Research about trees and forested ecosystems in the Chicago Region.
- Danford, Rachel S.; Cheng, Chingwen; Strohbach, Michael W.; Ryan, Robert; Nicolson, Craig; and Warren, Paige S. 2014 "What Does It Take to Achieve Equitable Urban Tree Canopy Distribution? A Boston Case Study.," Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 2.
- USDA Forest Service research
- "Urban Trees and Forests of the Chicago Region"
- Nowak et al 2009 "Assessing urban forest effects and values, Chicago’s urban forest"
- Nowak et al. 2010 "Sustaining America’s Urban Trees and Forests"
- Elmqvist, T., H. Setala, S.N. Handel, S. van der Ploeg, J. Aronson, J.N. Blignaut, E. Gomez-Baggethun, D.J. Nowak, J. Kronenberg, and R. de Groot. Benefits of restoring ecosystem services in urban areas. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 14:101–108.
- Oak Ecosystem Recovery Plan
- Chicago Wilderness Oak Ecosystem Recovery Plan Executive Summary
- CRTI Forest Composition Map
- CRTI Green Analytics (Urban Tree Canopy) by county
- Cook County
- DuPage County (coming in autumn 2015)
- Kane County (coming in autumn 2015)
- Kendall County (coming in autumn 2015)
- Lake County (coming in autumn 2015)
- McHenry County (coming in autumn 2015)
- Will County (coming in autumn 2015)
- Locke, D.H., M.Grove, J.W.T. Lu, A. Troy, J.P.M. O’Neil-Dunne, and B. Beck. 2010. Prioritizing preferable locations for increasing urban tree canopy in New York City. Cities and the Environment 3(1):article 4.18 pp.
- McHenry County Conservation District's Oaks of McHenry County
- Sullivan, William. 2013. In Search of a Clear Head. in Fostering Reasonableness: Supportive Environments for Bringing Out Our Best. Eds. R. Kaplan and A. Basu
- Summary of Findings from 2014 Regional Forestry Survey
- Scott et al 2017.Using urban forest data to improve health and quality of life
