Tree Protection Web Links

1. Public Education Model
   Websited dedicated to urban forest and tree education.
2. Regulation Model
   Websites dedicated to changing the laws to protect trees and water.
3. Ownership Model
   Websties dedicated to purchasing land for the preservation of trees
4. Other Interesting Websites
   Websties for people that love trees.

Public Education Model
Website dedicated to urban forest and tree education.

• American Forest - www.americanforest.org
• Arbor Day Foundation- www.arborday.com
• Atlanta Botanical Garden - www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/
• Georgia Forestry Commission - www.gfc.state.ga.us/
• Georgia Urban Forest Council- www.gufc.org
• Heritage Forest Campaign..http://www.ourforests.org/ (National)
• International Society of Arboriculture. www.isa-arbor.com
• National Arborist Association - www.natlarb.com (arborist in your area)
• Project learning tree. http://www.plt.org/ (education for children.
• Trees Are My Friends - www.treesaremyfriends.org , (tree fun) be sure to listen to their tree song, it will never leave your head.
• Tree Link - www.treelink.org/ (tree links, education)
• Turner Environmental law Clinic of Emory University, http://www.law.emory.edu/turnerclinic
• Univ.of Georgia Extension Forest Resources - www.forestry.uga.edu/efr/ Read tree expert extrodinaire Kim Coder writings about trees.

Regulation Model
Websites dedicated to changing the laws to protect trees and water.

Trees

• Arbor Atlanta, http://www.arboratlanta.org,
  
• Georgia Forest Watch, http://www.gafw.org
  
• Friends of Emory Forest, http://www.emoryforest.emory.edu,

Water

• North DeKalb Watershed, http://glencreek.org/
• Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper, http://www.ucriverkeeper.org/,
• Georgia River Network, http://www.garivers.org/,
• Clean Water Initiative, http://www.fs.fed.us/clean/water

Ownership Model
Websties dedicated to purchasing land for the preservation of trees.

• Trust for Public Land, http://www.tpl.org,
• Chattowah Open Land Trust, http://www.chattowah.org/
• The Conservation Fund, http://www.conservationfund.org/
• The Georgia Land Trust, http://www.galandtrust.org/
• The Nature Conservancy http://www.tnc.org,
• The Wilderness Society, http://www.wilderness.org/
• Park Pride, http://www.parkpride.org
• Georgia Conservancy, http://www.gaconservancy.org/
• Sierra Club's Atlanta Chapter,http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/ga/atlanta/ ,
  
• Georgia Wildlife Federation, http://www.gwf.org

Other Interesting Websites
Websties for people that love trees

• http://www.cleanaircampaign.com, Clean Air Campaign.The Clean Air Campaign, it is a not-for-profit organization that works to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality through a variety of voluntary programs and services, including free employer assistance, public information and children's education. We focus on both congestion and air quality because they are linked - vehicle emissions contribute to smog formation. In fact, in metro Atlanta, 52% of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions (one of the pollutants that, with sunlight and heat, create ozone, a primary component of smog) are projected to come from on-road mobile sources - cars and trucks by 2004.* Reducing traffic congestion also improves quality of life in the region.
• http://www.earthsharega.org, Earthshare of Georgia represents 25 of the state's leading environmental organizations and serves as a central funder and resource for Georgia's environmental community.
• http://www.pathfoundation.org , Pathfoundation Information on Bike Trails in Metro Atlanta including Trail Map
• http:/www.dekalbzoning.com, excellent source for information on DeKalb Zoning
• http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/, good birding always leads to beautiful trees.
• Kathryn Kolb Photography, www.kathrynkolb.com, (tree art) excellent tree photo's of the southeast.
• http://www.beltline.org, a linear park and transportation solution for Atlanta
• http://www.going-green.org is a multimedia presentation that shows why and how to include community forest in sustainable growth strategies.