State of Idaho
Department of Lands

Technical Tree Information - Economic Benefits

QUESTIONS? — Email us at communitytrees@idl.idaho.gov. You can also find one of our statewide Area Offices by using our Interactive Map.

Center of Urban Forest Research

Pacific Southwest Research Station — WEB LINK: http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/

Fact Sheets

› Number 1 - Benefits of the Urban Forest
› Number 2 - Save Dollars with Shade
› Number 4 - Trees and Runoff
› Number 5 - Preparing for a Budget Cut

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Research Summaries

› The Large Tree Argument - The Case for Large Stature Trees vs. Small-Stature Trees (3.61 MB)

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Center for Urban Horticulture

College of Forest Resources, University of Washington — Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening - Web link: http://www.naturewithin.info/

Fact Sheets

› Nbr 2 - Growing with Green: Business Districts and the Urban Forest
› Nbr 3 - Urban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities
› Nbr 4 - Trees in Business Districts: Comparing Values of Consumers and Business
› Nbr 5 - Trees in Business Districts: Positive Effects on Consumer Behavior!
› Nbr 13 - Research on Business Visitors' Behavior: Trees and Commerce in Athens, GA
› Nbr 16 - Trees in Small City Business Districts: Comparing Resident & Visitor Response
› Nbr 17 - Trees on Main Street: Influences on Retail and Shopping Behavior

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Professional Publications

› The Benefits of Urban Trees: A Literature Summary. Warwick District Council, UK 2003 (10.2 MB)

› The View from the Road: The Urban Forest and Our Freeways. In TreeLink, Newsletter of Washington Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Program, Nbr 18, Summer 2001

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Scientific Publications

› Messages That Stick: Sharing Information with Decision-Makers

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