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References on REA & CITYgreen

Stormwater Runoff - about "Technical Release 55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds." This model, developed by USDA NRCS is used in CITYgreen to determine the amount of stormwater runoff likely to occur within a study area.

Air Quality - CITYgreen uses air quality benefits information collected by the USFS Northeastern Research Station

Shading & Energy Savings - CITYgreen uses shading benefits research conducted by the USFS

White Roofs & Energy Savings - CITYgreen uses light roofs research conducted by Lawrence Berkeley Labs

Center for Watershed Protection - Model ordinances on stormwater and sediment control, riparian buffers, open space

Greenlaws and Tree ordinances - Model tree ordinances

International Society of Arboriculture - professional association of arborists

Tree Link - Research and information sharing from the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

Urban Parks ONLINE - Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Urban Parks Institute

GIS (Geographic Information System)

ESRI

Space Imaging

USGS Data

National Interagency Fire Center

National Fire Plan

USDA Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management

Wildland Fire Assessment System

Fire Management Today

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Fire Management

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Fire Administration

Firewise

Firewise Communities

National Association of State Foresters (NASF)

Grassroots.org
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