Audio visual aids for urban and community forestry / [compiled by Larry E. Biles].

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General Report R8-GR 1

AUDIO VISUAL AIDS

FOR URBAN AND COMMUNITY

FORESTRY

United SlatM
Department ol
Agrtcullure

Foreet Service
Southern Region

This directory has been compiled in response to requests for a listing of
audio visual information specific to urban and community forestry. The
contents is based on the results of a call for audio visual information in
September of 1981. I\4any of the producers of the material contained herein
were contacted to ensure availability of the material and that they would
honor requests for loan, rental or purchase. Responsibility for acquiring
this material rests with the user and is to be handled via direct contact
with the source(s) listed. Prices are subject to change.

Comp i I ed by
Larry E. Biles
Urban Forester
USDA Forest Service
1 720 Peachtree Road, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30367

Revised February 1983

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FILMS

Page

A Place To Be Human .

Air Is For Br eath i ng .

Cities Must Choose .

Dutch Elm Disease .

Home Heating With Wood .

Life On The Line .

The River Mus t Live .

S i dewa Iks Of Sh ade .

The Singing Tree .

Trees and People Need Each Other

Trees and Their Care .

The Urban Forest .

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SLIDE CASSETTE PROGRAMS

Aerial Rescue . ...3

Air Pollution Slide Set . 3

Basic Instruction For The Tree Care Trainee . 3

Chain Saw Use and Safety For The Professional Arborist . 3

Compar tmental i zat ion Of Decay In Trees (CODIT) . 3

Construction Damage To Trees . 3

Electrical Hazards and Trees . 3

Green Survival . 4

Integrated Pest Management . 4

Knots and Ropes For Tree Care Operations . 4

Maintaining Your Shade Trees' Health . 4

Pest Management For Urban Trees . 4

Pollution Damage To Trees . 4

Professional Sp r ay i ng Ope ra t i ons . 4

Pruning Evergreens . 5

The Reasons For Fertilizing Urban Trees and Shrubs . 5

The Reasons For Pruning . 5

RX For Wounded Trees . 5

Safe Use Of Herbicides . 5

Selecting and Planting Street Trees . 5

Selecting, Planting and Caring For The Young Shade Tree . 5

Staking Landscape Trees . 6

Street Tree Inventories . 6

Street Tree Maintenance . 6

The Technique Of Cable Bracing . 6

The Technique Of Spraying . 6

The Tools and Techniques Of Fertilizing . 6

The Tools and Techniques Of Pruning . 6

Tree Care Safety . 7

The Tree Casualty Puzzle . 7

Tree City USA . 7

Tree Climbing Techniques For The Professional Arborist . 7

Trees For Confined Root Zones . . . ^.7

Trees For Urban Roadways . 7

A Tree Hur t s Too . 7

Tree Qualities . 7

Tree Removal Techniques For The Professional Arborist . 8

Urban Climate Slide Show . 8

What Trees Do For Your Community . 8

Home Study In Arboriculture

Another source of training aids for Urban Foresters is the National Arbo¬
rist Association's Home Study Program in Arboriculture. This program is a
two phase program and is designed to provide technical and professional
information to those engaged in shade and ornamental tree management and
maintenance. Course content for Series I and II are listed below. For
ordering and pricing information contact the National Arborist Associa¬
tion, Inc., 3537 Stratford Road, Wantagh, N.Y. 11793.

Series 1

Se r i es II

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Anatomy and Physiology of Trees

9.

Diagnosis of Shade and

Ornamental Tree Problems

2.

Soils

10.

Non-Pa r as i t i c Injuries
of Shade and Ornamental

Tr ees

3.

Compar tmental i zat ion of Decay in

Tr ees

1 1 .

Insect Problems of Shade
and Ornamental Trees

4.

Safety Practices for Workers in

Sh ade Trees

12.

Disease Problems of Shade
and Ornamental Trees

5.

Pruning of Shade and Ornamental

Trees, Part 1

13.

Pollution Damage to Trees
and Ornamental Plants

6.

Pruning of Shade and Ornamental

Trees,. Part II

14.

Pest Management for Shade
and Ornamental Trees

7.

Identification and Selection of

Trees

1 5.

Fertilization and Watering
of Shade and Ornamental Trees

8.

Transplanting Shade and Ornamental
Trees

1 6.

Maintenance and Repair Practices
for Shade and Ornamental Trees

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FILMS

A Place To Be Human 28 minutes

This film explores problems of a community's
man-made environment. It suggests how individ¬
uals, groups and local governments can help elim¬
inate ugly, unsightly and unattractive communities
and replace them with a humanized and beautiful
community environment.

Order; Rental-Film Center

University of Illinois
1325 South Oak
Ch ampaign,^ 1 1 61820

Purchase; W.R. Nelson

University of Illinois
1107 Dorner Drive
Urbana^ll 61801

Air Is For Breathing 29 minutes

A study of air pollution in the U.S. Free loan for
a period of two weeks, can also be purchased.

Contact; Shell Film Libary

450 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, In 46204

Cities Must Choose 14 minutes

This film provides an introduction to the basic
concepts of urban forestry, with emphasis on the
physical and psychological benefits of trees and
other vegetation in the city. The film also pre¬
sents the type of work the urban forester is
typically involved in, and the "tools" (i.e., street
tree inventories, canopy analysis, etc.) an Urban
Forester utilizes in carrying out the job.

General Use; Publication Center
USDA Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Road, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30367

Dutch Elm Disease ^ Catalyst To Community For“
estry 23 minutes

The purpose of this film is to document how the
Dutch elm disease epidemic experience has clearly
demonstrated the need for longterm community
forestry programs.

The film explains the biology and history of the
DED epidemic, and examines the primary control
techniques in the Western Plains States. Then,
using the DED problem as an example, the film
explores the role of community forestry programs
as a means of avoiding future problems, and
providing long-term urban forest management.

Order; Colorado State Forest Service

Ft. Collins, CO 80521

Home Heating With Wood 23 minutes

This film is about the safe and efficient use of
wood. Also includes information on the installa¬
tion and operation of wood heating equipment.

Order; Media Services

Audio Visual Res. Center
Cornell University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

Rental Price; $15 New York; $17 elsewhere

Purchase Price; $253

Life On The Line 20 minutes

A film on the use of the aerial device for line
clearance work. Free loan for short term use.

Order; Asplundh

Blair Mill Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090

The River Must Live 21 minutes

A photographic essay of the cause, effects, and
solutions of water pollution. Free loan for a
period of two weeks. Can also be purchased.

Contact; Shell Film Library

450 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

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Sidewalks Of Shade 20 minutes

Discusses the value of trees in an urban environ¬
ment and also illustrates how a community can
get organized to develop a tree planting and
maintenance program.

Rental: $16

Purchase: $275

Media Services
Audio Visual Res. Center
Cornell University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

companies can maintain healthy trees in urban
environments. The film stresses careful planning
and periodic care through a comprehensive tree
maintenance program.

Rental: Bureau of Audio Visual

Instruction

Univ. of Wl-Extension
Box 2093

Madison, Wl 53701

Purchase: Dept, of Agricultural

journalism

Univ. of Wl-Madison
440 Henry Mall
Madison, Wl 53706

The Singing Tree 15 minutes

A film about trees — for children. One hundred
school children participate in the film,, along with
singer Billy B. Songs teach scientific concepts
about the growth and function of trees — concepts
such as photosynthesis, the absorption of soil
nutrients and water by roots, and the protective
role of bark. Originally produced for instruc¬
tional television, the film is intended for 4th, 5th,
an d 6th graders.

Rental copies of this film are available from:

Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Box 2093, Madison^ Wl 53701
(Order by title and BAVI number 3790),

608-262-1 644

Trees And Their Care 29 minutes

Describes the recommended procedure for trans¬
planting, pruning, spraying and repairing storm
damaged trees. Also discusses insect and disease
diagnosis and control procedures.

Purchase: International Film Bureau, Inc.

332 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60607

Rental: $27 for 3 days

$50 per week
$390 to purchase

The Urban Forest 15 minutes

Film Library

Univ. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Wl 54601

P urchase-Contact:

Films

Dept, of Agriculture Journalism
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
440 Henry Mall, Madison, Wl 53706
608-262-1463

Trees and People Need Each Other 26 minutes

Two tree experts explain how departments of
public works,, city commissions, forestry depart¬
ments, private property owners, and tree care

An introduction to the value of trees in the urban
environment, including a message on the impor¬
tance of developing an urban tree planting and
maintenance program.

Purchase: Dept . of Extensio n

Radio, Television, Film
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66502

For

General Use

Contact: Publication Center

USDA Forest Service
1720 Peachtree Road, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30367

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Slide Cassette Programs

Aerial Rescue

A major cause of an emergency aloft is electric
shock resulting from contact with an energized
line.

This slide/cassette program illustrates a variety of
emergency conditions and appropriate rescue
techniques.

The program consists of 80 color slides, a tape
cassette narrative, and a script.

Purchase price; $60 to NAA members^ $120 to
non-NAA members . (Address: bottom of page)

Air Pollution

105 slides, illustrates the effects of air pollution
on vegetables and fruits (subset A), field crops
(subset B)., and ornamental plants and trees
(subset C).

Photography Division
Office of Information
U.S. Dept, of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250

Purchase price: $18.50 entire Set. $13 individual
subsets.

Basic instruction For The Tree Care Trainee

This slide/cassette program has been developed as
an audio visual orientation for new employees. It
illustrates the various functions that a tree care
trainee performs and describes what is expected
of the trainee. Includes 80 color slides.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Chain Saw Use and Safety For The Professional
Arborist

This siide/cassette program has been designed to
provide an audio visual introduction to proper
chain saw use and safety.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Compartmentaiization Of Decay In Trees (CODIT)

This slide tape describes an expanded understand¬
ing of the decay process in trees. Trees are
highly compartmentalized plants. When injured,
they tend to wall off the wound and contain the
injury within the affected compartment.

Audio Visual Communications Company
P.O.Box 85
Radnor, PA 19087

Purchase price; $22

Construction Damage To Trees

Davey Tree Expert Company
Environmental Services Division
1 17 S. Water Street
Kent, OH 44240

Rental Price: $10

□ectrical Hazards And Trees

This is a 2-part, 80 slides each, program designed
to be used as a training aid in the qualifying of
tree care personnel to work within 2 feet of an
energized line up to 1 5,X)00 volts. This program is
not to be considered as a substitute for field
training but to be used and understood before
field training begins. The program is only avail¬
able as a package and includes information on
identifying electrical hazards as well as recom¬
mended tree care practices around electrical
con ductors.

Purchase price: $160 to NAA members, $320 to
non-NAA members. (Address: top of page)

Green Survival

The story of the series of small steps each of us
can take to improve the quality of our lives.

American Association of Nurserymen
230 Southern Building
15th & H Streets, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

Price $40/Set

Integrated Pest Management

An overview of "Integrated Pest Management" as
condensed from the multi-image (3-screen) pre¬
sentation of the same title. This does not go into
detail to explain procedures, but only covers some
of the ingredients of I PM to help in the awareness
stage of the learning process. Cat, #78/121.

Visual Media
University of California
Davis,. CA 95616

916-752-0590 (Rent for one week at $3.00)

Cost: $59.63

Knots A Ropes For Tree Care Operations

80 color slides. This slide/cassette program illus¬
trates some of the knots and ropes used in tree
care operations. It is particularly valuable to the
new employee.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

353 7 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase Price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Maintaining Your Shade Trees' Health

Davey Tree Expert Company
1 17 S. Water Street
Kent, OH 44240

Rental Price: $10

Pest Management For Urban Trees

How can you minimize insect and disease damage
to trees? Which species are resistant to which
problems? Maintaining tree vigor through adequate
water and nutrition and selecting trees to fit
specific sites will eliminate many later problems.
Species to avoid planting in certain areas are
named and species with a better chance of sur¬
viving and growing in certain areas are suggested.

Media Services

Audio Visual Resource Center
Cornel! University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

Pollution Damage To Trees

This slide/cassette program is designed to famil¬
iarize arborists with pollution damage symptoms.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Professional Spraying Operations

This slide/cassette program has been designed to
orient spray crews as well as pesticide enforce¬
ment officials in the techniques of proper shade
tree spraying operations. It does not deal with
insects, diseases or the use of pesticides, and is
in no way intended to be a substitute for the
training provided for certification purposes.
Includes 80 color slides showing the highest
standards of professional spraying operations.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

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Pruning Evergreens

This slide/cassette program includes 80 color
slides and provides familiarization with the tech¬
niques of pruning evergreen trees and shrubs.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh,.NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

The Reasons For Fertilizing Urban Trees And
Shrubs

This slide/cassette program provides an audio
visual introduction to the reasons for applying
fertilizer to urban trees and shrubs. Includes 80
color slides showing different conditions that
necessitate the application of nutrients.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

The Reasons For Pruning

This slide/cassette program provides an audio
visual introduction to the reasons for pruning. It
can be used to supplement field experience or
other training programs, such as the National
Arborist Association's Home Study Program. In¬
cludes 80 color slides showing why trees and
shrubs are pruned.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Rx For Wounded Trees

This slide tape offers guidelines on how to main¬
tain healthy trees. It offers suggestions on how
to prevent tree damage and how to minimize
damage after a tree has been wounded.

Audio Visual Communications Company
P.O. Box 85
Radnor, PA 19087

Purchase price: $22

Safe Use Of Herbicides

Discusses the correct use, storage, mixing and
disposal of common arboricultural herbicides. A
25 minute tape with cassette narration.

As plun dh

Blair Mill Road

Willow Grove, PA 19090

Selecting And Planting Street Trees

How to select and plant trees of various types and
sizes to ensure their survival. Characteristics to
look for when selecting a tree so it will be com¬
patible with the area when it is mature are dis¬
cussed.

Media Services

Audio Visual Resource Center
Cornell University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

Selecting, Planting and Caring For The Young
Shade Tree

This slide set describes the step-by-step process
of selecting, planting, and caring for shade trees in
the urban environment. The focus is on common
problems and how to avoid them.

Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction
P.O. Box 2093
Madison,, Wl 53701

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Staking Landscape Trees

This set should be helpful for professionals and
non-professionals in the turf and landscape field.
It covers staking principles and techniques for
landscape tree establishment.

Visual Media
University of California
Davis, C A 95616

916-752-0590 Cat. ,i^36. Cost: $17.89

Street Tree Inventories

What are street tree inventories? How do you
conduct one? What information do you want and
what will it tell you? Who will collect informa¬
tion? Shows how street tree inventories can be
used as management tools.

Media Services

Audio Visual Resource Center
Cornell University
8 Re search Park
Ithaca,- NY 14850

Street Tree Maintenance

W'hat must be done to keep trees healthy? De¬
signed to make members of street tree committees
more aware of the activities they should consider
when managing urban trees: pruning, cavity fil¬
ling, fertilizing and cabling and bracing.

Media Services

Audio Visual Resource Center
Cornell University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

The Technique of Cable Bracing

This slide/cassette program has been designed to
supplement field experience or other training
programs, such as the National Arborist Associa¬
tion's Home Study Program. Includes 80 color
slides detailing the technique of the eye splice, all
the tools required and the actual installation of a
cable.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 1 1793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

The Technique Of Spraying

This slide/cassette program has been designed to
train spray crews in the techniques of spraying.
It does not deal with insects, diseases or the use
of pesticides and is in no way intended to be a
substitute for the training provided for certifica¬
tion purposes. Includes 69 color slides dealing
with the foreman's responsibilities, the function
of the helper, reaching the tops of the trees,
protecting the clients' property and other aspects
of spraying.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh,, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

The Tools And Techniques Of Fertilizing Urban
Trees And Shrubs

This slide/cassette program has been developed as
an audio visual orientation to the process of
applying nutrients to urban trees and shrubs.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members-, $100 to
non-NAA members.

The Tools And Techniques Of Pruning

This slide/cassette program has been designed to
supplement field pruning experience. It includes
79 color slides showing the various tools required
to prune, as well as the reason for using them.
It also discusses various cutting techniques such
as cutting back, drop crotching, and jump cuts.

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The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members^ $100 to
non-NAA members.

Tree Care Safety

This is a 4 -part, 80 slides each, program illustra¬
ting all of the safety requirements set forth in the
American National Standards Institute's (ANSI)
"Safety Requirements for Pruning, Trimming,
Repairing, Maintaining and Removing Trees,, and for
Cutting Brush." Covers - personal safety, equip¬
ment safety, operational safety, general safety.
This standard is the basis for the tree care in¬
dustry's OSHA requirements. The program is only
available as a package containing all four com¬
ponent slide/cassette programs.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $200 to NAA members, $400 to
non-NAA members.

The Tree Casualty Puzzle

American Association of Nurserymen. This 15
minute presentation covers the subject of tree and
landscape values and discusses the steps property
owners can take to regain losses incurred by
casualty.

Council Of Tree And Landscape Appraisers
232 Southern Building
Washington, DC 20005

Rental fee: $15, Purchase price: $65

Tree City USA

This slide show provides information for starting
a community forestry program, a brief history of
Arbor Day, and outlines the steps a community
needs to follow to become a "Tree City USA."

National Arbor Day Foundation
Arbor Lodge 100
Nebraska City, NE 68410

Purchase price: $30

Tree Clienbing Techniques For The Professional
Arborist

This slide/cassette program provides an audio
visual introduction to tree climbing techniques.
It can be used to supplement actual field expe¬
rience. Includes 80 color slides showing different
aspects for tree climbing.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh, NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Trees For Confined Root Zones

Container plantings can be practical when space is
limited. Containers and trees must be harmonized
with the surroundings. The program covers freeze
injury, submerged planters, and drainage. It also
suggests that species be carefully selected, and
gives examples.

Media Services

Audio Visual Resource Center
Cornell University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

Trees For Urban Roadways

Proper species selection is vital when planting
trees near urban roadways. Cold weather, snow,
wind, deicing salt, length of growing season, and
motor vehicle exhaust fumes are all factors that
must be considered. Shows the effect of urban
conditions at specific sites on the survival of the
tree and suggests species for certain areas.
Planning the planting to accommodate the growth
of the tree is vital.

Media Services

Audio Visual Resource Center
Cornell University
8 Research Park
Ithaca, NY 14850

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A Tree Hurts Too

This slide tape illustrates how decay develops in
living trees and how trees react to wounds. It
also tells what individuals can do to prevent
damage to trees.

Audio Visual Communications Company

P.O. Box 85

Rad nor, PA 1 9087

Purchase Price: $22

Tree Qualities

This slide tape discusses eight major points deal¬
ing with tree qualities. The illustrations graph¬
ically show which tree should be considered by
professional people or interested homeowners for
a particular landscape.

Visual Media
University of California
Davis, C A 95616

916-752-0590 (Rentals one week for $3.00)

Cat. /)78/130. Cost to purchase: $11.53

Tree Removal Techniques For The Professional
Arborist

This slide/cassette program provides an audio
visual introduction to tree removal techniques. It

can be used to supplement actual field experience.
Includes 80 color slides showing different phases
of tree removal.

The National Arborist Association, Inc.

3537 Stratford Road
Wantagh,.NY 11793

Purchase price: $50 to NAA members, $100 to
non-NAA members.

Urban Climate Slide Show

80 color slides and cassette tape. Available for
short term loan. $5.00 postage and handling fee.
Write:

Fred Bartenstein
Dayton Climate Project
City Managers Office
Box 22

Dayton, OH 45401

What Trees Do For Your Community

This slide set illustrates how trees can be used to
save energy, filter the air, control glare, and
reduce runoff. It also illustrates how trees can
make the urban environment a more pleasant place
to live.

Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction
P.O. Box 2093
Madiso n, Wl 53701

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