:: Green Infrastructure Resources and Publications

Below are a variety of available green infrastructure resources and publications, sorted by category. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download here, to view some of the links on this page.


Recent Green Infrastructure Presentations and Reports

The following are a sample of GIC presentations (not all).

Tree Planning and Planting Campaigns: A Guide for Reforesting Cities and Towns, June 2022. This guide for local officials, citizens and community tree groups provides key arguments to plan for urban tree canopy cover and to launch a planting campaign, including inspirational case studies and the many health reasons to launch a campaign such as reducing urban heat and improving fitness. Download free here: Tree Planning and Planting Campaigns Guide.

Karen Firehock and Matt Lee, Crafting Realistic, Inclusive and Successful Tree Planning and Planting Campaigns, Presentation at the Partners in Community Forestry Conference. November 18, 2021.

Karen Firehock, Tree Benefits:Growing Arlington’s Urban Forest, Presentation to Arlington County Civic Federation, March 16, 2021

Karen Firehock, Green Infrastructure Center, Green Planning in Albemarle and Charlottesville, VA. Presentation to the League of Women Voters. February 10, 2019.

Karen Firehock, Green Infrastructure Center and Lara Johnson, Virginia Department of Forestry, Healing Our Earth, Healing our Veterans. Presentation at the Partners in Community Forestry Conference. November 8, 2018.

Karen Firehock, Green Infrastructure Center, Benefits of Healthy Urban Forests - Trees as Green Infrastructure, Presentation at the Mayors' Innovation Project Summer Meeting. August 23, 2018.

Karen Firehock, Green Infrastructure Center, Mapping and Planning for Green Infrastructure, Presentation for the TransportiCA Webinar Series. August 30, 2018.

Listen to the webinar live at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaghD_F-tk (YouTube video).

Karen Firehock, Green Infrastructure Center, Using the Urban Forest for Stormwater Management, Presentation to the Southern Group of State Foresters. June 6, 2018.

Note: More online resources are available here: GIC Online Resources

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