This Month’s Showcase Resource:

“The Road to a Thoughtful Street Tree Master Plan”

This exciting, new publication was co-authored by Ken Simons, a landscape architect, and Gary Johnson, a professor of urban forestry, as a primer and guide of sorts for communities that have the opportunity to develop or change, yet may not have the expertise or background to do it effectively.  Written as a very pragmatic guide to selecting and placing trees in streetscapes, it emphasizes not only the architectural nature of street tree designs, but it goes to great lengths to help the user create an extensive list of credentials that the trees must have to fulfill the design.

Supporting Material:

Presenter Contact Information:

• Dr. Gary R. Johnson, University of Minnesota
  115 Green Hall
  1530 Cleveland Ave. N.
  St. Paul, MN  55108-6112
  Phone (612) 625-3765
  e-mail: johns054@umn.edu

Documents and Files:

• The Road to a Thoughtful Street Tree Master Plan (PDF Download)

Web Links:

• University of Minnesota Urban & Community Forestry
• Tree Selections
• Choosing a Tree

Environmental Literacy:

• National Arbor Day Foundation Kid’s Education

Other Resources:

• Download the Manual Here
• Tree Selection Links
• Design Alternatives to Avoid Street Tree Conflicts

Archived Video:

You can view this month’s webcast below using the embedded video viewer. Just click on Play and the video will start momentarily. Alternatively, you may download a copy to your own PC. Simply right-click on the provided link and save the presentation to your desktop or other appropriate directory. You can then open the file once it is downloaded and view it by using the default Windows Media Player software.

Download the file in Windows Media (WMV) format.