Community
Forestry
Program
Work Team,
Cornell Univ.
Cornell University

Community Forestry
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Community Forestry Planning

  • Developing a Master Plan
  • Acknowledgments (work team members)


  • Conducting a Street Tree Inventory

  • Street Tree Project History
  • Hiring the SWAT Team
  • Using Local Volunteers
  • Using Municipal Staff
  • Training Procedure
  • Utilizing the street tree inventory
  • PR Documents and Training Downloads
  • Tree Inventory Template Download


  • Resources

    Site contact:
    Dr. Nina L. Bassuk
    Dept. of Horticulture
    Room 20 Plant Science
    Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY 14853
    Phone: (607) 255-4586
    Fax:(607) 255-9998
    Email: nlb2@cornell.edu

    Community Forestry
    Community forestry planning


    Community Forestry Program Work Team members

    Nina Bassuk - Co-Chair,
    Urban Horticulture Institute,
    20 Plant Science, Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY 14853
    Phone: (607) 255-4586

    Paul O'Connor - Co-Chair,
    Cornell Cooperative Extension, Onondaga County
    220 Herald Place, 2nd Floor Syracuse
    NY 13202-1045
    Phone: (315) 424-9485

    Susan Gwise Cornell Cooperative Extension, Jefferson County
    223 J.B. Wise Place
    Watertown, NY 13601-2597
    Phone: (315) 788-8450

    Rebecca Hargrave Cornell Cooperative Extension, Chenango County
    99 North Broad Street
    Norwich, NY 13815-1386
    Phone: (607) 334-5841

    Mary Kramarchyk, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
    625 Broadway
    Albany 12233
    Phone: (518) 402-9425

    Brian C. Skinner, Central Division Arborist, Niagara Mohawk, A National Grid Co.
    300 Erie Blvd., W.; D-1
    Syracuse, NY 13202
    Phone: (315) 428-5987 Fax: 315-428-5139 (fax)

    Mike Simsik Cornell Cooperative Extension, NYC
    16 East 34th Street, 8th Floor
    New York, NY 10016-4328
    Phone: (212) 340-2900

    Dave Swaciak Cornell Cooperative Extension, Allegany/Cattaraugus County
    28 Parkside Drive
    Ellicottville, NY 14731
    Phone: (716) 699-2377 ext. 127

    Pat Tobin, Fayetteville Tree Commission Chairwoman 206 Euclid Dr.
    Fayetteville, NY 13066
    (315) 637-8640 ptobin@twcny.rr.com

    Mike Urban , Department of Environmental Conservation
    1150 N. Westcott Road
    Schenectady, NY 12306
    Phone: (518) 357-2157

    Steve Vandermark Cornell Cooperative Extension, St. Lawrence County
    1894 State Highway 68
    Canton, New York 13617
    Phone # 315-379-9192

    Acknowledgments

    Tree inventory form for PDA's - Adapted for this project by Paul O'Connor

    Benefits of an urban forestry master plan
    - Powerpoint presentation developed by Nina Bassuk

    How to Inventory the community forest with handheld computers
    - Powerpoint presentation developed by Paul O'Conner

    Utility Line ID
    - Powerpoint presentation developed by Brian Skinner

    How to identify street trees
    - Powerpoint presentation developed by Dave Swaciak

    Street Tree Inventory Template
    - Template design adapted by Paul O'Conner

    Volunteer Inventory Press Release
    - Adapted by Dave Swaciak

    Community Forestry Master Planning for Small Communities
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    Web pages developed by Dave Swaciak as part of a Master's of Professional Studies project. Adapted from letters, conversations and participation in the Street Tree Inventory projects spearheaded by Nina Bassuk and Paul O'Connor.

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