Education

» Center for Urban Forestry at Morris Arboretum    Provides technical expertise and professional support for urban/environmental programs in the mid-atlantic and northeastern area of the United States.    http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/uf/

» Men Of The Trees, Inc.    Non-profit organisation promoting community involvement in seed collecting, propagation, re-vegetation and aftercare. Provides detals of current programs, calendar of events, and locations in Western Australia.    http://www.menofthetrees.com.au/

» Natural Landscapes in Urban Areas    Essay on the need for parks and other wildlife areas in urban environments.    http://www.tk421.net/essays/park.html

» Texas Urban Forestry Council    Site provides information about the organization's programs, invasive pests, trees, has links to related sites and has a news page with urban forestry related articles.    http://www.texasurbantrees.org

» The Arbor Day Foundation    Information on tree and shrub care; education resources related to trees; promoting the planting and maintenance of urban forests through Arbor Day programs, Tree City USA, and other programs.    http://www.arborday.org/

» Tree Ordinance Guidelines    A handbook for the development and evaluation of local urban forestry programs.    http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/ordinance.aspx

» USDA Forest Service, Urban Forest Research    Information on current research on the effects of the urban forest on air quality, climate, and carbon dioxide; as well as, research on urban forest management.    http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/syracuse/index.html

» Western Center for Urban Forest Research and Education    Includes latest in urban forest research: GIS, inventory and monitoring, parking lot shade ordinances, urban heat islands, and guidelines for tree planting.    http://wcufre.ucdavis.edu/