While there are countless resources that can help in managing urban and community forests, the amount of information available can be overwhelming and not region specific. In response to this challenge, the Southwest Climate Hub has developed the Urban and Community Forestry Resources database to house useful resources and information to assist in UCF stewardship in the Southwest Climate Hub Region (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Hawai’i). This database provides a “clearing house” resource of adaptation options for community programs and nurseries to plan and manage urban and community forests in a changing climate.
The database is a Google spreadsheet with four main sections: contacts, resources, programs, and nurseries. The Programs tab includes federal, state, and private UCF organizations working towards urban and community forest stewardship in the Southwest Climate Hub region. The Contacts tab includes essential urban and community forestry contacts in each state. The Resources tab includes tree species lists, assessments, reports, fact sheets, guides, websites, and maps to aid in UCF planning and stewardship. The Nurseries tab includes tree nurseries in each state that supply trees and saplings that can be planted in urban and community spaces.
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