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Working Trees For Communities
Agroforestry practices can be adapted to provide benefits to communities of varying sizes and at the rural/urban interface. (6 pages)
Communities
Communities have long recognized the need to invest in infrastructure. Roads, power lines, storm drains, and sewers all provide a foundation for continuance and growth. Similarly, communities have recently begun to acknowledge the need for "green infrastructure." They see that trees can be put to work to meet their environmental, social, and economic goals.
Agroforestry helps connect the urban community to the surrounding rural landscape. This connectivity helps filter stormwater runoff, provides travel corridors for wildlife, creates recreational space, and improves air and water quality for the whole watershed. Cumulatively, these functions contribute to the overall health and sustainability of a community and its neighbors.
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- Working Trees
- Inside Agroforestry
- Agroforestry Notes
- Additional Brochures
Related Links
- Center For Urban Forest Research
- Center For Watershed Protection
- Effects Of Urban Forests And Their Management On Human Health And Environmental Quality
- Green Infrastructure Network (sponsored by The Conservation Fund and USDA Forest Service)
- International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
- Southern Center For Wildland-Urban Interface Research And Information
- Urban Forestry South Expo
- USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry
