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| Greening
Milwaukee partners with and recommends a number of organizations and websites
for further information on trees and greening. |
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| Milwaukee
Resources |
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| Milwaukee
Forestry Division |
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The Forestry Division is responsible for the design, planning, planting,
and management of street trees, boulevards, landscapes, greenspaces, and
beautification projects within the City of Milwaukee. It aims to efficiently
manage the urban landscape to provide a better quality of life for citizens
and visitors. This effort seeks to maximize the environmental and psychological
benefits of the urban forest, while enhancing both landscape and property
values.
The division is responsible for the management of all shade and ornamental
trees growing along city streets and boulevards which constitutes approximately
200,000 trees. Forestry manages vegetation on 121.8 miles of boulevards,
57 totlots, 59 greenspaces, 20 designated municipal properties, and 20
Downtown above-ground planters. They also serve as a resource to other
agencies in greenspace design, implementation and maintenance.
For more information on the forestry division and some useful information
related to plants & trees in your neighborhood, visit their
website.
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| Milwaukee
Green Map |
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As Milwaukee's first bioregional map of green resources, activities,
people and practices, the
Milwaukee Green Map
serves as an important benchmark to recognizing current green practices
and imagining future growth.
Click through to the website for a wealth of important and interesting
information about Milwaukee and nearby environs.
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| The
Urban Ecology Center |
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The Urban Ecology Center is a neighborhood-based, nonprofit community
center located in Milwaukee's historic Riverside Park. Using this living
laboratory, the Urban Ecology Center provides environmental science programs
to neighborhood schools, promotes environmental awareness in the community,
preserves and enhances the natural resources of Riverside Park, and protects
the Milwaukee River.
Urban Ecology Center's outdoor laboratory (part of Riverside Park) consists
of 12 acres of wooded land and riparian habitat on the east bank of the
Milwaukee River. The resource center and classroom is a short walk from
the natural area This building is home to live animals, informational
exhibits, and resource material about the Center and surrounding area.
The Urban Ecology Center is located between the Riverwest and East Side
communities, one of the most populated and diverse areas in Milwaukee.
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| Keep
Greater Milwaukee Beautiful |
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| National
and Urban Tree Organizations |
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| Alliance
for Community Trees (ACT) |
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| Alliance
for Community Trees’ mission is to create the national support network
for grassroots, citizen-based, non-profit organizations dedicated to urban
and community tree planting, care, conservation, and education. ACT offers
membership to non-profit urban forestry organizations that have been in
existence or affiliated with a 501(c)(3) organization for a minimum of one
year prior to application for membership and whose purpose is to promote
urban and community forestry through citizen action. Currently, 34 non-profit
organizations are members of ACT. It offers educational workshops on fund
raising topics, focusing on peer support and the development of the urban
and community forestry movement nationwide. |
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| Chicago
Gateway Green |
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| Founded
in 1986 by Donald J. Porter, Chicago Gateway Green is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the beautification of the Chicagoland area. With on-going support
from the Mayor, the Governor, and the GreenStreets Program, the committee
works to re-landscape and beautify the Chicagoland area, focusing on transforming
expressways into parkways. Gateway Green's Expressway partnership focuses
on beautifying expressways in conjunction with the Illinois Department of
Transportation (IDOT), through litter and graffiti removal, managing landscapes
and installing public art. Since its inception, Chicago Gateway Green has
relied upon the support and assistance of corporations, organizations and
individuals throughout the business and private sector. |
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| Tree
People |
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| Founded
in 1973 by Andy Lipkis, Tree People strives to inspire the people of Los
Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest by educating,
training and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve
the neighborhoods in which they live, work and play. It is one of the largest
environmental, educational organizations in the country, planting over 1.5
million trees in the Los Angeles area over the past 26 years. The organization
arranges training tools, and volunteers for tree planting events. Volunteer
opportunities link people to projects that suit the individual's talents,
skills, and schedules as well as inform others about Tree People's outreach
programs. More than 7,377 volunteers participated in 2000, spending over
20,000 hours planting trees and maintaining the environment. |
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| Tree
Folks |
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| Founded
in 1989, Tree Folks is an organization which strives to promote community
partnerships in the renewal, restoration and care of the urban forest through
public tree plantings and education. Tree Folks provides volunteer opportunities
to Austin and Central Texas communities by working closely with other groups
to educate and involve citizens in tree planting and care. Thousands of
trees have been planted by dedicated volunteers in several key areas, such
as streets and medians, schools, retirement homes, treatment centers, parks,
hotels and neighborhoods. |
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| Friends
of Trees |
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of Trees is a non-profit organization that depends on support from business
foundations, public agencies, and individuals. Friends of Trees builds community
partnerships to plant, preserve, and care for urban trees in order to strengthen
neighborhoods, create an ecologically healthy environment, and enhance the
quality of urban life. Volunteer opportunities bring Portland neighborhoods
together for tree planting along city streets, urban areas, and on school
grounds. Since local government agencies no longer have the funds to plant
new trees, the organization forms partnerships, recruiting and training
volunteers to keep the urban forest flourishing. |
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| Trees
New York |
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| Trees
New York is a nationally acclaimed organization dedicated to improving the
quality of life for all communities through participatory tree related programs.
Founded in the 70's, it is the only organization in the region which focuses
solely on urban trees and forestry. TNY plants, preserves and cares for
trees through crucial community-oriented and technical support services
through education, training, desktop publishing, and advocacy efforts. |
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| People
for Trees |
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for Trees is San Diego’s Urban Forestry Organization, a community-based
group adhering to a philosophy of public betterment and environmental awareness
– with a mission to plant trees! |
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| Tree
Link |
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website created to provide information, research, and networking
for people working in urban and community forestry. For the researcher,
the arborist, the community group leader, or the volunteer-the site’s
purpose is to inform, educate, and inspire. |
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| Arborist
Industry Resources |
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The
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), has served the tree care industry
for over seventy years as a scientific and educational organization. ISA
was founded in 1924 when a group of forty individuals, each engaged in a
phase of tree work or research, were called together by the Connecticut
Tree Protection Examining Board to discuss shade tree problems and their
possible solutions. It was during this meeting this group identified a need
for gathering tree care information and to provide a means for its dissemination.
The National Shade Tree Conference (NSTC) was founded soon thereafter.
NSTC experienced gradual growth until 1929 when the economy in the United
States collapsed and membership in the young organization sank to fourteen
and continued to look bleak for several years, but in 1936, membership grew
from thirty-three the previous year to one hundred forty-seven. With few
exceptions, steady growth has been seen every year since.
The name was changed to the International Society of Arboriculture in 1976.
ISA continues to be a dynamic medium through which arborists around the
world share their experience and knowledge for the benefit of society. ISA,
aligned on many fronts with other green organizations, is working hard to
foster a better understanding of trees and tree care through research and
the education of professionals as well as global efforts to inform tree
care consumers. |
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| Tree
Care Industry Association |
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Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), formerly the National Arborist Association
(NAA), provides a website with information on tree care. It publishes the
Tree Care Industry magazine and holds a TCI Expo yearly. It also offers
several other newsletters and publications geared towards tree care workers
for members only. |
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