Adaptive Urban Forest Management - Part #1 Introduction Urban forestry is both ecological science based, and value driven. Its current social and bio-physical context is unprecedented. It is appropriate to think of urban forest management ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesIn 2010 the U.S. Forest Service, in cooperation with municipal arborists, conducted a research project to determine general costs and benefits of urban trees in Central Florida. The project used Orlando, Florida field data and other information ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesFollowing a major storm, our backyards, and communities can be quickly changed. Homes and buildings may be damaged or destroyed. Power lines will be down and trees broken and torn. In the wake such change people, and entire neighborhoods may ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Home LandscapesDamage to trees increases with increasing wind storm speeds. But, not all trees withstand winds to the same degree. Some trees are better choices than others in hurricane prone coastal landscapes. Since Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesSeemingly large healthy branches can occasionally and suddenly drop off mature trees during calm summer weather. The unexpected fall of a large limb is unnerving and can make us start to feel uneasy about the tree. After all, the once venerable ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesCities around the world are recognizing that urban tree canopy contributes to more comfortable living conditions. Tree canopy lowers urban temperatures, increases water evaporation and removes air pollutants caused by everyday urban activities. ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Benefits vs Costs of Urban Trees in Central Florida Case Study: Central Florida The U.S. Forest Service conducted a research project to determine benefits and costs of urban forests in Central Florida using Orlando, Florida field data ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesUrban Natural Areas #1 - Disturbance II To determine the scale at which this non-equilibrium disturbance pattern is appropriate, Pickett and Thompson (1978) investigated what they termed the “minimum dynamic area” that could sustain the ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesDisturbance and Urban Natural Areas The dominant paradigm of ecology through the 1970s was the equilibrium, “balance of nature” perspective. Ecosystems were thought to have a stable point equilibrium, a climax state, structurally and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural ResourcesHabitat fragmentation Habitat fragmentation occurs when large, contiguous areas of habitat are reduced in area and divided into two or more smaller units (Wilcove et al. 1986). The fragmented units are isolated from one another and embedded ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources