Despite strong regional and local goals to expand urban forests within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, implementation lags behind intentions. A major impediment to increasing urban tree canopy in many communities is a lack of adequate funding to plan and carry out tree planting and maintenance programs. This course provides municipal elected officials, their staff, and anyone involved in promoting the development and maintenance of thriving community forests with guidance on how to design an effective funding program to implement community forestry goals in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Urban Forestry (23 min)

Module 2: Elements of a Successful Urban Forestry Program, Part 1: Assess and Plan (15 min)

Module 3: Elements of a Successful Urban Forestry Program, Part 2: Maintain and Expand (20 min)

Module 4: Strategies for Funding Urban Forestry (32 min)