Community forestry resources: Hazard potential

Other resources:

Recognizing Tree Risk – International Society of Arboriculture brochure series.

Prioritizing Risk Trees in a Community – Article from the Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry.

Tree Emergency Plan Worksheet – Guide for managing trees before, during and after storms from the USDA Forest Service’s Northeastern Area Field Office website.

Community Tree Risk Management Plan – Systematic approach to identify high-risk trees and and reduce hazards.

Storm Damage Resource Center – Includes protocol for storm damage assessment, from USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban & Community Forestry

Bulletins on How to Care for Storm Damaged Trees – How to assess, care, prune and replace, from Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

Managing Storm Damaged Trees – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.

Hazard Mitigation – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.

Hazard Evaluation – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.

Evaluation of Trunk Cavities – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.

Predicting Limb Breakage – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.

Why Topping Hurts Trees – International Society of Arboriculture brochure series.

Cabling and Bracing – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.

Codominant Stems – USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Factsheets.