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PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY FORES ; Produced by Alex Brown, Center for Urban Forestry at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Bob Neville at the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry. ey ae N1UA0 3L0t 1iAB ,ll BdN agal ttii‘¢4 omnoar e| Bl vd hal d a tant Stee”5 Bel » MD 20705- “ & am* USD United States Forest Northeastern Area 100 Matsonford Road Department of Service State and Private 5 Radnor Corporate “EMS Agriculture Forestry Center, Ste. 200 Radnor, PA 19087-4585 Dear Friend: It gives me great pleasure to report these accomplishments for the Urban and Community Forestry Program in the Northeastern Area for Fiscal Year 1997. This represents government reinvention at its best. The activities highlighted here reflect a true collaboration between government at the Federal, State, and local level interacting with non-governmental organizations and grassroots groups to solve local problems through collective action. I believe this is an effective model for government support of local initiatives. After you have read through this document, I hope you will agree with me. Urban areas in this country continue to deteriorate, especially the older industrial cities that characterize the Northeast. The problems are complex, the solutions even more so. Natural resource managers, for a long time, did not recognize their role in arresting the demise of urban America. This has changed during the decade of the ‘90s. The international movement to achieve sustainability by balancing growth and development depends on conservation of soil, air, water, wildlife, and natural vegetative cover. This is especially important in heavily populated areas where the loss of forest cover leads to flooding, erosion, and pollution that is both costly and unhealthy. This report describes the organization, the resources, and the activities that are mobilized through the Urban and Community Forestry Program to address sustainability in urban areas. Federal activities such as the Urban Resources Partnership, Chicago Wilderness, Northeastern Pennsylvania Project, and Revitalizing Baltimore are addressing coalition building and institutional change to deal with long term issues such as sustainability and capacity building. Three Centers of Excellence at Amherst, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are serving regional needs for information and technical assistance in the application of advanced technology. Thousands of volunteers were mobilized throughout the Northeastern area and the District of Columbia to deal with local issues and concerns. Highlights demonstrate the grassroots nature of the Urban and Community Forestry Program. Please take the time to review the accomplishments illustrated here for Fiscal Year 1997. I feel confident you will conclude that Urban and Community Forestry is an efficient and effective use of Federal tax dollars. Sincerely, relat Fda) Michael T. Rains Area Director sarc pt ite a PMe 74: at eee =e 5 eEReG e PBR ce esat,h ey ee eee %* sa ne OREBERAS L OE DERE NG EERE GIORGI IPG Table of Contents Bae MEAT VULTUREN emue cae Moe eArk Na cay iayidvcassetesint Actceadstasvesicbuanuccsceesagievache 1 DIMericdS . UDal OODOMUNINES s aitics kissd acaceccrsicaitheieebevecuctascRitccecnecetendecd 2 NaturalsResources. 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