Cappiella, K. A., Schueler, T., Wright, T. 2006. How to Estimate Future Land Cover in a Watershed (The Leaf-Out Analysis). U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Newton Square, PA. Forests, Management, Planning, Watershed, Land cover, Land use This document describes the process for using the Leaf-Out Analysis spreadsheet (a tool that can be used to estimate future forest cover in your watershed under buildout conditions–i.e., maximum development allowable under zoning). The results are useful for predicting the future health of streams, setting quantitative goals for forest cover, and developing recommendations for watershed protection.
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The Leaf-Out Analysis
Cappiella, K. A., Schueler, T., Wright, T. 2006. The Leaf-Out Analysis. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Newton Square, PA. Development, Forests, Watershed, Land cover, Land use This spreadsheet can be used to estimate future forest cover in a watershed under buildout conditions (i.e., maximum development allowable under zoning). The results can be used to help refine watershed forest cover goals and to make decisions about how to achieve those goals.
The State of Chesapeake Forests
Sprague, E., Burke, D., Claggett, S., Todd, A. 2006. The State of Chesapeake Forests. The Conservation Fund, Arlington, VA. Forests, Literature review, Management, Watershed, Economics, Meta-analysis This report compiles information and data on the value, trends, and threats to the condition and sustainability of forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for use by groups interested in establishing forest protection and sustainable management as a key strategy for improving the Bay watershed’s environment, economy, and quality of life.
The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation
de Brun, C. 2007. The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation. The Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, CA. Conservation, Economics, Meta-analysis, Land cover, Land use This publication includes five research studies that support the proposition that strategic land conservation promotes sound economic growth.
Forest Stewardship Program National Standards and Guidelines
Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan: A Handbook for Wildland-Urban Interface Communities
Society of American Foresters. 2004. Preparing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan: A Handbook for Wildland-Urban Interface Communities. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. Management, Municipal concerns, Planning, Urban, Wildfire This guide aims to provide wildland-urban interface communities with an easy-to-follow, stepwise approach to developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
Protecting and Developing the Urban Tree Canopy
City Policy Associates. Protecting and Developing the Urban Tree Canopy: A 135-City Survey. The United States Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C. Canopy, Maintenance, Management, Municipal concerns, Trees, Urban, Urban trees This document outlines the results of a nationwide survey conducted by the Community Trees Task Force (within the U.S. Conference of Mayors). The aim of the survey was to more fully understand how individual cities across the country have approached the expansion and maintenance of their urban tree canopy.
Forests for the Bay
McElfish, Jr., J. M., Wilkinson, J. B. 2000. Forests for the Bay. Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C. Forests, Policy This study provides forestry policy recommendations to improve forests with the intention of benefitting the public, landowners, and the environment.
Trends in Working Forest Conservation Easements
Lind, B. 2001. Trends in Working Forest Conservation Easements: A report from the April 2001 meeting of the Land Trust Alliance Working Forest Conservation Easements Advisory Panel. Land Trust Alliance, Washington, DC. Conservation easement, Forests, Management, Municipal concerns In April 2001, a Land Trust Alliance advisory panel of conservation easement and forest management professionals from across the United States discussed emerging working forest conservation easement (WFCE) trends and ongoing challenges, including forming partnerships with multiple parties in easement transactions, documenting and monitoring forest resources, and managing public access on working forestlands