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City of Boston Street Tree Planting Information
Presentation given to the Boston Urban Forest Council on 1/24/12 by
Tabatha White, Parks Department Planting Coordinator

To request a street tree or yard tree call:
617-635-PARK (7275)

Massport Trees in the Airport Landscape
Presentation given to the Boston Urban Forest Council on 5/22/12 by
John Krajovic, Deputy Director, Airport Planning Unit Massachusetts Port Authority and John H. Carli, Airport Planner, Airport Planning Unit Massachusetts Port Authority


Asian Longhorned Beetle media and outreach tools
These tools are free for use as outreach and educational tools or for display in media publications, provided credit to the author/photographer is given.

See our informational guides that will help you be your own tree steward:

GBG Guide to Tree Planting

GBG Guide to Tree Care and Maintenance

GBG Guide to Greater Boston Street Trees

 

Links to tree information:

General Tree Facts

Species Facts

General Tree Care

Mulch

Pruning


Tree Reports and Newsletters:

State of the Urban Forest Report
A summary of the extent and condition of Boston's Urban Forest
Prepaired by the Urban Ecology Institute, 2008

Benefits of Trees and Urban Forests
A research list compiled by Alliance for Community Trees gathers the many scientifically proven benefits of urban forests into a single document for tree advocates to use

Urban Forestry Community Engagement Model
Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC and the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University have embarked on a social science research and education project that support practitioners and groups working in urban forestry

America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative
Our nation’s 21st century conservation agenda

Vibrant Cities & Urban Forests Report
To explore the implications of integrated natural and built urban environments and their possibilities for the future

Citizen Forester Newsletter
Published by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation


Agencies & Tree Professionals:

MA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Urban and Community Forestry Program

Massachusetts Arborists Association

International Society of Arboriculture


Additional funding opportunities for re-greening:

Alliance for Community Trees


 
     
 
     
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