The following articles, manuals, & videos are products of outreach programs from the UFOR lab and its faculty, staff, and students.

• A Guide to the Construction and Management of Community Gravel Beds. Gary Johnson. University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources. 2021
• All you need to know about community gravel beds. Jacob Buisahn, Sean Peterson. University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources. 2013
• Pruning Young Elms: Guiding American, Asian, and Hybrid Elms to Stately Maturity. Chad P. Giblin and Jeffery H. Gillman. The Urban Forestry & Horticulture Research Institute. 96p. Out of Print
• Stem Girdling Roots: The underground epidemic killing our trees. Gary Johnson and Dennis Fallon. 
• Urban Tree Risk Management: A Community Guide to Program Design and Implementation. Jill Pokorny, Joseph O'Brien, Richard Hauer, Gary Johnson, Jana Albers, Peter Bedker, Manfred Mielke. Technical Bulletin. NA-TP-03 St. Paul, MN: UDSA Forest Service
• The road to a thoughtful street tree master plan. A practical guide to systematic planning and design. Ken Simons and Gary R. Johnson
• Planting trees and shrubs for long-term health. Rebecca Hargrave, Gary R. Johnson, and Mike Zins. University of Minnesota Extension Service. MI-07681-S
• A practitioner’s guide to stem girdling roots of trees: Impacts on trees, symptomology, and prevention. Gary R. Johnson and Richard J. Hauer. University of Minnesota, Extension Service. BU-7501-S
• Minimizing de-icing salt injury to trees. Gary R. Johnson and Ed Sucoff. University of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service, FO-1413

• Emerald Ash Borer First Detector Program: A Volunteer Early Detection Program. Mark Abrahamson, Valerie Cervenka; Angela Gupta,  Jeffery D. Hahn, Dean Herzfeld, Ken Holman, Gary R. Johnson, Michael R. Reichenbach, Gary Wyatt. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service
• Planting and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs. Jeffery H. Gillman and Gary R. Johnson. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service. FO-3825-D
• Protecting trees from construction damage: a homeowner’s guide. Gary R. Johnson. University of Minnesota Extension Service. FO-6135-S.

Research Publications

The following articles are products of the research and outreach programs from the UFOR lab and its faculty, staff, and students.

• 2021
  • Vulnerability of Street Trees in Upper Midwest Cities to Climate Change. Leslie Brandt, Gary Johnson, Eric North, Jack Faje, Annmarie Rutledge. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
  • Relationship of structural root depth on the formation of stem encircling roots and stem girdling roots: Implications on tree condition. Richard J. Hauer, Gary R. Johnson. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 60, 127031
  • Understanding why young urban trees die can improve future success. Daniel J. Wattenhofer, Gary R. Johnson. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 64, 127247
  • Suitability of a single imagery multispectral sensor for tree health analysis - Michael M. Bahe, Ryan L. Murphy, Matthew B. Russell, Joseph F. Knight, Gary R. Johnson. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 63, 127187

More UFOR Publications

Industry Publications

• An Urban Forester in Botswana: Recruiting the Next Generation - Eric North. Arborist News. 29(2):34-37
• Urban forest diversity: Our past is prologue and our future is now - Eric North. Arborist News. 27(6):52-54
• Trees as Witnesses. Eric North. 26(3):44-46
• Trees and sidewalks: A complicated relationship. Gary Johnson, Eric North. Arborist News. 25(4):52-53
• Total Infrastructure Planning: Mind the Four Rs for Successful Street Landscapes. Gary Johnson, Eric North. Arborist News. 25(3):69