The Urban Forest: Comprehensive ManagementUrban forestry includes not only the city -street, it includes city parks and recreation areas as well as suburban areas. It involves city planning, forestry for development, construction of an infrastructure to care and nurture trees, funding, and community action. This title deals with the aspects of managing all facets of these areas. |
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activities American elm applicable Arbor Day Arbor Day Foundation branches budgets citizen city forestry department city forestry program city government comprehensive management condition contract contractor Cooperative Extension Service damage determined ensure factors FIGURE function funding hardiness zone hazard prevention hazard trees Honeylocust identified important improving indirect management individual trees influence inventories involves Journal of Arboriculture Kentucky coffeetree lands landscape long-range plan maintenance maple materials ment natural forests necessary number of trees nursery objectives operational plans ordinances organization parks pine plant health management planting stock priorities property owners pruning cycles public relations removal requires responsibility rootzones Siberian elm soil structures tions total urban forest tree boards Tree City U.S.A. Tree Commission tree establishment tree hazard tree planting tree selection trunk area urban environment urban forest managers urban forest needs urban forestry environment urban forestry program Urban wildlife utility utility easements vegetation volunteers woody plants