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Our monthly email newsletter, ForestBytes, is the best way to learn the latest news and events at American Forests.
The newsletter is sent at the beginning of each month. Recent issues are archived in both PDF and Plain Text formats.
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For more than a century American Forests has been the magazine of trees and forests
for people who know and appreciate the many benefits of trees. Stories are written to entice a general
audience to care about tree planing and include profiles, indepth looks at current controversies, practical stories on current
research, and how-to's.
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CITYgreen is a software tool developed by American Forests that helps people understand the value of trees to the local environment.
Planners and natural resources professionals use the program to test landscape ordinances, evaluate site plans, and
model development scenarios that capture the benefits of trees.
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For more than 60 years, American Forests has worked with citizens to identify, measure, and register the largest tree of each U.S. species. Champion trees serve as living landmarks, and tie us both to the past and our future. Get to know some of these champion trees through the 2010 Big Tree Calendar. Each month, you’ll find a striking photo of a magnificent tree. Champions can be found anywhere, from mountaintops and meadows, to big cities and small coastal towns.
2010 Calendars can be purchased for $10 (shipping and handling including)
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Communities that foster green infrastructure are more livable, produce fewer pollutants and are most cost-effective to operate according to a new guidebook released by the American Planning Association (APA). Planning the Urban Forest is the culmination of a three-year collaborative effort of APA, American Forests, International Society of Arboriculture and USDA Forest Service. The manual will help planners adopt a green infrastructure approach and incorporate trees into the planning process. American Forests’ Cheryl Kollin is a contributing author and she highlights case studies from our Urban Ecosystem Analyses.
For more information:
Visit the APA'S website
American Forests article “Planning for Healthy Trees” by report author Jim Schwab
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This book compiles papers prepared for a national workshop on community-based ecosystem management that convened in Bend, Oregon. Drawing on the diverse experiences of workshop participants —including community practitioners; staff from local, regional, and national nonprofit groups; employees of federal agencies; and academics —the book presents a much-needed framework for thinking about community-based forest ecosystem management. It guides instructors, students, government officials, community practitioners, and others interested in identifying the challenges and opportunities facing those involved in the community-based forest management field.
Read more about Understanding Community-Based Forest Ecosystem Management »
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The subject of forest health in the inland west has become a matter of great concern in the region. Since most of these forests are under federal management, that translates into a significant national policy debate over what, if anything, is to be done to respond to the current situation.
This 37 page booklet discusses fire dependent forests, why and how the forests have changed, the role of rural forest communities, policy issues, and management opportunities and barriers to maintaining and improving forest health. Copies are available free of charge by contacting Laura Schweitzer at lschweitzer@amfor.org
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Our Historic Tree Nursery is nationally recognized as the innovator in the propagation of authentic historic trees.
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