CENTER FOR URBAN FOREST RESEARCH
Results of research that provides reliable scientific evidence that trees add value to communities.    Research on issues such as energy conservation, airborne pollutants, atmospheric carbon dioxide, stormwater runoff, and home values.

GEORGIA URBAN FOREST COUNCIL, INC.
Statewide organization that conducts tree care educational programs, quarterly meetings with educational component, and an annual fall Conference and Awards program.  Offers memberships with discounts to programs.

HUMAN DIMENSIONS IN URBAN FORESTRY
Features research on peoples’ perceptions and behaviors regarding nature in cities.  Includes research on Nature and Consumer Environments, Trees and Transportation, Civic Ecology, International Urban Greening, Urban Forestry and Human Benefits.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE
A worldwide professional organization dedicated to fostering a greater appreciation for trees and to promoting research, technology, and the professional practice of arboriculture.   Source of information and publications on all aspects of tree care.  Conducts the voluntary certification programs for arborists, utility arborists, municipal arborists, master arborists, and tree care workers.

NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION Organization that helps people plant and care for trees and encourages the celebration of Arbor Day.  Conducts the Tree City USA and Tree City USA Growth Award programs.  Provides educational programs on a variety of topics related to urban forestry.  Information also on tree conservation and use.Provides information on Urban and Community Forestry issues, including Tree Ordinance Development, Community Tree Benefits and Care, Tree City USA and Arbor Day programs, and the Urban/Wildland Interface.

Information on the USDA Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program that provides grants to municipalities and non-profit organizations can be found here.

SOUTHERN CENTER FOR URBAN FORESTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
Formed to help communities and landowners across the Southern U.S. manage trees and forests where people live, work and play through research and information transfer.  Partnership project of the USDA Forest Service.

SOUTHERN CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE
Southern Chapter of ISA located in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.  Publications available by ISA including ANSI Standards, Best Management Practices, and Arborist Certification Study Guide.  Conducts an annual Conference and Trade Show in the spring.

TREELINK
Provides information, research, and networking for people working in urban and community forestry, including researchers, arborists, community group leaders, and volunteers.

TREES COVINGTON, INC.
Provides partnership opportunities for tree planting, tree maintenance information and education, and tree grants to owners of large and historic trees.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE
Source of information on all aspects of woody plant culture, including tree species selection, planting, pruning, and pest identification and management. 

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WARNELL SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES – SERVICE AND OUTREACH
Publications on all aspects of urban and community forestry, including assessing construction damage, drought effects on trees, fertilization, tree species, storm damaged trees, tree growth, and much more.