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Urban forestry best management practices

Cover from the urban forestry best management practices book.

Conserving Wooded Areas in Developing Communities: Best Management Practices in Minnesota

Download the entire book (PDF 2.3MB)

Download particular chapters of the book

  • Table of Contents (PDF 105KB)
  • Introduction (PDF 211KB)
  • Benefits of Wooded Areas and Trees (PDF 108KB)
  • BMPs to Conserve Wooded Areas at the Landscape Level (PDF 112KB)
  • BMPs to Conserve Wooded Areas at the Subdivision Level (PDF 1MB)
  • BMPs to Protect Trees at the Lot Level: New Construction, Remodeling, and Redevelopment (PDF 209KB)
  • Transportation Systems and Utility Infrastructure (PDF 203KB)
  • Appendices (PDF 693KB)
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