Minimizing the Impact of Catastrophic Events

Spring 2008 issue of Leaves of Change, a quarterly bulletin of the U. S. Forest Service - Centers for Urban and Interface Forestry.

Urban forests are increasingly valued for the ecological services that they provide, such as reduced energy demand, storm water control, and improved water and air quality. After natural disasters occur, remaining trees and urban forests are important for quick recovery of these services. Prompt urban forest recovery efforts can quickly restore the health-rendering benefits that the urban forests provide to society and hazard mitigation efforts can reduce long term risks. In this issue we highlight many of the activities that the Forest Service and partners in the Southern Region are undertaking to help make communities safer and minimize the impact of natural disasters on multiple fronts, through research, science delivery, training, and practical applications.

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