May 14, 2003
Urban Forestry
Category: Urban Planning
Atlanta: Aside from the obvious aesthetic benefits to having a lot of trees in your city, there are innumerable practical and financial benefits to managing a lush urban forest. According to this article, Milwaukee saves $15Million a year by maintaining a 16% forest cover and thus reducing the need for expanded storm runoff systems.
The benefits are similar to those of a green roofed building, but city-wide.
On the other end of the spectrum, Atlanta, or Hotlanta, has seen it's average summer temperatures rise by 11 degrees directly as a result of removing some 65% of the original regional forest cover. Imagine the air conditioning costs.
[Excellent Article][heaps of links on Google][Friends of the Urban Forest - SF]
*Image from Land Development Today
Posted by Nick at May 14, 2003 10:23 AM
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My name is John A. Keslick, Jr. and I am from the Philadelphia area. I am a TREE BIOLOGIST and a WRITER. I would like to become involved in Environmental, Forest Health and Tree Biology links and issues. I have some links which you may enjoy that I can offer.
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TECHNO TREE BIOLOGY DICTIONARY online at
http://www.treedictionary.com
Articles written by DR. ALEX L. SHIGO, one of the foremost authorities worldwide on tree systems today online at
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/SHIGO
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Announcing the release of a 2-CD set by DR. SHIGO
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/CDS1.html
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Tree Biologist
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman
Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY!
About me - Some of my educational activities I have enjoyed are here
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/educat.html
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My name is John A. Keslick, Jr. and I am from the Philadelphia area. I am a TREE BIOLOGIST and a WRITER. I would like to become involved in Environmental, Forest Health and Tree Biology links and issues. I have some links which you may enjoy that I can offer.
---------------------------------------LINKS---------------------
TECHNO TREE BIOLOGY DICTIONARY online at
http://www.treedictionary.com
Articles written by DR. ALEX L. SHIGO, one of the foremost authorities worldwide on tree systems today online at
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/SHIGO
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Announcing the release of a 2-CD set by DR. SHIGO
Posted by: John A. Keslick, Jr. on February 6, 2004 11:59 AMhttp://www.chesco.com/~treeman/CDS1.html
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Tree Biologist
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman
Beware of so-called TREE EXPERTS who do not understand TREE BIOLOGY!
About me - Some of my educational activities I have enjoyed are here
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/educat.html