TreeMapLA is the most ambitious OpenTreeMap project yet, presenting information on nearly half a million trees in LA County. Data comes from municipalities, TreePeople volunteers and the general public. Urban Ecos served as the project lead and provided the following
Title: (Technology) Tools for Making Use/Sense of Your Urban Forest Inventory(Technology) Tools for Making Use/Sense of Your Urban Forest InventoryWhere: Leveraging Your Urban Forest Inventory in Local Government Workshop, Walnut Creek, CAWhen: February 2015Summary: Once a city has paid for and conducted an urban
In 2013, the California Urban Forests Council and Urban Ecos teamed up with Friends of the Urban Forest to plant trees at a middle school in Novato, CA. Schools and other public institutions can be valuable places for larger tree planting
Urban Ecos partnered with Dr. Matt Ritter, professor of Botany at Cal Poly, and Jeff Reimer of the Urban Forests Ecosystem Institute to develop the Urban Tree Key. The Urban Tree Key is a web-based guide to help users identify the
In 2013, Urban Ecos led EarthWatch volunteers on expedition’s to collect data on San Francisco’s urban forest. Our goal was to gather benchmark data to allow changes over time to be observed. The information we collected will support improved management of urban trees and
In August 2015, Kelaine was invited to participate in California ReLeaf’s Network Leadership Workshop with a presentation on “Writing a Great Urban Forestry Grant Application.”
Published by: US Forest Service, Center for Urban Forest ResearchDate: 2006-2009Summary: The Community Tree Guides identify and describe the benefits and costs of planting trees in sixteen climate zones across the United States. Look to the Guides to answer the following questions and more:What environmental
Published in: California Trees, newsletter of California ReLeafDate: Winter 2010Summary: At least a dozen cities across the United States have started ambitious tree planting projects. But what does it take to be successful?Million Tree Initiatives: Tools for Campaign Success