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Monitoring
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Monitoring

6 Articles in this category

Monitoring Forest Restoration Activities in New York City Parks

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) owns 30,000 acres of property in New York City, 12,000 acres of this is natural areas, including 7,300 acres of forest. These forests have been monitored and managed since the Natural Re...

Natural Area Monitoring at Indianapolis Parks

This case study describes how the Indianapolis Land Stewardship team's work expanded from a 13-acre acorn planting project in 1992 to 1,900 acres under management today. Monitoring has had to change to encompass the expanding program, including impr...

Monitoring of Forested Natural Areas in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis City, MO, contains 121 acres managed as woodland or forested natural areas: 98 acres in Forest Park and 13 acres in O’Fallon Park. In Forest Park, standardized Missouri forest vegetation monitoring plots were started in 1993 to develop and...

Long-term Outcomes of Forest Restoration in a New York City Park

Creating, restoring, and sustaining forests in urban areas are complicated by habitat fragmentation, invasive species, and degraded soils. Although there is some research on the outcomes of urban reforestation plantings during the first 5 years, th...

Trash in Creeks: Field Investigation Report and Benchmark Research Study

In a nutshell, this resource offers: A study with recommendations to improve the ecological health and safety of Austin's rivers, lakes, and creeks, by addressing litter problems, prevention, and abatement Current data, historical trends, and ...

How much to manage? Management intensity steers the fate of urban forest restoration

In 1984, New York City adopted a city-wide program to promote native forest regeneration, focusing on invaded canopy gaps lacking native tree regeneration. The city removed invasive plants and planted native trees in the resulting clearings. After i...
The Forests in Cities Network is a national network dedicated to promoting and advancing healthy forested natural areas in cities across America through science, management, partnerships, and communications. The Forests in Cities Network was created in 2019 by the Natural Areas Conservancy.
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