Urban Ecos has helped organizations large and small determine the best way to use trees to offset greenhouse gas emissions. We can help plan your projects, apply for grants, and track progress. Experience includes:

• Working with the California High Speed Rail to determine the number of trees needed to offset GHG emissions associated with construction and working with stakeholders to get the estimated 200,000 trees planted. 
• Assisting grant applicants to plan GHG reduction projects, quantify the benefits of trees, and write grant applications.
• Developing a pilot program aimed at utility companies to strategically plant trees to reduce GHG.
• Development of and/or extensive work with all software tools for estimating the GHG benefits of urban trees, including i-Tree, the Forest Service's Tree Carbon Calculator.

Projects, papers, and presentations related to greenhouse gas mitigation

For Tree San Diego

California ReLeaf maps

High Speed Rail GHG Offsets

TreeMapLA

San Diego Tree Map

Video: Writing a Great Grant Application

Interview: Tree Inventory of the Future

Technology Tools for Making Sense of Your Inventory

Urban Tree Key

California EnerTrees

Audio: Calculating GHG Benefits of Trees

Marin's Urban Forest: A Guide for Stakeholders

Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Assessment

Ecosystem Services of the Existing and Proposed Trees of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course

San Jose Middle School Tree Planting

EarthWatch's Urban Forest Expedition

Million Tree Initiatives: Tools for Campaign Success

UC San Diego Campus Forest Analysis

Community Tree Guides

Ecosystem services and environmental benefits of the UC San Diego Campus Forest

Planting Trees to Fight Global Climate Change

Sacramento's Park Neighborhoods: Roots of the Past and Lessons for the Future