RESOURCES

The following list of resources will provide you with some of the information you need to build your case.  Also be prepared to conduct a general web search using keywords you find in the text of the listed resource sites.

TreeLink:  http://www.treelink.org/

This site can give you a broad overview of information.  It also has a searchable database and extensive section of related links.

Identified Benefits of Community Trees & Forests:
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/docs/for96-39.html

This site gives some very detailed information regarding actual monetary benefits of urban trees.

Plants actually clean the air:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/articles/misc/plntclar.html

Article by the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Why Plant Trees?
http://www.io.com/~treefolk/guide/why.html

TreeFolks of Austin, TX give a short but succinct list of reasons for planting trees.

Tree Values:
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~isa/consumer/values.html

This site offers advice on how to determine the value of trees and also gives some practical guidelines for planning with trees.

USFS - State & Private Forestry
http://willow.ncfes.umn.edu/

This is the US Forest Service website for the Northcentral region.  It deals specifically with community & urban forestry issues.

Contact Information

Phone: 618-453-3341 (Main office)
Fax: 618-453-7475 (SIUC Dept of Forestry
Email: dclose@siu.edu