Managers

Resources to manage and to better understand your community's urban forest.

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Management Tools

  • Storm Damage Assessment Protocol for Florida Hurricanes New

    Past hurricane seasons in Florida demonstrated the need for information and tools for effective pre-hurricane planning and post-hurricane response. Following the hurricanes, street trees were severely damaged and downed trees and branches accounted for a substantial part of post-hurricane debris. Several communities in Florida are still trying to assess damage, account for debris removal costs, and initiate street tree restoration activities.

    The Storm Damage Assessment Protocol (SDAP) from the I-Tree suite of software was developed for communities as a low-cost and easily accessible tool for managing the urban forest resource in both ice and wind related storms. Funded by the Florida Division of Forestry, researchers adapted the SDAP for use in Florida hurricanes. Results from this project will increase the reliability of post-storm street tree debris estimates and in doing so assist communities in hurricane planning and response. Coming Soon
    Partners: Christina Staudhammer, UF – IFAS, School of Forest Resources and Conservation and Chris Luley and Jerry Bond, Urban Forestry LLC.

  • Gainesville UFORE Series Coming Soon
  • Tampa UFORE Series Coming Soon
  • Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for Hurricane-Prone Communities
  • A Community Guide to Urban Forest Inventories
  • Trees and Hurricanes
  • Restoring the Urban Forest Ecosystem

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Ecosystem Services of Florida's Urban Forests

Urban Forestry Academy

  • Coming soon.

Online Training Series

  • Coming soon.

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Working with Youth

  • AD Harris High School Tree Inventory Program

    • A summary of our High School Tree Inventory Pilot Program. Students collected tree inventory data for entry into the STRATUM program to assess the trees on the school's campus. Students participated in a field-trip to connect what they learned about urban forestry and the relevance of the data they collected to real-world application in the community. [Handout, PDF]

  • Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth

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downed tree

City Of Tampa Urban Ecological Analysis
  • Review the final report for this 2006–2007 project to learn more about the city's urban forest resources. More...
General Resources