Municipal Tree Programs in Pennsylvania    (View PDF)

Eric C. Reeder and Henry D. Gerhold

Abstract: Municipal tree programs were assessed in Pennsylvania through mail surveys. Pennsylvania has approximately 378 tree programs of which 57% are implemented thrqugh shade tree commissions. Only 28% of Pennsylvania's citiqs and boroughs have tree programs. A high level of tree health exists in only 27% of the cities with programs. Only 28% of the programs have streettree inventories. Numbers of street trees are declining in 40% of the communities with programs.

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https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1993.003