Hartford’s Urban Forest – The Challenge
This article discusses the current status of Hartford’s urban tree canopy and steps for improvement in the future.
The Urban Forest Effects program was used to collect and analyze data on the 568 thousand trees in the city of Hartford. After analysis, the benefits of the current tree population were summarized. These benefits included canopy cover, annual carbon remove, and energy savings. The article follows with five steps to continue to increase the number of trees in the city.
[32 page newsletter with article on pages 10-11]
Authors
C. Donnelly, J. Hale
C. Donnelly, J. Hale
Date Published
2008
2008
Publisher
Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Rockfall, CT (US)
Publication
Connecticut Woodlands
Connecticut Woodlands
Issue
Summer 2008
Summer 2008
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Publication Number
Volume 73 Number 2
Volume 73 Number 2
Resource Format
Article (Trade Magazine)
Article (Trade Magazine)
Sub-Topics
Urban Forest Management, Economics/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Modeling (other), Benefits (general/multiple)
Urban Forest Management, Economics/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Modeling (other), Benefits (general/multiple)
State(s)/Region(s)
Conneticut
Conneticut
Keywords
UFORE, Pollutants, Carbon sequestration, UFORE, Pollutants, Carbon sequestration
UFORE, Pollutants, Carbon sequestration, UFORE, Pollutants, Carbon sequestration
Libraries
MW: F-ARTI-CT-08-001
MW: F-ARTI-CT-08-001
Indexed By
MWCU&CF
MWCU&CF
