Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values: Morgantown's Urban Forests

by David J. Nowak

An analysis of the community forest in Morgantown, WV, was undertaken in 2004 to characterize the structural and functional attributes of this forest resource. The assessment revealed that this city has about 658,000 trees with canopies that cover 35.5 percent of the area. The most common tree species are sugar maple, black cherry, and hawthorn. The urban forest currently stores about 93,000 tons of carbon valued at $1.9 million. In addition, these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507568908
• ISBN13: 9781507568903
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"