CommuniTREE Newsletter: Your Source for Urban Forestry News
CommuniTREE News is PlanIT Geo’s monthly newsletter where we share the latest urban forestry news, explore cutting-edge technology, and share educational resources.
September 2023
☑️ ARTICLE: Largest Known Eastern White Pine Found in the Southern Adirondacks
☑️ JOB OPENINGS: PlanIT Geo is Hiring for Multiple Positions
☑️ARTICLE: One Neighborhood, 90 Trees and an 82-Year-Old Crusader
☑️ BLOG: Crowdsourced Urban Heat Maps Reshape Opinions and Landscapes
☑️ ARTICLE: Urban Ashes Launches the Circular UrbanWood Triconomy™ in Ann Arbor
☑️ ARTICLE: US Conference of Mayors Adopts New City Park Resolution, Urges “Robust” Federal Investment
☑️ ARTICLE: USDA Forest Service Invests $20M to Restore Forests, Reduce Wildfire Risk, and Create Jobs in 18 States
☑️ TREES + TECH SUMMIT: Register for Trees + Tech Summit in Washington D.C.
☑️ ARTICLE: Mapping Urban Heat Islands Is Helping These Neighborhoods Adapt
☑️ ARTICLE: How These Entrepreneurs Are Bringing Green Solutions To Our Cities
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August 2023
☑️ CONTEST: CommuniTREE Tree Selfie Contest
☑️ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Managing Your Urban Forest From a Statewide View
☑️ BLOG: Integrating CRM Software and TreePlotter™
☑️ ARTICLE: Texas Needs to Tackle Historic Inequalities Affecting who is Most Impacted by Excessive Heat
☑️ ARTICLE: Town of Vienna’s Trees are Unusually Healthy
☑️ ARTICLE: ICROA Endorses Standard for Urban Forest Carbon Offsets
☑️ ARTICLE: Edmonton Targets 2030 for Two Million New Trees
☑️ TREES + TECH SUMMIT: The Future of Urban Forestry conference hosted by PlanIT Geo
☑️ STORYMAP: NYC Parks’ StoryMap “Our Urban Forest”
July 2023
Trees + Tech Summit: The Future of Urban Forestry-REGISTER NOW
Mapping Connecticut’s Understory from Outer SpaceAIPH World
Green City Awards 2024 Accepting Submissions
Your Trees Need a Little Love (and Water) During Dry Spells
The Little-Known Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Urban Trees
Creating the Right Change With Urban Forestry Funding
To Feel Less Heat We Need More Trees
Brewing a Better Urban Forest
Neighborhoods in Mass. Could Get More Shade from Trees Under New Climate Bill
Can Cities Make Room for Woodpeckers?
June 2023
Trees + Tech Summit: The Future of Urban Forestry-REGISTER NOW
Stillmeadow Peace Park
Internet of Nature Season 5 Podcasts
Natural Climate Solutions: Linking Urban Forestry and Climate Action
Association of Tree Officers in the National Diversity and Inclusion Report
Managing Your Urban Forest from a Statewide View
PowerCorps Boston Provides Training in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
Planting Trees to Fight Pollution and Racism in Bayview Hunters Point
We’re Going to Need So Many Seedlings for the Reforestation Push
Residents are Helping Catalog Charlotte’s Shrinking Tree Canopy
May 2023
Trees + Tech Summit: The Future of Urban Forestry
The IRA Urban Forestry Grant Window Is Open A Little Longer. Go For It!
The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers
Addressing the Urban Forestry Labor Shortage
Nature-Based Solutions Are Building Political Momentum
UPCOMOING WEBINAR: Tailoring TreePlotter to Meet Your Urban Greening Goals
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Managing Your Urban Forest from a Statewide View
Calgary is a City of Haves and Have-Nots
TEN Years of One Million Trees in Mississauga
New Episodes on Internet of Nature podcast
Case Study: How Longview, Washington Uses Canopy Data
Private Tree Ordinance 101
Walking in Urban Green Spaces is Better for Us
April 2023
PlanIT Geo Joins Waverock Software!
Internet of Nature Podcasts and Blogs featuring Ian Hanou, Dan Lambe, and Tobin Mitnick
Food Forests are Bringing Shade and Sustenance to US Cities
Improving Storm Clean Up
How Trees Can Play a Life-Saving Role in Our Struggle Against Extreme Weather
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: How Accurate Tree Canbopy Data Got Faster and More Affordable
ON DEMAND WEBINAR: Tree Canopy Analysis Around the World
Citizen Science in Action: Heat Island Mapping
Plant for the Future: Climate Change and Tree Selection
Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees (CAVAT)
A Creative Partnership with “Happy Little Trees”
Green Communities Leadership Institute
March 2023
Upcoming Webinars: Tree Canopy Analysis Around the World AND How ACCURATE Tree Caopy Data Got More Affordable and Faster
Nature and Technology: Friends or Enemies?
Canopy Preservation in the Hands of Tree Care Companies
Green Schoolyard Grants
For our Nonprofit Friends, We’ve Got a Funding Idea for You
Climate Change Threatens up to 100% of Trees in Australian Cities
Leafier Communities, Healthier Hearts
Affordable, Subscription- Based Tree Canopy Data
Advancing Design Thinking for Equitable + Sustainable Urbanism
Putting Tree Inventory Data to Use
February 2023
Upcoming Webinar: AIMING HIGHER: Urban Wood Reuse
Seeing the Urban Forest Through the Trees: Five Best Practices for a Thriving, Equity-Driven Urban Tree Canopy
The Future of Urban Tree Canopy Assessments
Scramble For Shade: Why Cities Aren’t Planting More Trees
PlanIT Geo is hiring: GIS Manager, Urban Forestry Planners, Sales Development Representative (SDR), Software Developers, Senior Business Developer, Customer Success Representative, and Tree Inventory Technician
Community Engagement Map In Action
How Urban Trees Can Impact Wellbeing at Scale
Virtual Lecture Series: Resilient in Nature
New York City’s Greenery Absorbs a Surprising Amount of Its Carbon Emissions
Inflation Reduction Act UCF Funding Takeaways from Recent SMA Town Hall
Residential Green Spaces Can Protect Growing Cities
PlanIT Geo Reading List
January 2023
Upcoming Webinar: Social, Environmental, and Economic Values of Urban Wood
Leveraging Software for Greater Profitability
People in Portland Planted Trees. Decades Later, a Stunning Pattern Emerged
Not by Trees Alone: Centering Community in Urban Forestry
PlanIT Geo is hiring: Urban Forestry Planners, PR and Events Coordinator, Software Developers, Business Developer, Financial Analyst
Cities are Planting Trees. Why not Make Them Fruit Trees?
Flexibility in Tree Ordinances
Species Clustering, Climate Effects, and Introduced Species in 5 Million City Trees Across 63 US Cities
PlanIT Geo Reading List
December 2022
The Ultimate Guide to Urban Forestry Funding
HIRING: Multiple positions company-wide
Urban Reforestation From Scratch
Horticultural Junk Food: The Vinyl Siding of the Plant Material World?
TreePlotter Update
Trees and the Impact on Academic Performance
Quantifying Urban Tree Canopy Interception
Tis the Season for a Common Debate: ARTIFICIAL vs REAL Christmas tree?
PlanIT Geo Reading List
November 2022
Urban Forest Carbon Credits 101
Trees are Key to Address Boston’s Heat Islands
The Hybrid Tree That Conquered the World
Upcoming Webinar: Get in Good Grant Shape: CAL FIRE
Upcoming Webinar: Get in Good Grant Shape: Florida
TreePlotter JOBS and Quickbooks Integration
The Imagery Evolution and Urban Forestry
PlanIT Geo Job Openings
TreePlotter Support Site
He Turned His Weed-Filled Yard Into a Low-Water Jungle of Fruit Trees
PlanIT Geo Reading List
October 2022
Urban Forestry Grant Resources
Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index – 2022
Live Fast, Die Young – Accelerated Growth, Mortality, and Turnover in Street Trees
Decode Municipal Tree Ordinances: Upcoming WebinarTreePlotter
CANOPY Changes
A Dataset of 5 Million City Trees From 63 US Cities
Philly’s New ‘Reforestation Hub’ Will Sell Fallen City Trees as Lumber, to Fund Planting More
Preparing For The Influx of Federal Urban Forestry Funding
Urban Forestry Guide for Nonprofit and Community Organizations
PlanIT Geo Reading List
September 2022
Saluting Branches September 28, 2022
TreeRadar: Non-Invasive Tree Risk Assessment Technology
Plant For the Future With A Sister Climate City Analysis
On a Warming Planet, Urban Trees Become Critical Infrastructure
New Rules Put Puget Sound’s Urban Trees in Private Hands
Urban Forestry Around the Globe: Upcoming Webinar
TreePlotter Update: i-Tree Eco benefits Update
Trees Are the Secret Weapon of America’s Historic Climate Bill
PlanIT Geo Camping Trip
PlanIT Geo Reading List
August 2022
Profound Federal Forestry Funding
What are Urban Forested Natural Areas?
Urban Forestry in the Spotlight
Urban Forestry Around the Globe: Upcoming Webinar
TreePlotter Update: Single Sign On
Park Asset Management Made Easy
Tacoma’s Uphill Battle to Grow Urban Tree Canopy
Dive Into the Details on Our Work with Tacoma
July 2022
PlanIT Geo’s 10 Year Anniversary
Green Metrics: NatureScore™ and Tree Equity Score- What’s the Difference?
Our Field Services Team Logged Their 1 MILLIONTH Tree
Small Green Spaces Can Keep Cities Cool Too
Upcoming Webinar: Leveraging the Health Benefits of Nature
TreePlotter Update: EASIER Username Filtering
Municipal Arborist Podcast: Elizabeth Schulte
Revitalizing Park Infrastructure Article
We are Hiring MULTIPLE POSITIONS!
June 2022
Washington D.C. Tree Report Card
TreePlotter INVENTORY vs TreePlotter JOBS
Cities Look to Trees to Combat Heat
From Canopy to Policy eBook
NatureQuant Data Integrations into TreePlotter
Study Defines Economic Benefits of Tree Care and Urban Forestry
Grants for Wisconsin
We are Hiring MULTIPLE POSITIONS!
May 2022
FREE PlanIT Geo Urban Forestry Guide for Governments
Advancing from Reactive to Proactive Tree Management
Five Ways Rewilding Can Help Address Climate Breakdown
New Partnership with Cobra – Netherlands
More Ways To Map-TreePlotter UPDATES
Centering Community in Urban Forestry
So You Think You’re Ready for a Management Plan – ON DEMAND WEBINAR and FREE GUIDE
Do You Have a Park Within a 5 Minute Walk?
Tree Stories With the Tree Inventory Team
Calling for Client Testimonials- Share Your Experience With Us
April 2022
Visualizing The Urban Forest Impacts of A Hurricane – StoryMap
Research Correlates Neighborhood Green Space And Lower Health Care Costs
20 Million ‘Right Trees in Right Places’
Instagram LIVE on April 26 – Tree Talk Tuesday
Upcoming Webinar – So You Think You’re Ready for a Management Plan
Display Raw Tree Canopy Data in TreePlotter CANOPY
One Neighborhood’s Model to Fight Climate Change
This Is How You Measure The Impacts of Nature On Public Health
On Demand Webinar-The Unique Value of Forest Patches Within Cities
National Coastal Resilience Fund 2022 Request for Proposals
Tree Stories With the Tree Inventory Team
March 2022
A BIG Win for Heritage Trees
Friends of Our Urban Forests WINNERS
How to Elevate Your Tree Care Estimate
The Unique Value of Forest Patches Within Cities- UPCOMING WEBINAR
A Volunteer Led Tree Inventory in the UK’s Second Largest City
Remove the Limits on Your TreePlotter Reports!
PlanIT Geo is Hiring an Account Executive
Putting a Number to the Health Benefits of Nature – ON DEMAND WEBINAR
Tree Stories With the Tree Inventory Team
February 2022
Putting a Number on The Health Benefits of Nature
A New Way To Quantify Risk in TreePlotter-QTRA
More Trees Means Healthier Bees, New Study on Air Pollution Reveals
Is It Time to Sharpen your Business Tools?
PlanIT Geo is Hiring – GIS and Tree Inventory teams
Urban Forestry Survey
The Key to Communicating the Benefits of Trees to Your Community
How Small Communities are Acquiring High Quality Land Cover Data
January 2022
A New Era of Data-Driven Urban Forestry
TURF Magazine: Tree Tech: Map-Based Software
Living City Digital Event from Husqvarna
Get Your Urban Forestry Scorecard
Impact of Hurrican Michael on tree canopy in Georgia and Florida
Cultivating Vancouver’s Tree Canopy
The Municipal Arborist Podcast
December 2021
HUGSI + PlanIT Geo Partnership
AI Driven Tree Canopy data
Tree Inventory vs. Tree Canopy Assessment: What’s the Difference?
Charlotte, NC: Global Green City Award
TreePlotter™ New Features
PlanIT Geo’s New Board of Advisors