Vision

To provide information and communication that inspires people to cultivate sustainable urban forests worldwide.

Why TreeLink?

TreeLink achieves this vision by providing the best technology resources to grow the movement and discipline of urban and community forestry to the widest audience. We plan to expand the canopy of knowledge about Urban and Community Forestry and reach into widespread community roots with potent, accessible communications resources.

TreeLink provides inreach to traditional resources and outreach to more than 70 countries. All can benefit from networking, research, community building and education outreach to expand name recognition and participation in the movement and discipline of Urban and Community Forestry.

It's increasingly true that the success of urban forestry depends on information, education and communication. We have the knowledge to plan cities that are both environmentally and economically sustainable. Internet technology allows TreeLink to share that knowledge with every small town and large city in this country.

Today, technology plays a critical role in cost-efficient outreach and communications. TreeLink will spotlight the vital role of urban and community forestry to the future of our rapidly growing human habitat.

Values

Honesty, credibility and dependability.

Focus

What we do ~ and How we do it!

TreeLink provides a rich and flexible set of resources in three key areas:

• Information resources
  
• Networking and communication resources
  
• E-commerce and marketing resources.

TreeLink targets four specific audiences:

• Nonprofit organizations
  
• Land agencies and green industry
  
• Academic institutions, and
  
• The public

• Links database: More than 2,000 resources organized for easy navigation in 12 languages
  
• The "Resource Center" in partnership with urban forestry research centers
  
• Resource Spotlight: Topic by topic front-page feature
  
• The News Desk, late-breaking news from publications nationwide
  
• Downloadable TreeScapes photo gallery
  
• Archived newsletters
  
• Technical information, including The Journal of Arboriculture, in conjunction with the International Society of Arboriculture
  
• Topical information, including WoodNotes Quarterly
  
• The TreeLink Library of 200 related books
  
• Secure documents (available by password only)
  
• Audio streaming
  
• Downloadable CDs, PDFs and Power Point presentations (developing)
  
• Kids Corner, Tree Factoids and the Ultimate List of Tree Quotes.
  
• A list of key lawmakers to inform and update.
  
  

• "Who's Who in Your State" and national organizations.
  
• Discussion mediums
  • Urban Natural Resources Network (urbNRnet) Listserv
    
  • SMA Listserve (Society for Municipal Arborists)
    
  • NACT listserve (Natl. Alliance for Community Trees, 52 NGOs)
• Web-based forums, Job Opportunities, Conferences, general TreeTalk
  
• Outreach: free advertising and promotion for nonprofit organizations, and low-cost advertising for "green industry"
  
• Publications, including U&CF Coordinators News and WoodNotes
  
• Interactive tools for tree identification and selection
  
• "VolunteerMatch" to find or post green-volunteer opportunities.
  
• Job Listings, Conference Listings
  
• Interactive tools for tree-identification and selection
  
• Ask an Arborist, in partnership with the Society for Municipal Arborists
  

• Web site/page design and hosting solutions
  
• Secure-giving areas
  
• Grant-writing tutorial
  
• Downloadable marketing tools
  
• The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council website.