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Tools for Assessing and Managing
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i-Tree Urban Forest Assessment Applications
Based on years of US Forest Service research and development, these innovative applications provide urban forest managers and advocates with tools to quantify ecosystem services and benefit values of community trees at multiple scales. The ability to articulate the significance of community trees in terms of pollution mitigation, storm water run-off reduction, carbon sequestration and storage and more has allowed i-Tree users to improve tree management, plan strategically, increase community awareness, engage decision makers and build new partnerships. Click on the Learn more links to further explore the i-Tree Applications. i-Tree Eco
i-Tree Eco – is an adaptation of the Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) model which provides a broad picture of the entire urban forest. It is designed to use field data from complete inventories or randomly located plots throughout a community along with local hourly air pollution and meteorological data to quantify urban forest structure, environmental effects, and value to communities. i-Tree Streets
i-Tree Streets focuses on the benefits provided by a municipality’s street trees. It makes use of a sample or complete inventory to quantify and put a dollar value on the street trees’ annual environmental and aesthetic benefits. Streets also describes urban forest structure and management needs to help managers plan for the future. i-Tree Hydro (beta)
i-Tree Hydro (beta) is in development with an anticipated release date sometime later during the 2010 winter season. This new application is designed to simulate the effects of changes in tree and impervious cover characteristics within a watershed on stream flow and water quality.
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i-Tree version 3.0 offers two primary urban forest assessment applications: i-Tree Eco, previously known as UFORE and i-Tree Streets, previously known as STRATUM. i-Tree Hydro (beta) is currently in the final stages of development and will be available later during 2009.