Washington, DC
Information from the District’s
Urban Forestry Administration:
- General
information
- Street
tree planting information
- Casey Trees CTP program (PDF format)
- Programa Comunitario de Siembra de Árboles
- Green
Grants program
- DC
street tree service requests
- Washington, D.C. Urban Forest Preservation Act (DC Tree Bill) FAQs
or contact the UFA by phone: (202) 727-1000
Local Organizations and Resources:
- DC Schoolyard Greening Consortium
- Religious
Partnerships for the Anacostia
- DC
Greenworks
- Earth Conservation
Corps
- Green
Spaces for DC
- Washington
Parks and People
- National
Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs
- UDC
Cooperative Extension Service
- DC Gardening News
Reports
on tree cover and its value in Washington, DC:
- American
Forests’ Metropolitan–area analysis, February 2002,
co-sponsored by Casey Trees
- American
Forests’ Urban Ecosystem Analysis, Nov. 1999
Social Benefits of Trees:
- For
children
- For
communities
- For
girls
- For
kids with concentration problems
Environmental Benefits of Trees:
- Trees and Parking Lots
- Trees and Air Quality
- Research: Trees reduce traffic accidents
Tree Identification
- What
Tree is That?
How to Plant a Tree
- Right Tree, Right Place, Right at Home
- Planting tutorial
- Printable tree planting PDF
Tree Care
- Selecting,
planting and caring for trees
- Care
and maintenance resources
- Brochures
on insect and disease problems,
tree care, selecting and buying trees,
and more
- Avoiding tree damage during contstruction
- Backyard
conservation
- Watering & Mulching
- Volante de riego y aporco de árboles
Information for Children and Youth
- Kids
corner, links to materials and activities from TreeLink
- The
Forest Where Ashley Lives (book)
- Treetures,
a community of tree-loving nature characters
- Eagle
Eye Institute, Somerville, MA; urban
environmental programs for youth of color
National
and Regional Organizations and Agencies
- TreeLink.org,
a resource with links to innovative
programs, fact sheets, local and national
resources,
research, and non-profit organizations.
- Treesearch, a new database that allows access to Forest
Service research publications online.
- National Alliance
for Community Trees
- Earthworks
- USDA Urban
and Community Forestry
- Northeast
region
- Southern
Center for Urban Forestry Research
- American
Forests
- National
Tree Trust
- National
Arbor Day Foundation
- US National
Arboretum
- Green
Infrastructure planning and conservation resource
- Low
Impact Development Center
- Center for Watershed
Protection
- Urban
Forestry at the Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments (COG)
Locating a Certified Arborist
- American
Society of Consulting Arborists
- International
Society of Arboriculture
Research Centers and Resources
- University
of Illinois Human-Environment
Research Laboratory
- University
of Washington, Human Dimensions of
Urban Forestry and Urban Regreening
- USFS Regional
Urban Forestry Resources Center
for Urban Forestry Research
- Urban Forest Ecosystems
Institute,
Cal Poly State University
- Southern
University National Urban Forestry Initiative,
Baton Rouge
- University
of Minnesota urban forestry bibliography
Urban Forestry Guides and Assessments
- Urban
Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to
Program Design and Implementation.
An illustrated training manual for
improving public
safety and protecting tree health by assisting
communities to design, adopt, and implement
tree
risk management programs, and to train
field staff
to detect, assess, and correct hazardous
defects
in urban trees.
- Connecting
People With Ecosystems in the 21st
Century: An Assessment of our Nation’s
Urban Forests
The first national assessment of urban
forest resources
in the United States; USDA-Forest Service,
2000.
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Growing a Healthier DC
The series of nine issue briefs shown below examine how green infrastructure can be used to maximize environmental, social and economic benefits in an urban environment.
Green City
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Green Neighborhoods
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Green Streets
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Green Parks
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Green Schools
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Green Business Districts
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Green Parking Lots
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Green Residences
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