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Place-based metrics guiding southwest urban forestry design

Creator:: Beshur, Athena D.
Abstract:: Through well designed tree placement, redundant use of simple technologies, and stewardship, trees grow. Over time, they mitigate stormwater flooding and enhance livability. This paper offers insights into precipitation patterns, and how small scale redundancy can help build the urban tree canopy. It is specifically geared toward issues in the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: value that they provide as well as the resources utilized for its creation. As Paul Hellmund (2006

An analysis of tree maintenance responsibility in California municipalities – do tree ordinances help or hinder urban tree canopy distribution?

Creator:: Franco, Yael
Abstract:: As urban populations increase, the presence of well-maintained trees provide a cost-effective solution to combat the effects of climate change, specifically the urban heat island effect. Unfortunately, the associated ecological, social and economic benefits of trees are not distributed equitably in the landscape due to lingering effects of redlining policies....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: scoring neighborhoods from A to D based on property value. Neighborhoods where immigrants and people of

Understanding Citizen Advisory Boards : A National Census of Tree Boards

Creator:: Greenleaf, Sarah (Sarah Maleno)
Abstract:: Effective management of urban forests is vital to society due to the numerous ecological, economic, and social benefits they provide. In many cities, management efforts are commonly supported by citizen advisory groups, which are often generically referred to as “tree boards” within the urban forestry context. Very little is known...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Paul D. Ries Effective management of urban forests is vital to society due to the numerous

Effects of Urban and Suburban Forest Fragmentation in Fairfield County, CT: A Survey of Invasive, Introduced, and Native Plants

Creator:: George, Elaine M.
Abstract:: The study collected data using ARCGIS Field Maps from a field survey of plants at six (6) sites in Fairfield County, CT. The sites included three (3) urban and three (3) suburban locations. A primary goal of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the extent of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Collection, Land Own-Land Ownership, Land Use=Land Use, Transect=Transect Number at Site, D A Edge=Distance

Conservation Corps: Creating a Pathway to a Career in Natural Resources

Creator:: Villalta, Alex
Abstract:: Founded in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps served as a tool for exposing young adults to work in the environmental field. By creating opportunities during the Great Depression, this program not only generated short-term work experience for its members but provided educational resources to its participants, increasing their employability after...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: hindering the hiring or ethnic minorities and d) diversity initiatives currently being undertaken

The Value of Preserving Native Forest Remnants in Urban Areas: Fairfield County, CT

Creator:: George, Elaine M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a native remnant forest in Westport, Connecticut. The study site is a fragmented woodland located near a highly urbanized area of roadways and development. Preliminary descriptive information was collected for a partial sampling of tree stands in an attempt to obtain baseline...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in the profession. I would like to acknowledge Dr. Paul Ries, Director of the Urban Forestry

Explore Oregon Forests : A Web-Based Educational Tool for Connecting Forestry and Tourism

Creator:: Gleason, Daniel A.
Abstract:: This thesis focuses on the creation of a new collaborative website to connect key forestry topics to tourists and forest recreationists. It is divided into two main sections; the first explains the purpose and methods for creation of a new web-based educational tool called Explore Oregon Forests. Created through a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Educational Tool for Connecting Forestry and Tourism Abstract approved: Paul Ries

Impacts of Unsustainable Harvesting of Frankincense Producing Boswellia Trees

Creator:: Gonzalez, Krystal
Abstract:: The use of Boswellia tree’s fragrant resin, known as frankincense has been used in religious rituals and medicines for thousands of years. Those same uses have only increased in popularity throughout the world, and have made their way into western culture, where frankincense is a main ingredient in many skin...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: swollen disk-shaped base on rock. (c) Branches showing foliage. (d) Trunk with incisions, showing resin

Decolonizing Natural Resource Management: Kānaka Maoli Struggles for Aloha ʻĀina

Creator:: Low, Laʻakea
Abstract:: This paper examines ways in which natural resource management – NRM – may be decolonized in order to better serve Hawaiʻi communities. Expressed needs for diversity in NRM has brought about inclusion of traditional ecological knowledge in recent years. Here, traditional ecological knowledge is redefined as ʻIK, ʻike kupuna –...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: have permeated Hawaiʻi for centuries (Chang, D., 2015; Korhonen et. al., 2018). Under U.S. occupation

Sustaining Bend's Urban Forest: An assessment of the City's urban forest management approach and recommendations for future adaptations

Creator:: Lex, Mitchell
Abstract:: The City of Bend’s current urban forest management strategy consists of a series of city codes and ordinances, tree protection and planting standards, and two different plans created by the Bend Park and Recreation District. The analysis of these documents, as well as review of existing management approaches in Boise,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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Place-based metrics guiding southwest urban forestry design

An analysis of tree maintenance responsibility in California municipalities – do tree ordinances help or hinder urban tree canopy distribution?

Understanding Citizen Advisory Boards : A National Census of Tree Boards

Effects of Urban and Suburban Forest Fragmentation in Fairfield County, CT: A Survey of Invasive, Introduced, and Native Plants

Conservation Corps: Creating a Pathway to a Career in Natural Resources

The Value of Preserving Native Forest Remnants in Urban Areas: Fairfield County, CT

Explore Oregon Forests : A Web-Based Educational Tool for Connecting Forestry and Tourism

Impacts of Unsustainable Harvesting of Frankincense Producing Boswellia Trees

Decolonizing Natural Resource Management: Kānaka Maoli Struggles for Aloha ʻĀina

Sustaining Bend's Urban Forest: An assessment of the City's urban forest management approach and recommendations for future adaptations

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