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Guides to Urban Forest Management Planning

Title & Link	Source	Description
Planning for Urban and Community Forestry: A Literature Review	American Planning Association	Review contains book, article, and government document citations related to the relationship between planning and urban forestry, arranged by topic.
Planning for Urban and Community Forestry	American Planning Association, International Society of Arboriculture, American Forests	Site describes forthcoming publication and has some related links and information.
Urban Forestry Management Practices for Public Works Managers	American Public Works Association	Overall guide 2007
Planning for the community forest in South Carolina planning guide, and a guidebook.	Clemson University, Jim Self Center on the Future	Guide to UF planning, especially in relation to community general plan process.
Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances also	International Society of Arboriculture	Provides a variety of tools and resources for developing, revising, or evaluating local tree ordinances, espcially in the context of an urban forest management plan.
Urban & Community Forestry, A Practical Guide to Sustainability	National Arbor Day Foundation	Publication geared toward geenral public that mainly deals with community involvement aspects of urban forestry.
Guidelines for a community forestry management plan	New Jersey Community Forestry Program	Minimum guidelines needed to create a Community Forestry Management Plan as required under the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Assistance Act.
Community Tree Plans: A Guide for Tree Commissions and Environmental Advisory Councils	Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension.	Includes strategies for tree plan objectives.
Urban Forestry South Expo - USFS Urban Forestry Manual	Urban Forestry South Expo	An educational tool for State forestry agency employees and others who work with communities on urban forestry issues.
Urban Forestry South Expo - Applications & Data	Urban Forestry South Expo	Public domain computer applications, database or spreadsheet templates, GIS data, and Palm Pilot or other handheld programs.
Urban Forest Plans, what worked	USDA Forest Service, Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Station	PDF of 2003 talk by Greg McPherson evaluating four urban forest plans.
Sample Urban & Community Forest Management Plan & Guidebook	USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Northeastern Area	Two documents — guidebook and sample plan.
Urban Forestry Index (UFind)	USDA Forest Service, University of Minnesota, and TreeLink	Database of current and historic urban forestry and arboriculture publications and other media that can be searched by topic, author, title, description, or keyword.
A technical guide to developing urban forestry strategic plans and urban forest management plans	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry	Includes budget spreadsheet.
The Community Tool Box	University of Kansas, Work Group for Community Health and Development	Toolkit mainly addressing community mobilization/ involvement.

Urban Forest Management Plan Training Sessions

Title & Link	Source	Description
Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI)	SMA	Week long intensive training program covering leadership and management tools of program administration, coalition building, strategic thinking, program planning, and public relations.

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