Collection:LPB

Genre: Educational

Place Covered: United States of America

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1999

Duration: 00:14:31

Subjects: Urban forestry | TREES | Nature | Environment

Contributors:

• Hurst, Elena Host
• Laudun, Tika Producer
• Godoy, Al Producer
• Reid-Jhirad, Anna Writer
• McPherson, Greg Interviewee
• Lyons, James R. Interviewee
• Rowntree, Rowan Interviewee
• Moll, Gary Interviewee
• Miller, Robert Interviewee
• Phills, Bobby Interviewee
• Dwyer, John Interviewee
• Morris, Lynn Interviewee
• Bansley, Marcia Dew Interviewee
• Tolliver, Antwone Interviewee
• Tretheway, Ray Interviewee
• Cole, Preston Interviewee
• Nowak, David J. Interviewee

This episode of the series “The Forest Where We Live” from 1999 focuses on the growing field of urban forestry. It covers: the definition of urban forestry; the similarities between urban and rural forests; the growing research interest in the field; the difficult growing conditions for trees in urban areas; the tree planting efforts in cities around the country; and the careers related to urban forestry. It includes interviews with: Greg McPherson, James R. Lyons, Rowan Rowntree, John Dwyer, and David Nowak of the USDA Forest Service; Gary Moll of American Forests; Robert Miller, a professor of forestry at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Bobby Phills of the Southern University College of Agriculture; Lynn Morris of Baton Rouge Green; Marcia Dew Bansley of Trees Atlanta; Antwoine Tolliver of the Chicago River Rats; Ray Tretheway of the Sacremento Tree Foundation; and Preston Cole, a forester with the City of Milwaukee. Host: Elena Hurst