Sponsored by the American Forestry Association. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-285).

Needed : a new vision for our communities / R. Neil Sampson -- In search of an ecological urban landscape / Gary Moll -- Tough trees for America's city forests / Clyde M. Hunt -- The history of trees in the city / Robert W. Miller -- City tree care programs : a status report / J. James Kielbaso -- The values of trees / Sara Ebenreck -- The imperative forest / Donald C. Willeke -- Who owns the trees? / R. Bruce Allison -- Journey to the center of a tree / Alex A. Shigo -- The forest underground / Thomas O. Perry and Gary Hennen -- A blueprint for tommorrow : getting trees into urban design / James Urban with Ralph C. Sievert, Jr., and James Patterson -- The green team : who's working on trees? / Jan Goldstein and Steven Teske -- Building a sense of place / Steven J. Anlian -- Critters in the city / David Tylka -- Improving the health of the urban forest / Gary Moll. Planting for long-term tree survival / Gary Moll and James Urban -- Branches and wires : the conflict above / Gary Moll -- Developing a successful urban tree ordinance / Charles C. Weber -- The urban forest balance sheet / David R. Smith -- When the "city" is a county / Edward A. Macie and Gary Moll -- Construction that fits the forest / Gary Moll -- Timber cutting and the law / Robert A. Herberger, Jr. -- Resolving conflicts in the urban/rural forest interface / Gordon A. Bradley and B. Bruce Bare -- The needs of small rural communities / Gene W. Grey and James J. Nighswonger -- Reforesting the campus / Josephine Robertson -- Restoring the urban and historic parks / Joseph M. Keyser -- Greenways and the city / Charles E. Little -- Community forests : an investment in the future / Robert Dyke -- Shading your home / Gary Moll -- Creating a backyard orchard / Gene W. Grey. Living fences / Deborah B. Hill -- Citizens with a vision / Nancy A. Dawe -- Kids and trees for a cleaner Chesapeake / Robert L. Rose -- Profiles of citizen action / Sara Ebenreck -- Public awareness and urban forestry in Ohio / Ralph C. Sievert, Jr. -- Test your town's trees / E. Thomas Smiley -- A ten-step citizens action program / American Forestry Association -- Cultivating an appreciation for trees / adapted by Sara Ebenreck -- Epilogue : what lies ahead / Gary Moll, R. Neil Sampson, and Sara Ebenreck.