Trees Make Neighborhoods Great

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Studies show that trees provide benefits to neighborhoods worth many times the cost of their planting and upkeep. Trees increase property values, make neighborhoods desirable and save energy, too. Learn why trees matter to your community, how to maintain community trees and increase Lancaster’s tree canopy.

The Coalition for Smart Growth invites you to attend a public meeting to learn about the power of trees to build communities and make our neighborhoods great.

Speakers:

Dr. Bill Elmendorf, Assistant Professor and State Extension Specialist for Community Forestry at PSU’s School of Forest Resources. Prof. Elmendorf teaches urban forest management and provides technical assistance to municipalities, agencies, and volunteer organizations in the Commonwealth. He has been principal investigator on
several studies considering growth, comprehensive planning, and natural resource conservation.

Julianne Schieffer, Penn State Extension Urban Forester for SE Pennsylvania. Ms. Schieffer has degrees in urban forestry and botany and tree pathology and specializes in trees and natural resources impacted by humans and infrastructure; she has empowered thousands of Community Tree Stewards and Tree Tenders to care for their community trees.

Tuesday April 1, 2008
7pm-9pm
Lancaster Farm& Home Center
1383 Arcadia Road
Lancaster, PA 17601

Resources:

Studies prove that trees have a positive effect on many aspects of people's lives, including their health, homes, businesses, communities, drinking water, and air quality. See the Statistics Sheet on the Value of Trees (pdf file) from the USDA Forest Service.

PennState Cooperative Extension Service, Montgomery County has compiled a list of Trees Suitable for Urban Street Plantings (Word file)

The City of Lancaster has a city arborist who administers a tree planting program. See City of Lancaster Tree Planting Program Information and List of Trees (pdf file)

From the Local Government Commission, Sacramento, CA a fact sheet on Livable Communities and Urban Forests (pdf file)

"Smart Forestry for Smart Growth" brochure from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry (pdf file)

Links to research and papers on the power of trees:

Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Kathleen L. Wolf, Ph.D., Research Director at http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.envmind/

Landscape and Human Health Laboratory, Frances E. Kuo, Ph.D., Director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at http://www.lhhl.uiuc.edu/about.htm