Urban+Tree+Stewardship

The urban tree project capitalizes upon the increased recognition that city trees have significant positive **//ecological, social, and economic//** impacts (McPherson et al., 1997). The curriculum also introduces student to state of the art computational modeling tools. The urban street tree project is designed to engage students in:

1. Investigating questions related to the ecological and economic of trees in their city 2. Develop and ask their own research question 3. The use of technology to answer scientific questions 4. Conduct a scientific analysis using data 5. Use their own data to draw conclusions and make recommendations