Urban & Community Forestry Resources
Lisa Burban, Urban Forester
Jill Mahon, Midwest Center Coordinator
USDA Forest Service



Organizations and Agencies -- Websites and Networks
Bullet Point. ISA and ISA Chapters (www.isa-arbor.com)
Bullet Point. National Arborist Association (www.natlarb.com)
Bullet Point. TreeLink Website and List Serve (www.treelink.org)
Bullet Point. State Natural Resources Agencies (www.stateforesters.org/index.html)
Bullet Point. National Arbor Day Foundation (www.arborday.org)
Bullet Point. USDA Forest Service - Field Offices
Bullet Point. Durham Field Office Website (www.fs.fed.us/na/durham/)
Bullet Point. Morgantown Field Office Website (www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/)
Bullet Point. St. Paul Field Office Website (www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo
Bullet Point. USDA Forest Service - Urban Forestry Centers
Bullet Point. Midwest Center (www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/urbanforestry/ufcenter/ufcenter.htm)
Bullet Point. Mid-Atlantic Center (www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/macucf/)
Bullet Point. Northeast Center (www.umass.edu/urbantree/)
Bullet Point. Southern Center (www.urbanforestrysouth.org/service/index.asp)
Bullet Point. Western Center (wcufre.ucdavis.edu/)
Topic Area: Forest Health
Asian Longhorned Beetle -- CD and Workbook
Bullet Point. Cost of each item: $5 members/$7 non-members
Bullet Point. Order from ISA Website: www.pim-g.com/isastore/index.cfm
Asian Longhorned Beetle -- Pest Alert and Wanted Poster
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service or on-line at: www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/alb
Emerald Ash Borer -- Pest Alert and Website
Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service or on-line at www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/eab/eab.htm
Bullet Point.
Bullet Point. Website: www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/eab/index.html
Sudden Oak Death - Pest Alert
Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service or on-line at www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/pest_al/sodeast/sodeast.htm
Bullet Point.
Tree Pests of the Midwest -- Poster
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service
How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees
How to Identify and Manage Dutch Elm Disease
How to Identify, Prevent, and Control Oak Wilt - Publications
Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service or on-line at www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/
Bullet Point.
Topic Area: Tree Planting and Care
Planting Trees and Shrubs for Long-Term Health -- Paperback Booklet with "tree planting" insert
Cost: $2.50 from U of MN Extension: www.extension.umn.edu/units/dc/catalog.html
Bullet Point.
Community Tree Planting Guide - Publication
Bullet Point. Cost: $40 from the Tree Trust: www.treetrust.com/
Crabapples for Midwestern Landscapes -- Publication
Bullet Point. Cost: $2.50
Order from Iowa State Univ. Extension: www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/ or (515) 294-5247
Bullet Point.
A Practitioner's Guide to Stem Girdling Roots of Trees -- Publication
Cost: $6.00 + shipping from U of MN Extension: www.extension.umn.edu/units/dc/catalog.html
Bullet Point.
FREE on-line at: www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD7501.html
Bullet Point.
Preventing Stem-Girdling Roots -- Video
Bullet Point. Cost: $19.95 ISA members/$24.95 non-members (add $4.95 shipping)
Order from ISA toll free at 1-888-ISA-TREE or Website: www.pim-g.com/isastore/index.cfm
Bullet Point.
From Sketch to Street - Video and CD-ROM
Bullet Point. Cost: $15.00
Bullet Point. Order the video and CD-ROM on-line at: www.umass.edu/urbantree
How to Prune Trees - Publication
Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service or on-line at: www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/howtos/ht_prune/prun001.htm
Bullet Point.
Topic Area: Management
Utilizing Municipal Trees: Ideas From Across the Country -- Publication
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service when available
Currently out of stock but available online at: www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/umt/
Bullet Point.
Mobile Community Tree Inventory -- Software
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE download from Website: www.umass.edu/urbantree/
Storm Damage Assessment Protocol -- Website
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE download information from Website: www.umass.edu/urbantree/
TreeOrd CD -- Software
Bullet Point. Cost: $60 + shipping and handling from Tree Trust: www.treetrust.com
NOTE: Check with the Iowa Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator to see if there is a copy to borrow (Randy Cook - 515-281-5600 or e-mail: randy.cook@dnr.state.ia.us)
Bullet Point.
Conserving Wooded Areas in Developing Communities -- Publication
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE on-line at www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/urban/bmps.html
Topic Area: Marketing and Outreach
Planting Seeds of Success: Marketing the Community Forest - Handbook & Power Point Presentation
Cost: FREE on-line from the Western Center for Urban Forest Research: wcufre.ucdavis.edu/
Bullet Point.
Recipe for Reaching Out - Publication
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service
Dialogue on Diversity - Publication
Bullet Point. Cost: FREE from USDA Forest Service
       

To order USDA Forest Service publications, contact:
  Donna King: dkking@fs.fed.us
   
For other information and questions, contact:
  Lisa Burban
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul MN, 55042
651-649-5245
lburban@fs.fed.us
Jill Mahon
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul MN, 55042
651-649-5253
jmahon@fs.fed.us

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