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Outreach Activities
Members of the Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group are involved in many ongoing outreach activities. Some of these activities are highlighted below.
- Tree Campus USA and Campus Tree Plantings
- Indiana University: The Woodland Campus
- Other Conference Presentations
Tree Campus USA and Campus Tree Plantings
[Project Description Under Construction]
Conference Presentations/Proceedings
Fischer, B.C. Growing Partnerships through Tree Campus USA. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, November 14-15, 2012, Sacramento, CA. (Presentation)
Mincey, S.K., L. Ahern, B.C. Fischer, & M. Widhelm. 2010. Planning sustainable urban forests for college campuses. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2010 Annual Conference, October 10-12, 2010, Denver, CO. (Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
Press
- Tree Campus USA announcements:
- SPEA press release: “Indiana University named a 2011 Tree Campus USA by Arbor Day Foundation,” March 5, 2012.
- IU News Room press release: “Indiana University Bloomington named Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation,” January 27, 2009.
- Tree planting events press releases from IU News Room:
- IU News Room press release: “Volunteers invited to help plant 80 trees Friday on IU Bloomington campus,” April 5, 2012.
- IU News Room press release: “Tree Campus USA tree planting taking root Friday in Dunn Meadow,” November 9, 2011.
- IU News Room press release: “IU students, volunteers, plant trees to celebrate Tree Campus USA success,” April 30, 2010.
Indiana University-Bloomington: The Woodland Campus
[Project Description Under Construction]
Funding and Support
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Urban Forest Conservation Fund Grant (PIs: Fischer and Mincey; 2008-2009: $4,410)
Publications
Mincey, S.K. and B.C. Fischer. 2009. The Woodland Campus: A Historic Walking Tour of Indiana University-Bloomington. IUB School of Public and Environmental Affairs publication (1st edition), 20 pp.
Other Conference Presentations
Members of BUFRG have presented our view of the urban forest as a social-ecological system at several conferences in recent years.
Conference Presentations/Proceedings
Fischer, B.C. & S.K. Mincey. 2010. Characteristics of sustainable urban forest social-ecological systems: Analysis tools for the local level. 2010 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, November 9-11, 2010, Philadelphia, PA.
