Natural Resources State of Alaska

Community Forest Publications

Fact sheets available online in PDF format:

• Urban Forest Management Plans
  • Anchorage Forestland Assessment and Management Plan-Draft 9/2010
  • Anchorage Forests: Assessment & Management Plan Brochure 11/2010
  • Municipality of Anchorage Urban Forestry Management Plan -Draft 3/2009
  • Anchorage Forestland Assessment and Management Plan Presentation
  • City of Wasilla Urban Forestry Management Plan 10/2010
  • Ketchikan Gateway Borough Urban Forestry Management Plan 3/2010


• Tree Planting Tools
  • Plant a Tree, an Alaskan guide to tree selection, planting and care 10/2011
  • Plant a Tree Brochure 3/2012
  • Selecting a Good Quality Tree
  • Landscaping Around Your Home
  • Planting to Avoid Problems with Your Tree
  • Planting Near Utility Lines
  • How to Properly Plant a Tree
  • Pruning Young Trees
  • Pruning Large Limbs
• Fairbanks Green Infrastructure Resource Guide
• Alaska Firewood
• Firewood on Alaska State Lands
• Benefits of Trees and Forests in Communities
• Developing Community Tree Ordinances
• Developing Tree Purchasing and Planting Specifications
• Diagnosing Tree Health Problems
• Firewise Pruning
• Hiring an Arborist
• How To Grow Spruce From Seed
• Mulching Trees and Shrubs in Alaskan Landscapes
• Plant the Right Tree Near Utility Lines
• Planting and Caring for a Tree Seedling
• Protect Your Home from Wildfire: Fire Resistant Vegetation and Landscaping
• Transplanting Trees and Seedlings
• Trees and Shrubs for Southcentral Alaska
• Trees and Forests Improve the Urban Environment
• Urban & Community Forestry

For a free copy of any of the following publications, send your request and mailing address to: Stephen Nickel

• Alaska Community Forestry Program Brochure
• An Introductory Guide to Urban & Community Forestry Programs
• Celebrate Arbor Day
• Common Trees of Alaska
• Conifers of the Temperate Rain Forest of Alaska
• Pruning Mature Trees
• Pruning Young Trees
• Why Topping Hurts Trees
• Plant Bare Root Trees

Tree City USA Bulletins - 8-page bulletins by the National Arbor Day Foundation (www.arborday.org):

1.   How to Prune Young Shade Trees 2.   When a Storm Strikes 3.   Resolving Tree/Sidewalk Conflicts 4.   The Right Tree for the Right Place 5.   Living With Urban Soils 6.   How to Hire an Arborist 7.   How to Save Trees During Construction 8.   Don't Top Trees! 9.   Writing a Municipal Tree Ordinance 10. Plant Trees for America! 11. How to Prevent Tree/Sign Conflicts 12. What City Foresters Do 13. Trees for Wildlife 14. How to Kill a Tree 15. How to Recognize and Prevent Hazard Trees 16. How to Recycle Shade Tree Materials 17. How to Landscape to Save Water 18. Tree City USA Growth Award 19. How to Select and Plant a Tree 20. A Systematic Approach to Building With Trees 21. How Trees Can Save Energy 22. Tree City USA: Foundation for Better Management 23. How to Conduct a Street Tree Inventory 24. Trees and Parking Lots 25. Tree Line USA 26. Understanding Landscape Cultivars

27. How to Manage Community Natural Areas 28. Placing a Value on Trees 29. How to Plan for Management 30. Ten Tree Myths to Think About 31. Tree Protection Ordinances 32. Let's Stop Salt Damage 33. How to Interpret Trees 34. How to Fund Community Forestry 35. Protect Trees During Underground Work 36. How to Work with Volunteers Effectively 37. Plant Health Care - What it Means to You 38. The Way Trees Work - How to Help 39. Putting Trees to Work 40. Trees in the Riparian Zone 41. How To Reduce Wildfire Risks 42. Working With Children 43. Selling Others on Tree Programs 44. What Ails Your Tree 45. Trees for Better Streets 46. Data to Advocacy – New Tools to Promote Trees 47. Bring Nature Explore to Your Community 48. Teamwork Strengthens Community Forestry 49. Trees and The Law 50. Tree Campus USA 51. Trees and Safety