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Urban Forestry is a subfield of Forestry; We do Urban Forestry <br />“Urban forestry” was first defined in 1970 as a “specialized branch of forestry” that has as its <br />objective “tree management in the entire area influenced by and utilized by the urban <br />population.”2 The Society of American Foresters has accepted urban forestry as a specialized <br />branch within forestry. To signal our specialization within forestry, and our ability to address <br />specific trees within a landscape, we at the Treeist often refer to what we do as “arboriculture” <br />and to ourselves as “arborists.” As the Cooperative Forestry Act of 1978 makes clear, however, <br />urban forestry encompasses arboriculture so understood: “Urban Forestry means the planning, <br />establishment, protection and management of trees and associated plants, individually, in small <br />groups, or under forest conditions within cities, their suburbs, and towns.” <br />3 It is widely <br />understood that urban forestry deals with trees in not only densely populated cities, but also <br />areas around cities, “urban-interface areas,” and places like our own Rural Buffer. <br />4 <br />Forestry is a subfield of Agriculture <br />4 Miller et. al. 2015. pp. 4-11. <br />3 Miller, Robert W, Hauer, Richard J., and Werner, Les P. 2015.Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing <br />Urban Greenspaces, 3rd Edition. Wave Press, Inc. Long Grove, Il. p. 17. <br />2 Jorgenson, E. 1970. “Urban Forestry in Canada.” In Proceedings, 46th International Shade Tree <br />Conference (pp. 3a-51a). International Society of Arboriculture, Urbana, Illinois. <br />2 <br />44