Resources and Related Links

This page offers a few suggestions for locating information about trees, their management and care. You might want to also visit our Tree Info page, which features a variety of sources for solutions to common problems.

The AUFA Directory of Urban Foresters and Arborists

This directory includes the people you're looking for - the professionals and leaders in tree care from all around the state. An invaluable resource for informed urban forestry management.

Regional Contacts

U.S. Government Agencies

USDA - Forest Service (Southern region)

NASA Global Hydrology & Climate Center - Urban Heat Island Study

USDA Forest Service Southern Region

State Government Agencies

Alabama State Legislature

Alabama Forestry Commission

USDA - Cooperative Extension System (Alabama)

"Growing Together" - Seedlings for Kids - Calhoun Co Extension Program

Tree Ordinances

http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/ordinances/

http://www.greenlaws.lsu.edu/

How tree topping hurts trees

Cities with Urban Forestry programs

Educational Institutions

Auburn University

Univ. of Georgia Forestry Extension - Community Forestry

Utilities

Huntsville Utilities

Non-Government Agencies

Huntsville -- Madison Co. Botanical Garden

Professional and Non-Profit organizations

The Southern Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture

International Society of Arboriculture

GardenWeb

LandscapeCatalog.com - A Community for Landscape Professionals

Private Forestry Management Team

American Society of Landscape Architects

American Forests -- America's oldest conservation organization

"Tree Cities" - America's new urban models (Environmental News Network)

"GLOBE" - A program linking K-12 teachers and students with NASA and other scientists studying the global environment

Society of American Foresters - Urban & Community Forestry Working Group

"About.com" forestry page ... lots of interesting & useful things, including a tree key

National Arbor Day Foundation

The Forestry Index

Athenic Systems tree guide

TreeLink -- help of various links for urban forestry people

Birmingham Southern College's Southern Environmental Center

Auburn University's Forestry Department ... including urban forestry

CommunityTrees.org

Tree Planting Guide - Guide To Planting and Caring for Trees

Need help writing urban forestry grants?

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

TreeLink's grant-writing page

Urban and Community Forestry in Alabama and the Southeast

             See what our communities are doing . . .

             Check out Urban Forestry work in:

Aldridge Botanical Gardens (Birmingham)

Hoover

Huntsville

Mobile

UAH (University of Alabama-Huntsville)

Vestavia Hills.

• Find out about Alabama's 'Growing Together' Program -- a partnership of the Calhoun County ACES office, the Alabama Department of Education, and the National Tree Trust.

• Think you know all about urban design? Click here for something to consider: http://www.aufa.com/AUFAMassMoCA.htm