Resources

Benefits of Trees and Urban Forests

• NYSUFC Blog
• US Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program
• Vibrant Cities Lab
• Quantify Energy Savings from Trees and Tree Canopy
• Funding Trees for Health
• Spreading the Canopy: Trees and Public Health
• Green Cities: Good Health – from the University of Washington
• The Power of Trees: The U.S. Forest Service wants to prove the immediate, measurable effects of tree loss on human health
• Benefits of Trees presentation

Grants

• NYSUFC Grants Page
• NYSUFC Blog
• Assessing the Impact of Urban and Community Forestry Federal Grants
• EPF Urban and Community Forestry Grants through NYSDEC
• Urban Waters Restoration Grants

Invasive Plants, IPM, Pests, and Diseases

• NYSUFC Blog
• ReLeaf Conference Resources
• Branching Out- an Integrated Pest Management Newsletter for Trees and Shrubs (Cornell)
• Emerald Ash Borer Information Network
• Emerald Ash Borer Toolbox from the Society of Municipal Arborists
• NYS Integrated Pest Management Program (Cornell)
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation – Invasive Species
• USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Plant Health

Municipal Certifications

• Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA
• Society of Municipal Arborists Accreditation

Professional Organizations

• American Society of Consulting Arborists
• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)
• New York State Arborists
• New York State Nursery and Landscape Association
• Society of American Foresters
• Society of Municipal Arborists
• Tree Care Industry Association

Other Organizations

• Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition

State and Local Assistance

• Cornell Cooperative Extension – Find Your County Office
• New York ReLeaf
• NYSDEC Regional Forestry Offices
• NYSDEC Regions Map
• NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Program

Tools and Training

• ReLeaf Conference Resources
• EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator
• iTree
• iTree Training
• Urban Forestry Today Webinars
• USDA Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series

Tree Boards & Tree Ordinances

• Arbor Day Foundation: How to Grow a Great Tree Board
• Tree Boards – NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• Tree Ordinances – NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• Tree Ordinances & Your Community – Morton Arboretum

Tree Identification

• Arbor Day Foundation: What Tree is That?
• Cornell Woody Plants Database
• Leafsnap App
• Virginia Tech Tree ID and Fact Sheets

Tree Inventories & Urban Forest Management Plans

• NYSUFC Tree Inventories & Management Plans Page
• NYSUFC Blog

Urban Forest Maps

• New York City Street Tree Map
• MIT’s Treepedia project
• NH Trails for People and Wildlife Project

Urban Forestry Research

• NYSUFC Blog
• ReLeaf Conference Resources
• National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
• US Forest Service – Urban Forestry Research
• Urban Natural Resources Institute
• US Forest Service – Northeast Research Station
• Urban Horticulture Institute (Cornell University)
• Urban tree mortality: a primer on demographic approaches

Youth Resources

• NYSUFC Blog
• Carly’s Kids Corner – Arbor Day Foundation
• Nature Explore
• Urban Forestry South – Discovering the Urban Forest Activity Book