urban forest — urban forest, the trees in an urban environment, including trees along streets and in parks … Useful english dictionary
Urban forest — An urban forest is a forest or a collection of trees that grow within a city, town or a suburb. In a wider sense it may include any kind of woody plant vegetation growing in and around human settlements. In a narrower sense (also called forest… … Wikipedia
urban forest — (UR.bun fohr.ist) n. The collection of trees found within a city s limits. Example Citation: Metro Atlanta is losing 50 acres of tree cover per day to make way for new housing, roads, shopping malls and office parks, according to an analysis of… … New words
Black Country Urban Forest — The Black Country Urban Forest (BCUF) is a partnership of the voluntary sector and local government with the aim of making urban forestry the characteristic landscape of one of England s industrial areas, The Black Country. It is not a forest in… … Wikipedia
Friends of the Urban Forest — is a non profit organization based in San Francisco that plants and maintains trees within the city.Organized as a response to the city s lack of trees, the group s first tree planted was a glossy privet on arbor day, 1981, in Noe Valley.cite… … Wikipedia
Urban forestry — is the care and management of urban forests, i.e., tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry advocates the role of trees as a critical part of the urban infrastructure. Urban foresters… … Wikipedia
Forest Park — can refer to any one of a number of places, many of them urban forests:Towns and villages*Forest Park, Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, UK *Forest Park, Georgia, USA *Forest Park, Illinois, USA *Forest Park, Ohio, USA, a city in Hamilton county… … Wikipedia
Forest Park (Queens) — Forest Park is an urban forest, one of the natural treasures of the New York City borough of Queens. It has an area of 538 acres (2.15 km²). The park is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.City of New… … Wikipedia
Forest kindergarten — A forest kindergarten in Düsseldorf, Germany A forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play,… … Wikipedia
Forest Park (Portland) — Geobox Protected Area name = Forest Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = category iucn = image size = 300 image caption = etymology type = Named for etymology = country = United States state = Oregon region type = City… … Wikipedia