Selected MRSC Library Holdings - Urban Forestry

This is a selected list of MRSC Library holdings on urban forestry. It includes items on urban trees and forest management, street trees, and landscaping. These publications are available to Washington State city/town/county employees and officials to borrow at no charge through the MRSC Library Loan Request Form. If you are not a Washington city/town/county official or employee, we suggest you contact your local public library or law library for information or research direction.

A listing of the latest Environmental and Land Use Planning materials received may be found on the MRSC Library New Acquisitions page.

Anacortes community forest lands management plan / City of Anacortes -- Anacortes, Wash. : City of Anacortes, May 1991; 1 v. (various pagings). [PL 5.7050 A5 A555 1991]

Building greener neighborhoods : trees as part of the plan /Jack Petit, Debra L. Bassert, Cheryl Kollin. -- Washington, D.C. : American Forests, HomeBuilder Press, 1995. x, 117 p. : ill. This book shows those involved in building new communities the advantages of saving, planting, and transplanting more trees in their developments and the rewards for doing so. [PL 5.7210 B855 1995]

A city among the trees : an urban forestry resource guide / City of Seattle Urban Forest Coalition. October 1998. -- Seattle, Wash. : City of Seattle, 1998.; 204 p. : ill. A comprehensive guide to urban forestry including planning, planting, tree care and repair, street trees, parks and natural areas, tree preservation, and available urban forestry resources. [PL 5.7200 C58 1998]

A city among the trees : planting for our future [videorecording] / City of Seattle Urban Forest Coalition. -- Seattle, Wash. : City of Seattle, 1997.; 1 video cassette (VHS) (17:45 min.) : sd., col., ; 1/2 in. An educational guide for use in educating students and citizens on the topic of urban forestry. [PL 5.7200 C587 1997]

A city among the trees educators' guide / City of Seattle Urban Forest Coalition. October 1998. -- Seattle, Wash. : City of Seattle, 1998.; 54 p. A companion educational resource guide to "A City Among the Trees Urban Forestry Resource Guide" for use in educating students and citizens on the topic of urban forestry. [PL 5.7200 C584 1998]

City of Puyallup street tree program / City of Puyallup, Washington. -- Puyallup, Wash. : The City, 1992.; 8 p., includes brochure. [S 6.0000 P88 S8 1992]

Community forestry and urban growth : a toolbox for incorporating urban forestry elements into community plans / by Kevin McFarland; Washington State Community Forestry Council; Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Resource Protection Division -- Olympia, Washington : WSDNR, Dec 1994; 20 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 C645 1994]

A community tree program : Colfax, Washington / Washington State University. Cooperative Extension -- Pullman, Wash. : WSU Cooperative Extension, 1979; 50 p. [PL 5.7200 C66 1979]

Cooling our communities : a guidebook on tree planting and light-colored surfacing / edited by Hashem Akbari, Susan Davis, Sofia Dorsano, Joe Huang, and Steven Winnett; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory -- Washington, D.C. : U.S. EPA, Jan 1992; xxvii, 217 p., illus. [PL 5.7200 C655 1992]

The ecology of urban habitats / by Oliver L. Gilbert -- New York: Chapman & Hall, c1991; xi, 369 p. : ill. [PL 5.7000 E255 1991]

Forest ecosystems : concepts and management / Richard H. Waring and William H. Schlesinger. -- San Diego : Academic Press, Inc., c1985. 340 p. [PL 5.7050 F65 1985]

Gardening with native plants of the Pacific Northwest : an illustrated guide / by Arthur R. Kruckeberg. -- Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press, c1982. 1st pbk. 252 p., illus. [PL 10.1200 G355 1982]

Growing greener cities : a tree-planting handbook / by Gary Moll & StanleyYoung -- Los Angeles, Calif. : Living Planet Press, c1992; vi, 126 p. [PL 5.7200 G775 1992]

A guide for municipal tree commissions / Pennsylvania Forestry Association Urban Forestry Committee ; edited by William F. Elmendorf and Henry D. Gerhold. -- Mechanicsburg, Penn. : Pennsylvania Forestry Association, 1996.; iv, 48 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 G85 1996]

Historic and natural resources plan for Coulee Dam / Town of Coulee Dam. -- Coulee Dam, Wash. : Town of Coulee Dam, 1998.; 19 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 C69 H58 1998]

An introductory guide to community and urban forestry in Washington, Oregon and California / [World Forestry Center] -- Portland, Ore. : World Forestry Center, no date; 25 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 I68**]

Land use and forest resources in a changing environment : the urban/forest interface / edited by Gordon A. Bradley -- Seattle and London : University of Washington Press, c1984; xi, 222 p. [PL 5.7050 L355 1984]

Landscape restoration handbook / by Donald Harker, Sherri Evans, Marc Evans, and Kay Harker -- Boca Raton, Fla.; Ann Arbor,MI : Lewis Publishers, c1993. [667 p.] (various pagings) : ill. : map. [PL 10.1200 L368 1993]

The living landscape : an ecological approach to landscape planning / by Frederick Steiner -- New York : McGraw-Hill, Inc., c1991. xii, 356 p., illus. [PL 10.1200 L555 1991]

Natural resource lands : sample agricultural, forest and mineral resource ordinances and program descriptions [compilation] / Municipal Research & Services Center. -- Seattle, Wash. : MRSC Dec. 1995. 1 v. (loose-leaf). [PL 5.7000 N353 1996]

Northern mountain and prairie community tree guide : benefits, costs and strategic planting / by E. Gregory McPherson...[et al.]. - Davis, Calif. : Center for Urban Forest Research, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 2003. 88 p. : ill.[PL 5.7200 N67 2003]

Ordinance provisions governing trees / Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) Library. -- Seattle, Wash. : MRSC, 1998. 1 vol. (various pagings). [PL 5.7210 O755 1998]

Public tree policy : a policy for the management of trees on public lands in Everett, Washington / Everett Parks and Recreation Department -- Everett, Wash. : City of Everett, June 1993; 1 v. (various pagings). [PL 5.7200 E9 P85 1993]

Shading our cities : a resource guide for urban and community forests / edited by Gary Moll and Sara Ebenreck -- Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 1989; 333 p. [PL 5.7200 S52 1989]

Street trees : a manual for municipalities / Richard D. Schein -- TreeWorks, State College, Pennsylvania, 1993; 398 p. [S 6.0000 S866 1993]

Street trees : sample code provisions / MRSC Library -- Seattle, Wash. : MRSC, May 1999. [S 6.1000 S255 1999]

A technical guide to community and urban forestry in Washington, Oregon and California / James Asher [et al] -- Portland, Ore. : World Forestry Center, no date; 49 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 T43 **]

Tree conservation ordinances : land-use regulations go green / Christopher J. Duerksen with Suzanne Richman -- Chicago : American Planning Association, c1993; 107 p. : ill. [PL 5.7210 PAS446]

Trees and building sites : proceedings of an international workshop on trees and buildings / Edited by Dr. Gary W. Watson and Dan Neely. -- Savoy, Ill. : International Society of Arboriculture, 1995. vii, 191 p. : ill. [PL 5.7210 T753 1995]

Trees and development : a technical guide to preservation of trees during land development / Nelda Matheny and James R. Clark. -- Champaign, Ill. : International Society of Arboriculture, 1998.; vii, 183 p. : ill. [PL 5.7210 T74 1998]

Trees in the community : managing the urban forest / by Rita S. Schoeneman and Zanetta Doyle; International City/County Management Association (ICMA) -- Washington, D.C. : ICMA, May 1992; 18 p. [PL 5.7200 MIS24:5 1992**]

Tumwater Urban Forestry Plan, 1998, 10 p. URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT - TREE PRESERVATION AND PLANTING - (PL 5.7200)

The urban forest : a guide to selecting and planting trees in the city of Lacey / City of Lacey, Washington -- Lacey, Wash. : The City, 1992; 4 p. [PL 5.7200 L32 1992**]

The urban forest : comprehensive management / Gene W. Grey. -- New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1996.; xii, 156 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 U732 1996]

The urban forest, it's the nature of Vancouver : a guide to selecting and planting trees / City of Vancouver. -- Vancouver, Wash. : Vancouver, Wash., [1988?] 20 p. [PL 5.7200 V35 U72]

Urban forest landscapes : integrating multidisciplinary perspectives / edited by Gordon A. Bradley -- Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1995; ix, 224 p. : ill. [PL 5.7200 U723 1995]

Urban forestry / Global Cities Project -- San Francisco, Calif. : Center for the Study of Law and Politics, Aug. 1991; 112 p. [PL 5.7200 U729 1991]

Urban forestry notebook / by Sue Ann Funk. -- Seattle, Wash. : UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 1990. Unpaged (looseleaf). [PL 5.7200 U73 1990]

Urban soil in landscape design / by Phillip J. Craul -- New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c1992; xx, 396 p. : ill. [PL 10.1200 U755 1992]

Urban trees : a guide for selection, maintenance, and master planning / Leonard E. Phillips, Jr. -- New York : McGraw-Hill, 1993.; ix, 274 p. [PL 5.7200 U87 1993]

Wildlife, forests, and forestry : principles of managing forests for biological diversity / by Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr. -- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1990. xiv, 370 p., illus. [PL 5.7050 W555 1990]

Wildlife and habitats in managed landscapes / Edited by Jon E. Rodiek and Eric G. Bolen -- Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 1991.; xix, 219 p. : ill. [EN 4.2000 W553 1991]

Woodinville urban forestry plan ( 4,391kb) / City of Woodinville. -- Woodinville, Wash. : City of Woodinville, 1998. 42 p. [PL 5.7200 W6 C65 1998]