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Urban Forestry
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Rowlett Urban Forestry |
The term Urban Forestry may seem to be an oxymoron. Urban areas are not forests but the role trees play in the urban environment can not be minimized. The collection of trees in parks, street right-of-ways, and along our medians heavily contributes to the socio-economic health of the community. Urban Forestry is part science and part art. It is the planning, establishment, protection, maintenance, and management of the trees and surrounding vegetation the cost of which is less than or equal to the long term profit the urban forest provides.
The definitions vary on the literature you read about Urban Forestry. There are basic threads that can be found in all the definitions. The Society of American Forestry definition is as follows: “Urban Forestry is a specialized branch of forestry that has as its objective the cultivation and management of trees for their present and potential contribution to the psychological, sociological, and economic well-being of urban society. Inherent in this function is a comprehensive program designed to educate the urban populace on the roles of trees and related plants in the urban environment. In its broadest sense, urban forestry embraces a multi-managerial system that includes municipal watersheds, wild-life habitats, outdoor recreation opportunities, landscape design, recycling municipal wastes, tree care in general, and the future production of wood fiber as a raw material.”
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