About Us
Urban Forestry South (UFS) is a collaboration between the USDA Forest Service Southern Region's Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) program and the Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF), focused on providing urban natural resource information, science, and technology to provide long-term sustainability of community forests.
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:
- Tree planting and maintenance
- Urban forest strike teams
- Green stormwater infrastructure
- Kids in the woods/Nature Explore
- Product and professional development
- Wildland-urban interface
To learn more about the national U&CF program visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf
