POW Number: 5.J

POW Title: Urban and Community Forestry

Available Educational Resources

Pennsylvania Urban & Community Forestry Council Publications, Phone 717-766-5371

Membership Application

Community Forestry in Pennsylvania (brochure)

Urban & Community Forestry Grants Program (brochure)

Sylvan Communities (magazine)

Urban Forestry News (newsletter)

A Guide for Municipal Tree Commissions

Fundraising for Community Tree Projects

Community Forestry Volunteers (practical review of literature)

School of Forest Resources Publications, Phone 814-863-7941

Fact Sheet 1: Sustaining and Funding an Urban Forestry Program

Fact Sheet 2: Municipal Tree Commissions

Fact Sheet 3: Working with Local Government for Successful Urban Forests

Fact Sheet 4: Opportunities for Volunteers

Fact Sheet 5: Annual Budgets for Community Tree Programs

Fact Sheet 6: Annual Work Plans for Tree Commissions

Fact Sheet 7: Questions about Trees and Utilities

Fact Sheet 8: Don’t Top Trees

Pruning Landscape Trees

A Guide to Preserving Trees in Development Projects

Community Tree Resource Guide — notebook with reference materials

Municipal Tree Restoration Program — brochure

Commercial Urban Forestry — list of commercial services

Street Tree Slides, Set A — short trees, 106 slides

Street Tree Slides, Set B — medium trees, 64 slides

Street Tree Slides, Set C — large, common trees, 112 slides

Street Tree Slides, Set D — large, less common trees, 143 slides

Urban Forestry Management: Guidelines for Planning and Admin., USFS, 45pp.

State College Borough Municipal Tree Plan. Borough of State College, 63pp.

Counting the Trees We Count On: How to Do a Neighborhood Tree Inventory.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 50pp.

Community Tree Inventories. USFS, 15pp.

How to Prune Trees. USFS, 29pp.

How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees. USFS, 19pp.

Planting for Energy Conservation in the North. Minnesota Extension Service, 19pp.

Solutions for Sidewalk Problems. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, 8pp.

Involving Community Volunteers. City of Thousand Oaks, 16pp.

Planting Trees For Communities: Checklist For Success. USFS, 10pp.

Neighborhood Organizing Guide: Ideas For Bringing Your Neighborhood Together.

Conserve Neighborhoods, 20pp.

An Ecosystem Approach to Community Forestry: A Resource Guide. USFS, 60pp.

An Ecosystem-based Approach to Urban and Community Forestry: Manager's Workbook. USFS, 50pp.

Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space. Santa Monica Mts. Conservancy. 2 pp.

Tools for Open Space Conservation. Elmendorf, 10pp.

The Urban Rural Interface. Elmendorf, 10pp.

Growing Greener: Putting Conservation into Local Codes. Natural Lands Trust, 17pp.

Model Natural Resource Protection Standards. Bucks County Planning Comm., 13pp.

A Guide to Urban Wildlife Management. Natl. Inst. for Urban Wildlife, 42pp.

Protecting Trees From Construction Damage. Minnesota Extension Service, 13pp.

Publications Office, Agricultural Administration, Phone 814-865-6713

Street Tree Factsheets (400 pages with color photos)

Street Trees (47 pages with specifications)

Evergreen Shrubs and Trees for Pennsylvania (20 pages)

Scouting and Controlling Woody Ornamental Diseases in Landscapes and Nurseries (90 pages with color photos)

Audio-Visual Services, College of Agricultural Sciences, Phone 814-865-6314 (County orders) or 814-863-3202 (University Park orders)

L12431, VH People and Trees Growing Together, 10 min.

L12432, VH Conservation Guide: Tree Planting and Pruning, 10 min.

L12433, VH The Greening of Dundalk, 5 min.

L12434, VH Urban Forestry: Visions of a Greener Tomorrow

L12435, VH MTRP: Municipal Tree Restoration Program, 10 min.

L25196, VH Landscape Laws that Work, 12 min.

L25197, VH Effects of Construction Damage to Trees in Wooded Areas, 15 min.

L25198, VH Greenways: A Vision for Maryland, 12 min.

L25199, VH Growing Smart, 15 min.

L25200, VH The Patapsco Greenway, 20 min.

L25201, VH Iowa’s Unique Partnership: Trees Forever, 14 min.

L25202, VH Kids Make a Difference…So Can You! (tree planting), 13 min.

L25203, VH What Is a Cultivar?, 10 min.

L25204, VH Plant Health Care, 13 min.

L25205, VH Powerful Problems…Growing Solutions (utility trees), 12 min.

L25206, VH Proper Tree Pruning, 22 min.

L25207, VH A Special Kind of Care (community forestry programs), 13 min.

L25208, VH Tree Source (tree planting and tree care), 15 min.

L25209, VH Trees Are Treasure: Sustaining the Community Forest, 12 min.

L25210, VH Planning Your Community Forest, 15 min.

L36540, VH Forest Stewardship at the Urban/Rural Interface, 27 min.

L37442, VH The Trees on Main Street (history, management benefits), 30 min.

L37443, VH Avoidance of Construction Damage to Trees…., 23 min.

L40735, VH Tree Health Management: New Dimensions in Caring, 39 min.

International Society of Arboriculture, Phone 217-355-9411, FAX 217-355-9516, e-mail isa@isa-arbor.com

B1616 to 1627, Consumer Information Brochures:

P1208, American National Standard for Tree Care Operations, ANSI Z133.1

P1209, Guide for Plant Appraisal

P1211, Arborists’ Certification Study Guide

P1213, The Evaluation of Hazard Trees in Urban Areas

P1215, Arboriculture & the Law

P1216, Guide to the Plant Health Care Management System

P1219, A Handbook of Hazard Tree Evaluation for Utility Arborists

P1221, The Landscape below Ground — tree roots, urban soils

P1222, Tree Climbers’ Guide

P1223, Tree-Pruning Guidelines

P1224, Tree Trios — three coloring books

P1228, ANSI A300 Pruning Standards

P1234, Plant Health Care for Woody Ornamentals

P1235, Growing Together with the Treetures Activity Guide — for children

P1236, The Talking Tree — for children

P1237, Planting Trees and Shrubs

P1238, Stupsi Introduces the Tree — children’s book

P1239, Trees and Development

S1001, Tree Appreciation slide set — 80 slides and script

V1501, Video 1 Effects of Construction Damage to Trees in Wooded Areas

V1502, Video 2 Avoidance of Construction Damage to Trees on Wooded Lots

V1503, Video 3 Tree Health Management: Evaluating Trees for Hazard

V1504, Video 4 Powerful Problems/Growing Solutions — utility conflicts

V1505, TreeSource Vol. 1 — planting and caring for new trees

V1506, TreeSource Vol. 2 — benefits of trees and proper selection

National Arbor Day Foundation, Phone 402-474-5655, FAX 402-474-0820

Bulletin No. 1 How to Prune Young Shade Trees

Bulletin No. 2 When a Storm Strikes

Bulletin No. 3 Resolving Tree-Sidewalk Conflicts

Bulletin No. 4 The Right Tree for the Right Place

Bulletin No. 5 Living with Urban Soils

Bulletin No. 6 How to Hire an Arborist

Bulletin No. 7 How to Save Trees during Construction

Bulletin No. 8 Don’t Top Trees!

Bulletin No. 9 How to Write a Municipal Tree Ordinance

Bulletin No 10 Plant Trees for America!

Bulletin No. 11 How to Prevent Tree/Sign Conflicts

Bulletin No 12 What City Foresters Do

Bulletin No. 13 Trees for Wildlife

Bulletin No. 14 How to Kill a Tree

Bulletin No. 15 How to Recognize — and Prevent — Hazard Trees

Bulletin No. 16 How to Recycle Shade Tree Materials

Bulletin No. 17 How to Landscape to Save Water

Bulletin No. 18 Tree City USA Growth Award

Bulletin No. 19 How to Select and Plant a Tree

Bulletin No. 20 A Systematic Approach to Building with Trees

Bulletin No. 21 How Trees can Save Energy

Bulletin No. 22 Tree City USA: Foundation for Better Management

Bulletin No. 23 How to Conduct a Street Tree Inventory

Bulletin No. 24 Trees and Parking Lots

Bulletin No. 25 Tree Line USA

Bulletin No. 26 Understanding Landscape Cultivars

Bulletin No. 27 How to Manage Community Natural Areas

Bulletin No. 28 Placing a Value on Trees

Bulletin No. 29 How to Plan for Management

Bulletin No. 30 Ten Tree Myths to Think About

Bulletin No. 31 Tree Protection Ordinances

Bulletin No. 32 Let’s Stop Salt Damage

Bulletin No. 33 How to Interpret Trees

Bulletin No. 34 How to Fund Community Forestry

Bulletin No. 35 Protect Trees during Underground Work

Bulletin No. 36 How to Work with Volunteers Effectively

Bulletin No. 37 PHC — What It Means to You

Bulletin No. 38 The Way Trees Work — How to Help

Bulletin No. 39 Putting Trees to Work

Bulletin No. 40 Trees in the Riparian Zone

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