Resources

Urban Forestry

• The Sustainable Urban Forest Guide: A Step-by-Step Approach (M. Leff, USDA Forest Service, 2016)
• A Comprehensive Framework for Understanding Urban Forests as Social-Ecological Systems (J. Vogt, 2024)
• Urban Forest Management: A Primer to Strategic Planning for Municipal Governments by Robert J. Northrop, M.S, Michael G. Andreu, Ph.D., and Wayne Zipperer, Ph.D.
• Mississippi Urban and Community Forest Management Manual (MSU)

Wildlife Plantings

• Backyard Wildlife Enhancement (Clemson)
• Living Fences (UF/IFAS)

Trees and Shrubs

• Mississippi Native Plants (MDEQ)
• Native Trees for Mississippi Landscapes (MSU Extension)
• Native Shrubs for Mississippi Landscapes (MSU Extension)

Ordinances

• Tree Preservation Ordinances: Smart Protections for Our Communities’ Heritage Trees (UGA)
• Developing Successful Tree Ordinances (NC State)
• Georgia’s Tree Ordinances (PSU)
• An examination of vegetation ordinances within communities across the southern United States (MSU Thesis)