Urban and Community Forestry

What is Urban & Community Forestry?

Grant Programs

Policies for Municipalities 

• Tree Inventories
• Management Plans or Street Tree Master Plans
• Comparison of Municipal Urban Forestry programs
• NC Guide to Developing Tree Protection Ordinances

Planning for Municipalities 

• What Is Green Infrastructure?
• Ecosystem Analysis
• Green Infrastructure Strategies in NC
• Evaluating & Conserving Green Infrastructure across the Landscape: A Practitioner's Guide
• A Quick Guide to Community Planning for Green Infrastructure
• Planning Tools for Small Communities
• WEBINAR: Urban Forest Management Plans

Tree Care and Management 

• Why Hire an Arborist?
• Protecting Trees during Construction
• Managing Elderly Trees
• Don’t Top Trees mini poster

Champion Big Trees 

• Overview
• Database
• Eligible Species (PDF)

Tree City, Tree Campus and Tree Line USA 

Arbor Day 

• The History of Arbor Day
• North Carolina's Arbor Day
• Celebrating Arbor Day

Tree Selection 

• NC Street Tree Suggestions
• What to Consider When Selecting Street Trees
• Landscaping with Native Plants
• Nurseries Selling Native Trees

Emerald Ash Borer Resources

Urban Wood Utilization 

• About Urban Wood Utilization
• Urban Wood Resources

Trees and Storms 

• Tree Care Before and After a Storm
• Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees
• Trees After the Storm: Remove, Repair or Replace?
• Trees After the Storm: Planning Your Response
• Post Storm Assessment Guide to Evaluating Trees
• Community Forest Storm Mitigation Plan Workbook
• Community Forest Storm Mitigation Plan Template