Starting an Informal Presentation in the Wildland-Urban Interface

FOR-111, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe and Lynn Weiss, highlights for extension agents the most important elements of starting successful presentations for homeowners. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, April 2007. FOR 111/FR165: Starting an Informal Presentation in the Wildland-Urban Interface (ufl.edu)

Reducing Conflict in the Wildland-Urban Interface

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr259-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Martha C. Monroe

Keyword(s):

Forest Resources ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Resource Managers

Revised! FOR-198, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe, provides extension agents and resource managers with suggestions for strategies to approach any conflict. Includes suggested readings. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008. FOR198/FR259: Reducing Conflict in the Wildland-Urban Interface (ufl.edu)

Communication Basics in the Wildland-Urban Interface

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr166-2007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 (16) ◽

Author(s):

Martha C. Monroe

Keyword(s):

Natural Resource ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Extension Agents ◽

FOR-112, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe, explores several strategies that natural resource professionals and extension agents can use to help make communication effective. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, April 2007. FOR 112/FR166: Communication Basics in the Wildland-Urban Interface (ufl.edu)

Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr260-2008 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2009 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lauren McDonell ◽

Martha C. Monroe ◽

Gene Boles ◽

Terri Mashour

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Urban Sprawl ◽

Smart Growth ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Guiding Principles

Revised! FOR199, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Lauren McDonell, Martha C. Monroe, Gene Boles, and Terri Mashour, outlines the ecological, social, and economic effects of urban sprawl and describes the guiding principles of smart growth and how it can help address these issues. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008. FOR199/FR260: Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth (ufl.edu)

Forest Management in the Interface: Forest Health

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr238-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Robert A. Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Forest Health ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Health Concerns ◽

Revised! FOR-178, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Robert A. Schmidt, describes forest health concerns in the wildland-urban interface, which include slightly different issues and quite different management solutions than the same concerns in rural forests. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008.

Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Land Conservation Tools and Zoning

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr256-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (7) ◽

Author(s):

Lauren McDonell ◽

Martha C. Monroe

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Land Conservation ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Ecological Conditions

FOR195, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Lauren McDonell and Martha C. Monroe, outlines land conservation tools and the types of zoning that can improve ecological conditions, create recreational opportunities, and reduce human conflicts in the wildland-urban interface. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008. FOR195/FR256: Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Land Conservation Tools and Zoning (ufl.edu)

Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Preparing a Firewise Plant List for WUI Residents

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr151-2004 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 2004 (15) ◽

Author(s):

Anna L. Behm ◽

Alan J. Long ◽

Martha C. Monroe ◽

Cotton K. Randall ◽

Wayne C. Zipperer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cooperative Extension ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Extension Service ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Step Method ◽

University Of Florida ◽

Agricultural Sciences ◽

Service Publication

This extension publication is a guide to making a firewise plant list to assist local homeowners with firewise landscaping. It includes a step-by-step method for determining whether or not a particular plant is appropriate for firewise landscaping. Extension agents, nursery personnel, landscape architects, or urban foresters may use this publication for preparing local firewise plant lists in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). These lists can be combined with the Florida Cooperative Extension Service publication “Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants” for homeowners and other interested groups. This document is Circular 1453, one of the Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface series of the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: July 2004. CIR 1453/FR151: Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Preparing a Firewise Plant List for WUI Residents (ufl.edu)

Wildland-Urban Interface: Key Issues

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr264-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Leslie Annie Hermansen-Baez ◽

Jennifer Seitz ◽

Martha C. Monroe

Keyword(s):

Focus Groups ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Forest Service ◽

The South ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

The Us ◽

Key Issues ◽

Us Forest Service

A result of the influx of new residents to the South is an expansion of urban areas into forests and other natural areas, creating areas referred to as the wildland-urban interface. Interface issues of most concern vary from state to state, but some key issues are consistent across the South. the US Forest Service conducted a series of focus groups in 2000. Key issues gleaned from those focus groups and other related sources are described in this 5-page fact sheet written by L. Annie Hermansen-Baez, Jennifer Seitz, and Martha C. Monroe, and published by the UF Department of School of Forest Resources and Conservation, February 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr264

Working with African American and Latino Communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr257-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Cassandra Johnson ◽

Martha C. Monroe

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Communication Challenges ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Latino Communities

Revised! FOR-196, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Cassandra Johnson and Martha C. Monroe, focuses on the role of race, ethnicity, culture, and history in communication challenges in the interface. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008. FOR196/FR257: Working with African American and Latino Communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface (ufl.edu)

Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr231-2008 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2008 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Jennifer Seitz ◽

Martha Monroe ◽

Francisco Escobedo

Keyword(s):

Urban Forest ◽

Urban Forests ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Home School ◽

Educational Resources ◽

Extension Agents ◽

Center Staff ◽

FOR-172, a 5-page fact sheet by Jennifer Seitz, Martha Monroe, and Francisco Escobedo, lists and describes resources available to assist educators, extension agents, home school parents, foresters, and nature center staff as they help youth become more aware of the urban forests in their backyard. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, January 2008. FOR 172/FR231: Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth (ufl.edu)

Policies and Programs that Affect Ecosystem Health in the Wildland-Urban Interface

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fr263-2008 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2009 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Terri Mashour ◽

Martha C. Monroe

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Ecosystem Health ◽

Forest Resources ◽

Federal State ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Policies And Programs

Revised! FOR201, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Terri Mashour and Martha C. Monroe, describes some policies, programs, and voluntary practices that influence natural resources or resource management at the federal, state, local, and neighborhood levels. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2008.