: To recognize the Tree Line USA program’s excellence in utility vegetation management practices. Under the administration of the National Arbor Day Foundation (“NADF”), Tree Line USA helps America’s utilities demonstrate practices that protect and enhance America’s urban forests. The program promotes the goals of dependable local utility services and promotes healthy trees along the streets and highways of America.

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NASF Resolution No. 2004-4: Inventory and assessment of the nation’s urban forest resource

smccreary — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:00:04 -0400

NASF Resolution No. 2004-4

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters

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NASF Letter: USDA Forest Service allocation for Urban and Community Forestry (May 18, 2004)

smccreary — Sat, 15 May 2004 15:00:00 -0400

May 18, 2004

Mr. Joel Holtrop
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090

Dear Joel:

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NASF Resolution No. 2000-8: Fire Use and Education in the Wildland-Urban Interface

smccreary — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 00:00:08 -0400

ORIGIN OF RESOLUTION:
Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Committee
NASF Fire Committee
ISSUE OF CONCERN:
Fire use and education in the wildland-urban interface.

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NASF Resolution No. 1997-5: Urban and Community Forests Throughout The United States

smccreary — Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:00:05 -0400

Inventory and Assessment of Urban and Community Forests Throughout the United States

Situation: Urban and community forests represent a major component contributing to the quality of life within our communities. The practice of Urban and Community Forestry requires an understanding of the many complexities interacting in the management of tree systems within our communities.

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NASF Resolution No. 1996-2: 2002 Olympic Games and a National Initiative for Urban and Community Forestry

smccreary — Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:00:02 -0400

Relating to the 2002 Olympic Games and a
National Cooperative Initiative for Urban & Community Forestry

WHEREAS, The 2002 Winter Olympics will be held in Salt Lake City and other communities along Utah's Wasatch Front, and

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NASF Resolution No. 1996-1: Wildland / Urban Interface Fire Standards

smccreary — Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:00:01 -0400

Relating to Wildland / Urban Interface Fire Standards

WHEREAS, People are attracted to more rural settings to live and work to escape the noise, congestion, pollution, and crowding in cities, and

WHEREAS, Buildings and people that are intermingled with wildland areas constitute wildland / urban interface fire protection problems, and

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