A select list of resources developed by the USDA Forest Service or partner organizations. For a comprehensive list of urban forestry and arboriculture resources, visit the Urban Forestry Index (UFind).
Improving the Nature of Cities and Towns: Urban and Community Forestry Program
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Midwest (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN,MO, WI) Doreen Deutsch 651-649-5244 ddeutsch@fs.fed.us
Design and Species Selection
Right Tree, Right Location—Poster Also available for purchase from the International Society of Arboriculture, Plant Information Online (sources for plants in North American Nurseries) National Plants Database Northern Trees
Planting
Tree Owner’s Manual–Booklet Planting Trees in Designed and Built Community Landscape–Booklet NOTE: 1 free copy can be ordered from this website Tree Planting and Planting Trees and Shrubs–Posters Planting and After Care of Community Trees–Booklet Trees have Needs – Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place– Poster /available in Spanish New Tree Planting–Brochure Developing Tree Purchase and Planting Specifications for Bid—Report
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Tree Care
Tree Owner’s Manual–Booklet How to Prune Trees - Booklet* /available in Spanish Poster Series by Bonnie Appleton—Posters Proper Tree Maintenance; Reasons to Prune; Correct Cut, Correct Tool; How To Kill a Tree Also available for purchase from the International Society of Arboriculturev Trees Need People – Prune It Right—Poster / Spanish version available Anti-topping Campaign–Brochure, folder, ad campaign Seasonal Care of Trees and Shrubs in Northern U.S. Climates–Poster & magnet
Stem Girdling Roots
Stem Girdling Roots: The Underground Epidemic Killing Our Trees—Booklet A Practitioner’s Guide to Stem Girdling Roots—Booklet Also available for purchase from University of Minnesota Extension at above web address or 1-800-876-8636 Deep Roots of Landscape Trees
Tree Protection During Construction
A Guide to Protecting Trees in Development Projects—Booklet Protecting Trees During Construction: A Homeowner's Guide—Booklet. Also available for purchase from University of Minnesota Extension at above web address or 1-800-876-8636 Conserving Wooded Areas in Developing Communities—Booklet
URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT
Inventory and Assessment
i-Tree—Public domain software An Inventory Manual for Volunteers—Booklet A Guide: Completing an Inventory of Urban Park Trails—Booklet List of Tree Inventory Software Programs
Management Planning
A Guide: Developing a Street and Park Tree Management Plan—Booklet Planning the Urban Forest—American Planning Assn. Report Technical Guide to Developing Urban Forestry Strategic and Management Plans—Report Urban Tree Canopy Cover Goals: Assessment, Planning, and Implementation Urban Watershed Forestry Manual Watershed Forestry Resource Guide
Risk Management
Urban Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to Program Planning and Design—3-ring binder or CD* How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees—Booklet* International Tree Failure Database—On-line database The Hazard Tree Web Page—Web site
Wood Utilization
Utilizing Municipal Trees: Ideas from Across the Country—Soft cover book* Recycling Municipal Trees—Soft cover book Harvesting Urban Timber—Book and Web site Cost-Effective Tree Removal and Utilization Strategies to Address Invasive Species Attacks—Paper Urban Tree and Woody Yard Residues—Another Wood Resource—Research note Wood Education and Resource Center—Program A Planning Guide for Small and Medium Size Wood Products Companies—Booklet
Storm Preparedness and Response
Storms Over the Urban Forest: Planning, Responding, and Regreening—A Community Guide to Natural Disaster Relief—Soft cover book Trees and Ice Storms: The Development of Ice-storm Resistant Urban Tree Populations 2nd Edition(4.6MB pdf—Booklet) Tree Emergency Manual for Public Officials —Booklet Tree Emergency Planning Worksheet—Worksheet MSWord, PDF Storms Media Kit—Press releases Storm Damage Assessment Protocol—Tool and public domain software
Ordinances
Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances—Web site
OUTREACH AND MARKETING
Benefits of Trees
Urban & Community Forestry Appreciation Toolkit—Folder and CD Planting Seeds of Success: Marketing the Community Forest—Handbook & presentation Trees Pay Us Back—Web site People Need Trees – Benefits and Values—Poster / Available in Spanish
Outreach to Underserved Audiences
Outreach & Diversity Efforts & Information Lessons Learned in the Inner City—Report Dialogue on Diversity—Booklet* Recipe for Reaching Out—Recipe card*
Tree Boards and Volunteers
Tree Board University—online training program Community Tree Planting Guide—3-ring binder Purchase printed copies from the Tree Trust Municipal Tree Commissions—Fact sheet Working with Local Government for Successful Urban Forests—Fact sheet Opportunities for Volunteers—Fact sheet Annual Budgets for Community Tree Programs—Fact sheet Annual Work Plans for Tree Commissions—Fact sheet Fundraising for Community Tree Projects—Booklet A Guide for Municipal Tree Commissions —Booklet
TREES AND FOREST HEALTH
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Asian Longhorned Beetle—CD /available in Spanish Asian Longhorned Beetle - A New Introduction, Pest Alert—Fact sheet* / available in Spanish Wanted Poster—- Waterproof Tyvek poster* Chicago vs. The Asian Longhorned Beetle. A Portrait of Success—Booklet* Landscaper’s Guide to Asian Longhorned Beetle and Its Host Trees —Booklet* Web sites: na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb www.uvm.edu/albeetle
Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald Ash Borer English, Spanish, Hmong, Pest Alert Web sites www.emeraldashborer.info, www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/eab
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid—Web site Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Pest Alert—Fact sheet
Oak Wilt
Oak Wilt: People & Trees A Community Approach to Management—CD How to Identify, Prevent, and Control Oak Wilt—Booklet* How to Collect Field Samples and Identify the Oak Wilt Fungus in the Laboratory—Booklet*
Other Insects and Diseases
Anthracnose Diseases of Eastern Hardwoods —Leaflet Armillaria Root Disease—Leaflet Beech Bark Disease—Leaflet Bronze Birch Borer—Leaflet* Oak Decline—Leaflet How to Identify and Manage Ash Yellows in Forest Stands and Home Landscapes—Booklet* How to Identify and Manage Dutch Elm Disease—Booklet* Oak Tatters Pest Alert—Fact sheet* Sudden Oak Death - Eastern (Pest Alert)—Fact sheet* Sudden Oak Death - Western (Pest Alert)—Fact sheet* Tree Pests of the Midwest—Poster* Bacterial Leaf Scorch—Web site
Invasive Plants
Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide—Ring-bound, laminated guide * USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area’s Invasive Plants—Web site
National Urban Forest Health Monitoring
Monitoring Urban Forests in Indiana: Pilot Study 2002, Part 1: Analysis of Field Methods and Data Collection—Report Monitoring Urban Forests in Indiana: Pilot Study 2002, Part 2: Statewide Estimates Using the UFORE Model—Report Maryland and Massachusetts Street Tree Monitoring Pilot Projects—Report Urban Forests of Wisconsin: Pilot Monitoring Project 2002—Report
Other Newsletters
Central States Forest Health Watch—Newsletter Lake States Forest Health Watch—Newsletter New England & New York Forest Health Watch—Newsletter
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Planting Trees in Your Community Forest - for 9 to 109-year olds—Booklet Urban Forestry Lab Exercises for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students —Lab exercises LEAF Wisconsin—Urban Forest Lesson Guide—lesson guide WISE Gypsy Moth Curriculum—On-line education for grades 9-12 NOTE: You must create an account to use the site (free educational account).
OTHER RESOURCES
Backyard Woods– Booklet Printed copy available for purchase from www.arborday.org/backyardwoods Urban Watershed Forestry Manual
ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Forest Service - Northeastern Area International Society of Arboriculture Society of Municipal Arborists Alliance for Community Trees TreeLink
A select list of resources developed by the USDA Forest Service or partner organizations. For a comprehensive list of urban forestry and arboriculture resources, visit the 