Talk:Forest restoration
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This subsection was created to demonstrate a current restoration project taking place. This is intended to be a case study and shed light on restoration efforts being taken on in the U.S.
Restoration prescriptions and techniques will differ dependent on the ecosystem type, which could likely be made into its own subsection. Franklin and Johnson's "A restoration framework for federal forests of the Pacific Northwest" cites a U.S. Forest Service definition of restoration as "the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed. Ecological restoration focuses on reestablishing the composition, structure, pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facilitate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems sustainability, resilience, and health under current and future conditions." It is also stipulated that 1.) restoration should be focused on entire ecosystems rather than individual attributes (i.e. climax successional state as the given definition describes), 2.) restoration efforts should be centered on restoring resilience and functionality in the context of desired future conditions, and 3.) priority for restoration to should be given to the most degraded environments.
Articles on the red links are coming soon. We are the Forest Restoration Research Unit of Chiang Mai University, FORRU and we are working on providing a series of articles on all the various aspects of forest restoration science over the coming months --Forru (talk)17:51, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Two closely related articles that would be strengthened by mergingDA Sonnenfeld (talk)10:06, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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This article is written as an FAQ, not an encyclopedia article. Questions are not suitable as section titles, and content within sections should not be a response to a leading question posed by the title. Additionally, the photos present a series of steps that allegedly to show success of restoration where conservation organizations stated it was not possible, yet there are no links or citations to these claims by whom or how they were actually made. This needs to be fixed.128.100.66.244 (talk)01:14, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between16 January 2023 and10 April 2023. Further details are availableon the course page. Student editor(s):Shatz d (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated byShatz d (talk)23:35, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rationale: The current article under-represents urban forest restoration efforts. This addition would help readers—including local Tree Boards and Parks/Greenspace/Trails Commissions—understand how forest restoration principles apply in cities. Sources include NYC Parks, NYC DEP, and other municipal programs.
Proposed text:> === Urban and municipal-scale implementation ===> In cities and towns, forest restoration is often implemented through street trees, parks, riparian corridors, and vacant-land greening. Municipal programs increasingly integrate soil health, planting design, and long-term maintenance to achieve measurable outcomes such as stormwater infiltration, canopy survival, and urban-heat mitigation. Guidance from large municipal programs emphasizes minimum rootable soil volumes, pretreatment for bioretention planters, and route-based maintenance for distributed assets citywide.[1][2]Gakusan03 (talk)00:20, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rationale: The article lists restoration “activities” but not how urban-scale projects maintain ecological performance. This neutral addition provides practical, referenced examples.
Proposed text:> === Design and maintenance considerations ===> Emerging practice highlights several design and maintenance factors for urban forest restoration:> *Soil and rooting volume: Providing uncompacted, amended soil volumes (typically 300–1,000 ft³ per tree, depending on species and size class) improves establishment and long-term canopy performance.[3]> *Tree–stormwater integration: Bioretention planters and tree inlets manage runoff and enhance infiltration; programs specify pretreatment, soil media, and inspection requirements.[4]> *Right-of-way siting: Standards such asNACTO Urban Street Stormwater Guide and Seattle’sStreets Illustrated define spacing, utility offsets, and access zones for trees in paved areas.> *Maintenance planning: Operations manuals outline routine litter removal, vegetation care, and inspection cycles; performance depends on sustained O&M funding.[5]Gakusan03 (talk)00:22, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rationale: Adds an outcome-focused perspective relevant to both scientific and municipal readers; emphasizes that monitoring is part of restoration, not postscript.
Proposed text:> === Monitoring and performance metrics ===> Municipal programs increasingly evaluate outcomes rather than installations alone. Common indicators include tree survival at 24 months, shaded-area percentage over pavement, and infiltration or drainage performance for bioretention facilities. Reporting frameworks often reference theSustainable SITES Initiative and municipal green-infrastructure programs to link restoration activities with documented ecological outcomes.[6][7]Gakusan03 (talk)00:23, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rationale: The “Opportunities” section could include evidence of community-based maintenance improving survival rates; based on peer-reviewed research.
Proposed text:> === Community stewardship and early establishment ===> In urban contexts, establishment watering during the first one to three years strongly influences young-tree survival. Several cities couple tree planting with neighborhood stewardship and watering programs to improve early success rates.[8]Gakusan03 (talk)00:23, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rationale: Helps explain how local agencies and commissions implement restoration principles through ordinances, codes, and maintenance agreements.
Proposed text:> === Policy tools and local governance ===> Local authorities implement forest and landscape restoration through development codes, standard plans, and inspection checklists that coordinate parks, forestry, planning, and stormwater departments. Examples include street-design guidelines for tree placement and utilities, green-infrastructure design manuals, and maintenance standards that define inspection frequency and responsible parties.[9][10]Gakusan03 (talk)00:24, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rationale: Supports existing content by citing evidence that preserving intact soils and forest patches offers measurable benefits, especially in urban areas.
Proposed text:> Analyses in large cities suggest that urban natural areas can deliver substantial stormwater and cooling benefits relative to constructed treatments, underscoring the value of protecting intact forest soils where feasible.[11]Gakusan03 (talk)00:25, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This set of proposed edits expands the Forest restoration article to better reflect municipal and urban-scale practice. The goal is to help readers—including local Community Development Directors, Tree Boards and Parks, Greenspace & Trails Commissions—understand how forest-landscape restoration principles translate to cities. Additions include: (1) a new subsection on Urban and municipal-scale implementation with examples from New York, Philadelphia, and Seattle; (2) a Design and maintenance considerations section highlighting soil volume, stormwater integration, and O&M planning; (3) Monitoring and performance metrics linking restoration outcomes to measurable indicators; (4) a paragraph on Community stewardship and early establishment based on tree-survival research; (5) Policy tools and local governance, describing how cities codify restoration through ordinances and manuals; and (6) a short note on Natural areas as high-performing assets emphasizing the ecological value of intact soils. Each addition is supported by publicly available, verifiable municipal and academic sources.Gakusan03 (talk)00:39, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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