A survey of professional foresters in the northeastern United States was conducted to
determine (1) whether professional forest resource managers viewed forest ecosystem …

Much of the ecological research in the past decades has focused on rural or wilderness
areas. Today, however, ecological research has been taking place in our cities, where our …

Urban forests are where 80% of Canadians live and work and, as such, represent their most
intimate contact with their natural environment. The trees and woodlands in and around our …

While such popular concepts as stress, recreation, and aesthetics help explain some of the
psychological benefits of the urban forest, these traditional concepts are not adequate for …

Urban areas in the United States have seen an increase since the 1990s and further growth
is projected. Recognizing sustainable urban forestry practices is critical for increasing the …

Contemporary American foresters are rediscovering social issues once faced by their
European progenitors. People living in or near forests influence the purposes for which …

By Terence J. Tipple and J. Douglas Wellman he public forest resource manager of
yesterday might not recognize the job his counterpart of today is being asked to do. Forestry …

Rural forest communities in the US Pacific Northwest have seen their economic base
disappear with the technological change and reduced timber supply in the forest products …

Urban forests provide a range of environmental, social, economic and health benefits, but
because the distribution of canopy cover is uneven across many metropolitan areas, there is …