Landscape Tree Factsheets
Edited by Henry D. Gerhold, Willet N. Wandell, Norman L. Lacasse. This publication focuses on selecting trees for planting in our towns and cities. In this edition, 210 species and cultivars are described and illustrated with 570 colored photos.
$30.00
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu

Landscape Tree Factsheets - CD
To order send a check for $25 written out to "Penn State University" with "Landscape Tree Factsheet CD" in the memo line to:
Mr. David Harry - Urban Forestry Program
School of Forest Resources
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

Compatible Tree Factsheets
Edited by Henry D. Gerhold, Norman L. Lacasse, Willet N. Wandell.
$20.00

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Community Forestry Volunteers: A Review of Practical Studies
Douglas Still and Henry Gerhold, 1997
A review of the literature of volunteer administration, particularly in community forestry. This 15-page booklet is useful for managers of volunteer organizations and others who plan to use volunteers. The main sections discuss benefits of volunteers, problems of using them, their motivations, planning a volunteer program, recruitment, training, administration, recognition, retention, evaluation, and cost effectiveness. The review encompasses 56 references that are cited.
$7.50 including postage
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Sylvan Communities & Urban Forestry News
This is the magazine and newsletter of Pennsylvania Community Forests. These publications provide articles on a wide variety of community forestry topics — from caring for and managing trees, to open space and land use issues. Each is provided twice a year to members of PCF. PCF membership is $10 for youths or seniors, $25 for individuals, $50 for municipalities (3 individual memberships), $100 for small business (5 memberships), and $500 for corporations. For PCF membership information call 717-787-2105.

Download a membership application.
(Adobe PDF, 601 Kb)

Our Heritage of Community Trees
Our Heritage of Community Trees is a richly illustrated 72-page booklet, including 9 pages of literature references, about the origins and history of urban forestry in Europe and America. The principal chapters describe how trees came into the design of urban landscapes, and how arboricultural practices and urban forest management developed over the centuries.

To order your copy, enclose check for $16.00 ($18.00 overseas) payable to:

Pennsylvania Community Forests
P.O. Box 15025
Harrisburg, PA 17105-5025

Please include your street address (not P.O. Box) for UPS delivery.

Factsheets
The factsheets are in Adobe PDF format.

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1. Sustaining and Funding an Urban Forestry Program
2. Municipal Tree Commissions
3. Working with Local Government for Successful
4. Opportunities for Volunteers
5. Annual Budgets for Community Tree Programs
6. Annual Work Plans for Tree Commissions
7. Questions about Trees and Utilities
8. Don’t Top Trees
9. Pruning for Utility Line Clearance