About Us
Urban Forestry South (UFS) is the USDA Forest Service Southern Region's Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) service center focused on providing urban natural resource information, science, and technology to provide long-term sustainability of urban ecosystems. UFS also partners with the Southern Research Station work unit SRS-4952 for science delivery.
Urban Forestry South employees and collaborators work closely with universities, state forestry agencies, state and local U&CF programs, Cooperative Extension Service, nonprofit organizations, schools, local natural resource agencies, and other Federal agencies. Primary partners for Urban Forestry South include the International Society of Arboriculture, the National Arbor Day Foundation, Southern Regional Extension Forester, and the Southern Group of State Foresters.
Areas of focus include:
- Urban forest strike teams
- Green stormwater infrastructure
- Kids in the woods
- Nature Explore
- Product and professional development
- Wildland-urban interface
