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Asthma rates in the South Bronx are among the highest in the nation, especially among youth.
Urban Horticulture Institute
Cornell University's Urban Horticulture Institute was founded in 1980 with the explicit mission of "improving the quality of urban life by enhancing the functions of plants within the urban ecosystem."
Resources available on-line:
- Visual Similarity and Biological Diversity: Street Tree Selection and Design (pdf)
- Recommended Urban Trees
Site Assessment and Tree Selection for Stress Tolerance - Creating the Urban Forest
The Bare Root Method (pdf) - Using CU-Structural Soil!" in the Urban Environment (pdf)
- Please visit the outreach link for more resources, including 2 new DVDs: Tough Trees for Tough Sites and Creating an Urban Forest: The Bare Root Planting Method
Available for Online Purchase:
Northeast Regional Climate Center, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
The Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC) contributes expertise in atmospheric and meteorological sciences. Established in 1983, the NRCC is one of six centers that function to meet regional needs for climate data, research-based information and climate expertise. The NRCC serves a 12-state region that includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. The Center's staff works cooperatively with the National Climatic Data Center, state climatologists and other interested scientists in the Northeast to acquire, analyze, and disseminate accurate, up-to-date climate data and information.
To access the Center's resources, including climate data and products, monitoring and assessment information, historical data and other links, please click here.
US Forest Service's Northern Research Station in Syracuse, NY:
Effects of Urban Forests and their Management on Human Health and Environmental Quality
The Northern Research Station in Syracuse, New York, is the urban forest research unit of the USDA Forest Service. Established in 1978, the Northern Research Station in Syracuse investigates the "effects of urban forests and their management on human health and environmental quality."
The website includes:
- Current research such as Urban Forest Structure and Urban Soil Formation and Classification
- National Urban Forest Data
- Publications by Forest Service researchers, including Project Collaborator David J. Nowak
- Powerpoint Presentations, such as Urban Silviculture maps
- Computer Software, including information on the Urban Forest Effects Model (UFORE)
US Environmental Protection Agency's 6 Common Pollutants website
PM - How Particulate Matter Affects the Way We Live and Breathe
US Dept. of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health's information on asthma
Basic Asthma Facts in English and Spanish may be accessed by this link