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Contact Bloomington Parks & Rec. Dept. about donating a tree.
Plant a tree.
Get involved with Bloomington's "People's University". Education is offered on a wide array of topics including permaculture, home-scale rainwater harvesting, garden ecology, and composting to name a few. |
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Debra Beck is our chair for the Urban Forestry sub-committee.
Debra Beck is a registered landscape architect and member of the Bloomington Tree Commission. Debra operates Natural Connections, a small local landscape architecture firm, focusing on solving complex landscape issues and practicing environmentally friendly site design. With Debra's wealth of knowledge and experience in this field, we are fortunate to have her leading this important part of the project.
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Amy Thompson is co-chair for the urban forestry sub-committee of Bloomington in Bloom.
Amy is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator for the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Monroe County. Amy has a B.S. In Forest Management from Purdue University and a M.S. in Forest Ecology from the University of Kentucky. Amy has held previous positions with the U.S. Forest Service, the University Of Kentucky and was a forestry volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps. She is the coordinator of the Monroe County Master Gardener program. Amy has been an International Society or Arboriculture Certified Arborist since 2003.
We are grateful for her contributions given her tremendous experience and expertise.
Her contact information:
Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service - Monroe County
119 W. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47404
ph -812-349-2575
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- municipal policies, by-laws, and regulation plans - both short and long term
- distribution of trees ,variety, and suitability
- newplantings, main street programs, new survey developments
- preservation of heritage trees, woodlots and re-planting procedures
- proper maintentance practices
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Urban Forestry Criteria Resources as recommended by America in Bloom
American Forests
www.americanforests.org
-Providing opportunities for improving the United States’ environment with trees, using science to identify conservation issues and then developing & marketing practical solutions. Includes the National Register of Big Trees and the Historic Tree Nursery.
Awards of Excellence for Community Trees
http://www.homedepotfoundation.org/awards_trees_apply.html
-Award recognizing the outstanding, innovative work of public/private partnerships to strengthen communities through the strategic use of trees.
Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture, College of Forest Resources)
www.cfr.washington.edu/research.envmind/
-Research on peoples’ perceptions & behaviors regarding nature in cities.
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