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link Tree Vitalize
Responding to an alarming trend of the loss of trees in Pennsylvania’s metropolitan areas, TreeVitalize is a public-private partnership to help restore tree cover, educate citizens about planting trees as an act of caring for our environment, and build capacity among local governments to understand, protect and restore their urban trees.
link Fairmount Park's Environment, Stewardship & Education Division (ES&ED)
The Fairmount Park Commission, through its Environment, Stewardship & Education Division, undertakes a broad range of environmental restoration activities throughout the park system. These activities occur primarily on the 5,600 acres of natural lands in the system's seven largest watershed and estuary parks.


link USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry
The Urban and Community Forestry Program provides technical, financial, educational, and research services to states, cities, and nonprofit groups so they can plant, protect, maintain, and utilize wood from community trees and forests to maximize environmental, social and economic benefits.


link The Pennsylvania Community Forestry Council
Pennsylvania Community Forests is a nonprofit organization made up of all kinds of people who want to improve our community forests and green spaces. PCF guides a statewide program that provides technical and financial assistance for communities and volunteer groups.
link Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1827. Each March, PHS hosts thousands of visitors at the popular Philadelphia Flower Show.

Philadelphia Green
The PHS award-winning Philadelphia Green program brings vibrant green spaces to the city and region.

Tree Tenders
In support of TreeVitalize, PHS, in partnership with Penn State Cooperative Extension, offers nine hours of hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. The free training will cover tree biology, identification, planting, proper care and working within your community.


link Trees Are Good (From the International Society for Arboriculture)
This educational website helps to educate the public about the importance and value of proper tree care.
link American Forests
American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests.
link Growing Greener II
Through Growing Greener II (Act 45 of 2005), Pennsylvania is investing $625 million to address some of the state’s most pressing environmental problems, spark new growth in core communities, and create new opportunities for citizens.


Mid-Atlantic Urban and Community Forestry Resource Library
The purpose of the Mid-Atlantic Urban and Community Resource Library Database is to provide a fairly comprehensive listing of books, articles, fact sheets, brochures, slide programs, videos, and other publications produced by our State partners, research, universities, non-profit organizations, cooperative extension, and the Forest Service.


link Penn State University Montgomery County Cooperative Extension
Penn State Cooperative Extension in Montgomery County gives local residents easy access to the resources and expertise of the Pennsylvania State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, cooperative extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Montgomery County citizens.
link The Northeastern IPM Center
Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a long-standing, science-based, decision-making process that identifies and reduces risks from pests and pest management related strategies. It coordinates the use of pest biology, environmental information, and available technology to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means, while posing the least possible risk to people, property, resources, and the environment.
link The Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program
The Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program (PA IPM) is a collaboration between the PA Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences. The mission of this program is to promote effective pest management that results in the efficient protection of our food, fiber, health, home and industrial resources in a manner that is profitable, safe and environmentally compatible.
link The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP)
From networking events to the annual Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, from the Philadelphia-Japan Health Sciences Dialogue to a bi-monthly Japanese Conversation Club, the JASGP offers nearly 70 events throughout the year for people to get involved in the Japanese and American communities here in Philadelphia. Their members share a dedication to fostering understanding, cooperation, and exchange between the US and Japan.


link The National Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation inspires people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They envision a world where trees and forests are abundant, healthy, and sustainable, and highly valued by all people.
link The Pennsylvania Forestry Association (PFA)
The Pennsylvania Forestry Association is a broad-based citizens organization, provides leadership in sound forest management advice and education and promotes wise stewardship to private land owners, resulting in benefits for the residents of the Commonwealth.
link Tree City USA .
The Tree City USA® program provides direction, assistance, attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that more than 120 million Americans call home.
link Michigan State University's Urban Forestry Database
Since its beginning, Michigan Extension has focused on bringing knowledge-based educational programs to the people of the state to improve their lives and communities.


link Forest and Tree Health Fact Sheets .
Northeastern Area offers an extensive collection of General Technical Reports, Resource Bulletins, Research Papers, and Research Notes that you may download. Please search our online databases for publications that interest you.


link Forest Pests of North America
The mission of the Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health is to serve a lead role in development, consolidation and dissemination of information and programs focused on invasive species, forest health, natural resource and agricultural management through technology development, program implementation, training, applied research and public awareness at the state, regional, national and international levels.