Strategically positioning vegetation in landscapes can maximize energy benefits and save money for homeowners, commercial properties and public facilities. Vegetation can be placed within the landscape to manipulate air movement by
Use vegetation to obstruct …
Staking and guying are used to stabilize recently transplanted trees until their roots grow into the surrounding soil. In this video, Arnold Brodbeck looks at the factors that necessitate staking and guying and provides guidelines on how to select, install, …
A key aspect of a livable, sustainable community is melding of the built and natural environments. Robert Northrup, Urban and Community Extension Forester with the University of Florida, examines integration of architecture with the urban forest. Robert discusses how trees …
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Trees provide more than just beauty or a source of wood products. Rather, trees provide an assortment of economic, environmental, psychological and social benefits to humans. Energy savings are one such highly valued benefit or service urban trees provide. Did …
Holly Campbell is an Extension Associate with the Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF) program, located in Athens, Georgia. She is the new project manager for the Trees for Energy Conservation eXtension site (starting in …
Root diseases usually thin or fade crowns over a period of years. Photo: Chris Schnepf.
Do not wait to act on insect and disease issues until after you see dead branches. Look for visible symptoms or signs of tree illness …
Many websites provide tools and information to help home owners, building managers and designers with energy efficiency. Below is a listing of tools taken from links from Energy Program at FedCenter.gov that relate to energy conservation, alternative energy sources and …
