Urban & Community Forestry Home

About UCF

• Program Overview - Answers the question "What is an urban forest?" and provides basic information about the US Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program.

• Mission - Outlines the program's mission, goals, and objectives.

• Authorities & Guidance - Provides links to enabling statutes, regulations, and program guidance.

• Budget & Performance - Discloses gross program budget figures for FY2002 through FY2007 and introduces the Community Accomplishment Reporting System (CARS) performance measures used by the Urban & Community Forestry Program.

• Related Programs - Provides links to related programs within the US Forest Service and partner organizations.

Technology Transfer

• Overview - Introduction and links to more information about UCF technology transfer

• National products - Summaries and links to more information for nationally-relevant technology transfer products, resources, and tools.

• Regional products - Summaries and links to more information for regionally-relevant technology transfer products, resources, and tools.

• Partners - Quick organization profiles and contact information for a select list of UCF partners in technology transfer.

• Contacts - UCF technology transfer centers.

Advisory Council (NUCFAC) - Introduces the National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC). Updated as new calls for proposals open and new reports are released.

Contact Us

• Washington Office - Contact information for national program staff.

• Regional Contacts - Contact information for regional program staff.

• State Contacts - Contact information for state UCF coordinators.

• Technology Transfer Centers - Locations and contact information for technology centers and staff.

• Technology Transfer Team - Contact information for national UCF technology transfer team.

• Research Stations - Location and contact information for UCF programs within Forest Service research stations.

News - Summarizes and provides links to recent news items related to urban forestry in various national and local media sources.

Browse by subject - Summarizes and provides links to key internal and partner resources related to urban forestry.

Trees for People - Outlines the benefits of trees and urban forests, providing links for more information. The PDF may act as a fact sheet for partners to communicate the benefits of urban forests.

UCF Theme Art - Downloadable image files for use by program staff, partners, and grantees for web and print publications.

US Forest Service
Last modified October 22, 2008
http://www.fs.fed.us/