External Resources
City Government Resources
Bloomington City Gov: Street Trees and Landscaping Bloomington TreeKeeper Report a Hazardous Tree Find a Certified Arborist Urban Forest Assessment Story Map 2019 Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Summary Report Bloomington Urban Forestry Plan
Additional Local Research and Services
Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group eXperienceReality® (XR) Virtual Woodland Campus Tour Bloomington Urban Harvest; The Fruit Tree Map Visit Bloomington: Trails in Bloomington, IN Bluestone Tree Services
City of Bloomington Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
​Parks and Recreation has launched the Tree Assistance Program (TAP), a new initiative that helps qualifying homeowners remove or prune hazardous trees and plant new ones on private property. The program is designed to improve safety while contributing to Bloomington’s tree canopy, which provides shade, erosion control, wildlife habitat, and climate benefits. Applications, including proof of income, will be accepted through Oct. 1.
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Local Tree News
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Bloomington Recognized by The Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City of the World
City of Bloomington’s Switchyard Park Recognized for Outstanding Urban Forestry, Native Landscaping
IDS Black Voices: Climate change is real. How might it affect Bloomington’s spring bloom?
Research links decline in hemlock forests to changes in water resources
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Tree Species Information
​Indiana DNR Tree Species Selection Guide
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Statewide Research and Tree Resources
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Indiana’s Future Forests: A Report from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment
Arbor Day Foundation: Indiana Profile
Indiana Tree Stewards
Indiana Legal Archive: Intro to Environmental Justice
Other Resources​
Davey Resource Group: Environmental Consulting Services
American Forests: Tree Equity in America’s Cities
American Forests: Tree Equity Score Project, Bloomington Profile
Article: The first step to bridging the urban “canopy gap”? Counting and mapping trees.
Nat Geo – See How Your City’s Climate Might Change by 2070
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Recommended Books (Support your local bookstore!)
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Trees of Indiana Field Guide by Stan Tekiela
The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape by Jill Jonnes