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Cross Sector Partnerships – Development Of The Chicago Region Trees Initiative, Lydia Scott, Karen Ann Miller, Joseph Mccarthy, Matthew Freer, Lindsay Darling, Melissa Custic
Cross Sector Partnerships – Development Of The Chicago Region Trees Initiative, Lydia Scott, Karen Ann Miller, Joseph Mccarthy, Matthew Freer, Lindsay Darling, Melissa Custic
Cities and the Environment (CATE)
The Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) is a partnership of more than 200 organizations across the seven county Chicago metro region. The CRTI believes that trees are critical to our quality of life, and its mission is to ensure that trees are more healthy, abundant, diverse, and equitably distributed to provide needed benefits to all people and communities in the Chicago region. Our key goals are to inspire people to value trees, increase the Chicago region’s tree canopy, reduce threats to trees, and enhance oak ecosystems. The CRTI has built upon the work and programs of others, and the experience …
Realizing The Potential Of Urban Forests: Forests In Cities Workshop Themes And City Case Study Descriptions, Clara C. Pregitzer, Sophie Plitt, Sarah Charlop-Powers
Realizing The Potential Of Urban Forests: Forests In Cities Workshop Themes And City Case Study Descriptions, Clara C. Pregitzer, Sophie Plitt, Sarah Charlop-Powers
Cities and the Environment (CATE)
Like all forests, forests in cities require resources, science, management, protection, and programming in order to achieve desired conditions. Yet, achieving the desired condition in an urban environment may require new approaches that account for the dynamic and complex nature of the urban setting. These decisions and actions are occurring at the city, park, or site scale. Unlike national parks, or wilderness areas that have a national or state budget, staffing structures, and regulations; forests in cities are regulated and managed primarily at the local municipal scale. This also makes the approaches to forest management planning and policy regulations tailored …