State of Idaho
Department of Lands

Technical Tree Information - Environmental 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 3 - Parking Lots and Trees
› Number 4 - Trees and Runoff

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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

› Number 6 - Nature & People Benefits Reading List
› Number 8 - The Calming Effect of Green: Roadside Landscape and Driver Stress
› Number 9 - The Freeway Roadside Environment: Testing Visual Quality at the Road Edge
› Nonpoint Source Pollution: Landowner Psychology and Action
› Nonpoint Source Pollution: Learning Methods and Their Effectiveness
› Number 15 - Trees, Parking & Green Law: Legal Tools and Strategies for Sustainability

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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, Number 18, Summer 2001

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Scientific Publications

› Messages That Stick: Sharing Information with Decision-Makers

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