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Tree Care and Urban Forestry Web Sites

This page contains links to some useful sites of interest to homeowners and anyone interested in trees or tree care.  The links listed here will take you away from the PNW-ISA home page.  Be sure to come back often for more information on trees and tree care in the Pacific Northwest.

Tree Care Information Links

A variety of tree care information is included on the PNW-ISA's Landscape Tree Care 101 page.  Here are some additional sites:

• ISA Consumer Information Series - This 18 title series will give you additional information about tree care concepts.
• Landscape Plant Images and Identification - want to learn how to identify trees?  Or just find pictures of ones to plant?  This website at Oregon State University contains a variety of information you can use to plan your landscape.
• International Society of Arboriculture - ISA is the world's largest tree care organization. 
• ISA Chapters - ISA is divided up into various geographic Chapters.  This link lists all of ISA's chapters. 
• American Society of Consulting Arborists - ASCA is an organization of arborists who offer consulting services.  Check their website for more information on hiring a consultant.

Urban Forestry Information

The urban forest is all around us...it is made up of the trees where we live, work, and play.  The trees in our cities represent an often-overlooked resource that needs to be managed properly in order for us to reap the environmental, economic, and social benefits they provide.  Here are some links that will explain the concept of urban and community forestry, and help you discover how you can contribute to improving the forest where you live.

• Each US state has an urban and community forestry assistance program.  Websites for states within the PNW-ISA Chapter are:

  • Alaska Division of Forestry
  • Idaho Department of State Lands
  • Oregon Department of Forestry
  • Washington Dept. of Natural Resources

• The State Urban Forestry Coordinators Directory will help you find the state urban forestry program for the other US states.
• The USDA Forest Service is a partner in delivering urban forestry services to cities and communities throughout the state.
• The Center for Urban Forest Research and Education is the repository for a wide array of information on the economic and environmental benefits of urban and community forests.
• The Center for Urban Horticulture in Seattle is one of the best urban forestry resources in the Pacific Northwest.
• Tree Link is the website containing the best source of all-around urban forestry information.
• National Arbor Day Foundation is the website containing details about Arbor Day, tree planting, and a variety of other tree information.
• National Tree Trust has grant programs and information for local urban forestry organizations.
• American Forests sponsors Global ReLeaf and a variety of other programs promoting trees and urban forestry.
• Alliance For Community Trees is a consortium of non-profit tree planting groups across the country.

PNW Arboreta and Botanical Gardens

There is nothing like a visit to an arboretum or botanical garden to get you thinking about all of wonderful plants that are available in our corner of the world.  Here is a partial list of arboreta and botanical gardens in the Pacific Northwest.  For even more places to visit, check out the American Association of Arboreta and Botanical Gardens.

• The Oregon Garden in Silverton Oregon is the home of the PNW-ISA Chapter office, and should be at the top of every tree enthusiast's list of places to visit.

• Alaska Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
• Alaska Botanical Garden, in Anchorage
• British Columbia Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
• University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, in Vancouver
• Van Dusen Botanical Garden, in Vancouver
• Butchart Gardens, near Victoria
• Minter Gardens, near Chilliwack
• Idaho Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
• Idaho Botanical Garden, in Boise
• Idaho State Arboretum, in Pocatello
• Oregon Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
• Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, near Eugene
• Connie Hanson Garden, in Lincoln City
• Shore Acres State Park, near Coos Bay
• Hoyt Arboretum, in Portland
• Berry Botanic Garden, in Portland
• Leach Botanical Garden in Portland
• Washington Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
• Washington Park Arboretum, in Seattle
• Lakewold Gardens, in Lakewood
• Bloedel Reserve, on Bainbridge Island
• Yakima Area Arboretum and Botanical Garden, in Yakima
• John A. Finch Arboretum, in Spokane

PNW Tree Related Sites of Interest

• PlantAmnesty - dedicated to ending the senseless torture of trees.
• Fraser Valley Heritage Tree Society - dedicated to preserving the area's historic trees.
• Oregon Heritage Tree Program - the statewide program to recognize historic trees.
• Oregon Community Trees - a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting urban and community forestry in Oregon.
• World Forestry Center - in Portland, Oregon, home of the talking tree, an excellent museum and tree farm, and some of the finest tree related education events anywhere in the world.
• Friends of Trees - Portland's award-winning non-profit tree planting group
• Pacific Forestry Centre  - British Columbia's resource for forestry information