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PRESENTATION on 2-5-10. Integrating Green Infrastructure into the City: From Planning to Best Practices. 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities (Seattle WA). (12.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 1-20-10. Civic Nature: A Competitive Advantage. Counting on Quality of Place, a program of the Center for Houston's Future (Houston, TX). (3.4 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 1-20-10. City Trees & Health: The Nature of Physical Activity. Counting on Quality of Place, a program of the Center for Houston's Future (Houston, TX). (2.5 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L., & L.E. Kruger. 2010. Urban Forestry Research Needs: A Participatory Assessment Process. Journal of Forestry 108, 1: 39-44. (78 K pdf)

Joye, Y., K. Willems, M. Brengman, & K. Wolf. 2010. The Effects of Urban Retail Greenery on Consumer Experience: Reviewing the Evidence from a Restorative Perspective. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 9, 1: 57-64.

PRESENTATION on 12-16-09. The Value of Trees to Spokane. City of Spokane Urban Forest Seminar (Spokane WA). (9 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 12-4-09. The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Future Business Opportunities? Stand Tall: American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference (Monterey CA). (4.4 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 12-4-09. City Trees and Transportation: Perceptions, Research and Safety. Stand Tall: American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference (Monterey CA). (5.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-13-09. Multiple Values of the Urban Forest. Community Forests Grow Community Benefits: North Virginia Urban Forestry Roundtable (Algonkian Regional Park VA). (9.5 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-9-09. The Science of Trees and Human Health & Well-Being: Packaging Research for the Urban Forestry Community. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Portland OR). (2.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-4-09. Parking and Trees in Cities and Towns: Legal & Design Approaches. The 19th Annual Georgia Urban Forest Council Conference - Trees and Transportation: The Urban Forest's Role in Quality of Life Along Georgia's Roadways (Stockbridge GA) (3.3 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-3-09. Trees & Urban Streets: Research on Traffic Safety & Livable Communities. The 19th Annual Georgia Urban Forest Council Conference - Trees and Transportation: The Urban Forest's Role in Quality of Life Along Georgia's Roadways (Stockbridge GA) (2.6 M pdf)

PRESENTATION by Eric Dumbaugh on 11-4-09. Safe Urban Form: Revisiting the Relationship Between Community Design and Traffic Safety. The 19th Annual Georgia Urban Forest Council Conference - Trees and Transportation: The Urban Forest's Role in Quality of Life Along Georgia's Roadways (Stockbridge GA) (4.1 M pdf)

PRESENTATION by Eric Dumbaugh on 11-3-09. Why Urban Street Trees Aren’t the Hazard the Traffic Engineer Thinks They Are. The 19th Annual Georgia Urban Forest Council Conference - Trees and Transportation: The Urban Forest's Role in Quality of Life Along Georgia's Roadways (Stockbridge GA) (2.6 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2009 (August). Trees Mean Business: City Trees and the Retail Streetscape. Main Street News 263: 1-9. (2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-21-09. Trees, Mind, & Economy: Enriching Our Citizens. Green Infrastructure Symposium, Point Park University (Pittsburgh PA) (3.3 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-16-09. Urban Ecology: The Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Trees in Cities. City Club of Portland (Portland OR) (55 M mp3) (audio web link)

PRESENTATION on 5-29-09. Greening our Cities: Enriching Human Capital. Mississippi Urban Forest Council: Green Living and Green Transportation Corridors (Jackson MS) (6 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-28-09. City Trees and Transportation: Balancing Safety and Community Values. Mississippi Urban Forest Council: Green Living and Green Transportation Corridors (Jackson MS) (5 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-28-09. Social Marketing Workshop. Mississippi Urban Forest Council: Green Living and Green Transportation Corridors (Jackson MS) (432 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-18-09. Trees, Mind, and Heart: Enriching our Cities. Evergreen State College, Trees and Humans, guest lecture (Olympia WA) (6.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-14-09. Science & Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. Alliance for Community Trees: Urban Trees Forum (Washington DC) (3.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-13-09. Trees, Mind, and Heart: Enriching our Cities. Trees for People: US Forest Service Speaker Series (Washington D.C.) (8.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-11-09. Communicating the Value of Trees: City Trees, Human Capital & Economics. Urban Forest Symposium (Seattle WA) (8.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 5-6-09. Healthy Urban Forests and Economic Vitality. Western Chapter ISA 75th Annual Conference and Trade Show (Reno, Nevada) (10.4 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 4-22-09. Trees Mean Business. Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful Tree School (New Orleans, LA) (2.6 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 4-22-09. Trees Make Better Communities: Human Health & Well Being. Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful Tree School (New Orleans, LA). (6.1 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2009. More in Store: Research on City Trees and Retail. Arborist News 18, 2: 22-27. (456 K pdf)

Center for Transportation Research and Education. 2008. Clear Zone – A Synthesis of Practice and an Evaluation of the Benefits of Meeting the 10 ft Clear Zone Goal on Urban Streets. Ames, IA: Iowa State University, 140 pp. (full report 6.7 M pdf; executive summary 188 K pdf)

ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers). 2006. Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities. Washington D.C.: ITE, 225 pp. (9.4 M pdf).

PRESENTATION on 3-31-09. Urban Parks, Trees & Nature - Human Health & Well Being. Knox City Council (Melbourne, Australia) (5.7 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-31-09. City Trees & Community Economics: Research Review & Design Possibilities. Knox City Council (Melbourne, Australia) (5.6 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-31-09. Trees & Urban Streets: Perceptions, Research & Safety. Knox City Council (Melbourne, Australia) (4.1 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-23/5/7-09. Urban parks, trees and nature - Assessing human health & well-being. TreeLogic Seminar (Brisbane, Sidney, Melbourne, Australia) (5.4 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-23/5/7-09. Trees & urban streets - Research on public perceptions and
transportation safety. TreeLogic Seminar (Brisbane, Sidney, Melbourne, Australia) (3.7 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-23/5/7-09. Trees, business and shopper response - A research review. TreeLogic Seminar (Brisbane, Sidney, Melbourne, Australia) (3.4 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-23/5/7-09. Parking and trees in cities and towns - Legal and design approaches. TreeLogic Seminar (Brisbane, Sidney, Melbourne, Australia) (1.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-24-09. Trees Do It All! Nature & Human Health. Ohio Tree Care Conference & Trade Show (Columbus, OH) (8.3 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-24-09. City Trees and Traffic Safety: What is the Risk? Ohio Tree Care Conference & Trade Show (Columbus, OH) (4.7 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-25-09. The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Future Business Opportunities. Ohio Tree Care Conference & Trade Show (Columbus, OH) (5 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2009. Strip Malls, City Trees, and Community Values. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 35 (1): 33-40. (1.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-2-09. Science & Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. Faculty Research Seminar; College of Forest Resources, University of Washington (Seattle, WA) (2.5 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 1-23-09. Trees and Urban Streets: Research on Traffic Safety and Livable Communities. Idaho Horticulture Expo (Boise, ID) (3.9 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 1-7-09. Economic Benefits of Urban Trees. Indiana Arborist Association Annual Conference (Indianapolis, IN) (7.7 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2008. Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape. Transportation Research Record 2060: 95-103. (1.5 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2008 (September/October). City Trees and Property Values. Facility Management Journal Sept/Oct: 120-124. (636 K pdf).

PRESENTATION on 12-3-2008. Sustainable Sites Initiative. Washington Recreation & Park Association Mid-Year Conference & Trade Show (Seattle, WA) (952 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-16-2008. Science & Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. Davey Resource Group (Kent, OH) (3.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-15-2008. Assessing Social Benefits of the Urban Forest. Ohio State University Extension, 3rd Annual Why Trees Matter Forum (Wooster, OH) (7.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-7-2008. Science & Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. Sacramento Tree Foundation (Sacramento, CA) (3.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-4-2008. Trees Do It All! Trees & Parks: Community Economics & Safety (keynote). East County Urban Parks & Trees Summit (Gresham, OR) (7 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 9-24-2008. Trees Do It All! Liveable Cities and Human Health (keynote). Healthy Trees, Healthy People: 2008 Canadian Urban Forest Conference (Edmonton, Canada) (6.2 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2008. Science and Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. In: Smith, G.K.M., & L.J. Buse (eds.), Evolving Challenges and Changing Expectations for Forestry Extension and Technology Transfer: Popular Summaries of International IUFRO Conference. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Information Paper No. 172, pp. 72-74. (1.9 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 9-22-2008. Science & Community Change: Technology Transfer, Urban Forestry, and Local Government Policy. IUFRO 9th Extension Working Party Symposium (North Bay, Canada) (3.5 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 9-10-2008. Trees and Community Livability (keynote). Trees for An Urban Future: 2008 North Carolina Urban Forestry (Greensboro) (13.4 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 9-10-2008. Parking and Trees for Cities and Towns. Trees for An Urban Future: 2008 North Carolina Urban Forestry (Greensboro) (2.6 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2008. Metro Nature Services: Functions, Benefits and Values, pp. 294-315. In: S.M. Wachter and E.L. Birch (Eds.), Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 416 pp. (link)

PRESENTATION on 7-5-2008. Urban Greening Economics & Partnerships: Business and Sustainable Cities. University of Hyogo Faculty Seminar (Kobe, Japan) (2.7 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 6-3-2008. Seattle the Evergreen City: Sustainable Practices and Places. Awaji Prefecture Park Board (Kobe, Japan) (4.4 M pdf)

S. Hines. March 2008. Shade Crusade: Why City Trees Are Good Medicine. In Columns, The University of Washington Alumni Magazine (link)

PRESENTATION on 3-28-2008. Messages that Stick: Sharing Information with Decision Makers. Kentucky Statewide Tree Board Seminar (Lexington) (1.5 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 3-28-2008. Urban Forestry Benefits in Small Towns and Cities. Kentucky Statewide Tree Board Seminar (Lexington) (2.2 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-20-2008. Trees and Urban Streets: Research on Public Perceptions and Transportation Safety. Savannah Tree Foundation (Georgia) (6.9 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-19-2008. Trees: Growing Stronger and Healthier Communities. Savannah Tree Foundation (Georgia) (3.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 2-5-2008. Human Dimensions of Urban Ecology. World Forestry Institute (Portland OR) (3.8 M pdf)

PRESENTATION in February 2008. Urban Sustainability. ESRM 300 Sustainability Seminar (Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle) (4.7 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2008 (February). City Trees, Nature and Physical Activity: A Research Review. Arborist News 17, 1: 22-24. (840 K pdf) and (160 K pdf with citations)

Wolf, K.L. 2008 (Winter). With Plants in Mind: Social Benefits of Civic Nature. MasterGardener, 2, 1:7-11. (1.8 M pdf) and (156 K pdf with citations)

Wolf, K.L., & L.E. Kruger. 2008. Urban Forestry Research and Technology Transfer: A Needs Assessment for the Pacific Northwest Region. Prepared for the Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, 50 pp. (1 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 1-16-2008.Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape. Transportation Research Board Conference (Washington D.C.) (5.3 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2008. Community Context and Strip Mall Retail: Public Response to the Roadside Landscape, Paper 08-0842. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 13-17, 2008). Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science (Washington D.C.) (920 K pdf)

Hinrichs, J.J., and Wolf, K.L. 2008. Next Steps! An Assessment of National Urban Forestry Policy & Outreach. Prepared for the National Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition. Champaign Ill: International Society of Arboriculture. (884 K pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Urban Forestry in Washington’s Cities and Towns. TreeLink, Washington Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Program, No. 20, Fall. (3.9 M pdf) (1.9 M print version)

Wolf, K.L. 2007. The Environmental Psychology of Trees. International Council of Shopping Centers Research Review 14, 3:39-43. (124 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 12-12-2007. Urban Forestry and Human Benefits. Urban Natural Resources Institute - U.S. Forest Service (webinar link)

PRESENTATION on 11-15-2007.Trees and Youth in the City: Measuring Program Benefits. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Baltimore, MD) (552 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-15-2007.Creating Change with Science: Local Government & Research Communications. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Baltimore, MD) (288 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-14-2007.Traffic Safety & City Trees: Finding a Livable Balance. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference (Baltimore, MD) (996 K pdf)

Wolf, K. L., and L.E. Kruger. 2007. What Should We Know? An Assessment of Urban Forestry Research Needs in the Pacific Northwest. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the 2007 Society of American Foresters National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters., to policy (Portland, OR) (336 K pdf)

Research Needs for Urban Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Region - Fact Sheet 20 (pdf 164 K)

PRESENTATION on 10-25-2007.Goals of the National Urban Forestry 10 Year Research Plan. Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention (Portland, OR) (868 K pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Goals of the National Urban Forestry 10 Year Research Plan. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters., to policy (Portland, OR) (260 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-24-2007.Trees and Youth in the City: Research on Urban Forest Stewardship & Positive Youth Development. Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention.(Portland, OR) (540 K pdf)

Wolf, K.L., and EarthCorps. 2007. Trees and Youth in the City: Research on Urban Forest Stewardship & Positive Youth Development. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention. Bethesda MD: Society of American Foresters (Portland, OR). (300 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-10-2007. Trees and Business Districts: Research and Design. The Indiana Community Forest Council Fall Conference (Brown County State Park, IN) (1.7 M pdf)

Wolf, K.L. 2007. Public Ideas and Local Policy in Urban Forestry: Reflections on a Program of Portable Science. In: C.C. Miner, R. Jacobs, D. Dykstra, and B. Bittner (eds.), Proceedings: International Conference on Transfer of Forest Science Knowledge and Technology. USDA Forest Service, PNW Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-726, pp. 249-255. (pdf 3.5 M)

Augustin, S., and J.M. Cackowski-Campbell. 2007. Research Design Connections-Trees and Retail. Landscape Architecture 97, 8: 60. (pdf 1.6 M)

Wolf, K.L. 2007. Learning Sustainability: To Know and To Act. Public Garden 22, 1: 12-15. (pdf 632 K)

Clark, J., W. Kruidenier, and K. Wolf. 2005. A National Research Plan for Urban Forestry 2005-2015. Washington D.C.: National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council/USDA Forest Service (pdf 6.1 M)

Wolf, K.L. August 2007. City Trees and Property Values. Arborist News pp. 34-36. (284 K pdf) and (48 K pdf with citations)

PRESENTATION on 6-25-2007. Benefits and Risks of Urban Roadside Landscape: Finding a Livable, Balanced Response. 3rd Urban Street Symposium, Transportation Research Board (Seattle, WA). (3.3 M pdf)

Dixon, K. K., & K. L. Wolf. 2007. Benefits and Risks of Urban Roadside Landscape: Finding a Livable, Balanced Response. Proceedings of the 3rd Urban Street Symposium (June 24-27, 2007). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (1 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 6-19-2007. Landowners and Riparian Restoration: a human dimensions perspective. WA Association of District Employees Annual Training Meeting (Leavenworth, WA) (2.1 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 6-7-2007. Trees as a Means to Community Livability. OR Urban and Community Forestry Annual Conference: How Trees Create Community (Salem, OR) (14.1 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2006. Assessing Public Response to the Freeway Roadside: Urban Forestry and Context Sensitive Solutions. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1984, 102-111. (pdf 1.9 M)

PRESENTATION on 1-25-2007. Transportation, Large Infrastructure, and Context in Urban Areas: A Review of Human-Scale Perception and Response. 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (Washington D.C.) (1.1 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Transportation, Large Infrastructure, and Context in Urban Areas: A Review of Human-Scale Perception and Response, Paper 07-1842. Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 21-25, 2007). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (520 K pdf)

Urban Forestry Special Issue. January 2007. Western Forester, 52, 1. (2.4 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2007. Science in the City: Urban Forestry Research. Western Forester, 52, 1:10-13. (3.2 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2006 (December). Roadside Urban Trees: Balancing Safety and Community Values. Arborist News, 15, 6: 56-58. (148 K pdf)

Trees are Worth Downtown's Investment. April 2006. Downtown Idea Exchange. (204 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 12-8-2006. Measuring the Economic Benefits of Greening - Human Services. Keep America Beautiful 53rd National Conference (Orlando, FL) (3.6 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-9-2006. Human Dimensions of Urban Ecology. University of Washington College of Forest Resources. Denman Speaker Series (Seattle, WA) (5.3 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 11-1-2006. Restoration Ecology(s): Integrating Human and Environmental Dimensions. University of Washington Botanic Gardens Seminar (Seattle, WA) (1.8 M pdf)

Mok, J-H., H. C. Landphair and J. R. Naderi. 2006. Landscape Improvement Impacts on Roadside Safety in Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning 78, 263-274. (660 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-19-2006. Psychosocial Services Provided by Urban Ecosystems: Another Economic Valuation Approach. Annual Meeting of the Baltimore Ecosystem Studies (Baltimore, MD) (456 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-17-2006. Measuring the Economic Benefits of Greening - Human Services. Growing Greener Cities Symposium on Urban Environmental Issues in the 21st Century (Philadelphia, PA) (428 K pdf)

PRESENTATION on 10-1-2006. Messages that Matter: Science, Information and Policy Change in Cities. International Society of Arboriculture, Pacific Northwest Chapter: Annual Training Conference (Redmond, WA) (1.1 M pdf)

PRESENTATION on 9-15-2006. Urban Forestry Research Update and Making the Case for Trees. OR & WA Community Tree Management Institute - Graduate Seminar (Salem, OR) (3.6 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. and N. J. Bratton. 2006. Urban Trees and Traffic Safety: Considering U.S. Roadside Policy and Crash Data. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 32, 4, 170-179. (180 K pdf)

Managing the Forests Where We Live: An Assessment of Washington State Cities - Fact Sheet 19 (436 K pdf)

Youth and Urban Forestry Work: studies of developmental benefits - Fact Sheet (96 K pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2006. Assessing Public Response to the Freeway Roadside: Urban Forestry and Context Sensitive Solutions, Paper 06-1586. Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (January 22-26, 2006). Washington D.C.: Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science. (1.1 M pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2005. Business District Streetscapes, Trees And Consumer Response. Journal of Forestry, 103, 8, 396-400. (608 K pdf)

Wolf, K. L. 2005. Trees In the Small City Retail Business District: Comparing Resident and Visitor Perceptions. Journal of Forestry, 103, 8, 390-395. (604 K pdf)

Zeigler, A. J. 1986. Guide to Management of Roadside Trees. Report FHWA-IP-86-17. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Washington D.C. (3.1 M pdf)

1987. Guidelines for Tree Planting and Maintenance on Urban Roads. Traffic Authority of New South Wales, AUS. 39 pp. (3.8 M pdf)

2002. Beautiful Roads: A Handbook of Road Architecture. Danish Road Directorate, Ministry of Transport, Denmark. (2.5 M pdf)