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This sampling of research and research institutions describes the services trees provide from environmental, economic, and social perspectives.
Several of these studies are based in Portland and provide a local lens through which to view the services of our urban forest. Search the US Forest Service's Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics Program database on Urban Forestry for more studies on the services urban trees provide.
Benefits of Urban Forests Video
Environmental Services Trees Provide
- Calculate the Benefits of Your Trees with the USDA Forest Service i-Tree Design Tool
- Arbor Day Foundation article about the value of urban trees
- Plant Emissions: How Do Trees Interact With Pollution? Science Friday, Public Radio International, produced by Alexa Lim, Sept. 26,2014
- Sprouting a Forest in the City Science Friday, Public Radio International, produced by Alexa Lim, Sept. 26,2014
Social and Cultural Services Trees Provide
- The effect of trees on crime in Portland
- Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening; Projects Director Kathleen L. Wolf, Ph.D.