- Stewardship References
- Healing Trees Project References
- Medical Ethnobotany References
- On-Line Databases
- Healing Landscapes and Therapeutic Gardens References
- Designing for People
- Social Ecology and Urban Forestry References
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Citizens Committee for New York City
http://ccnyc.neighborhoodlink.com/ccnyc/
Works with over 12,000 block associations, youth groups and other neighborhood associations throughout the city to organize--stay organized--and to solve problems such as crime and drugs, inter-group tensions, threats to the environment, and the alienation of youth, hunger and poverty. Even if you may not live in New York City this organization is an excellent source of good ideas and has fact sheets that can be useful to forming your group and carrying out your project.
Partnerships for Parks
http://www.partnershipsforparks.org
This is a New York based organization with tons of practical information to share. Partnerships mission is to encourage community support for and involvement in NYC's Parks. They help to strengthen, support and start neighborhood park groups. Partnership for Parks has excellent tips fundraising, developing new partnerships and ideas for planning all types of public space projects.
Community Resources
http://www.communityresources.org
Community Resources is a regional, technical assistance nonprofit organization that brings innovative ideas, tools and experience, empowering urban communities to improve their social, physical and natural environments. Community Resources works in partnership with community groups, public agencies and nonprofit organizations to develop community-based environmental programs that address the environmental, social and economic issues facing urban America.
The Trust for Public Land
http://www.tpl.org
The Trust for Public land takes a proactive approach to conservation throughout the United States combining community-based vision with strategies for funding and land protection. Check out their web site for easy to use guidebooks and projects in your area. You are likely to be inspired.
Project for Public Spaces
http://www.pps.org
Check out the Urban Parks Institute on the PPS web site for ideas on how to organize a group, plan a project and bring in non-traditional ideas and partnerships.
The Survivors Art Foundation
http://www.survivorsartfoundation.org
Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts, Survivors Art Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to empowering trauma survivors with effective expressive outlets via internet art gallery, outreach programs, national exhibitions, publications and development of employment skills.
Healing Tree Project References:
Horticulture/Arborculture
Barnard, Edward, Sibley. New York City Trees: A Field Guide for the Metropolitan Area. Columbia University Press, 2002.
*Cullina,William. Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
De Wolf, Gordon P., ed., Taylor's Guide to Trees. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1961)
Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, (1975) 1998.
Natural Resources Group. Native Species Planting Guide for New York City and Vicinity. New York: City of New York Parks & Recreation, 1993.
Medical Ethnobotany References:
Bisset, N.E., ed. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. Stuttgart: medpharm GmbH Scientific Publishiers, 1994.
Blumenthal, M., J. Gruenwald, T., Hall. and R.S. Rister, eds. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicine. Boston: American Botanical Council, 1998
Brown, Deni, The Herb Society of America's Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1995
Chevallier, Andrew. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1996
*Grieve, Mrs. A Modern Herbal. New York: Dorset Press, (1931) 1992.Lawless, Julia. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils. Barnes & Noble Books, 1995
Ody, Penelope. The Herb Society's Complete Medicinal Herbal. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1993
Peirce, Andrea, Gans, John A., Weil, Andrew T. <i>The American Pharmaceutical Association Practical Guide to Natural Medicine,</i> 1999.
Tyler, V.E. Herbs of Choice: The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press/Pharmaceutical Product Press.
*Vitale, Alice Thomas. Leaves: In Myth, Magic & Medicine. Harry N. Abrams, 1997.
University of Connecticut
Botanical.com
University of Michigan-Dearborn Native American Ethnobotany Database
Agricultural Research Service -- Dr. James Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database.
Meristem Healing Landscapes and Therapeutic Gardens Bibliography:
Frumkin, Howard. "Beyond Toxicity: Human Health and the Natural Environment," American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Vol. 20, no. 3, 2001.
Grese, Robert E., et al. Psychological Benefits of Volunteering in Stewardship Programs. Island Press, Draft Summer 2000.
Hillenbrand-Nowicki, C., et al. The Effects of Plants on Human Perceptions Within an Interior Atrium. Virginia Tech #788, April 22, 1992.
Lewis, Charles A. Plants and the Community: Effects of Plants and Gardening in Creating INterpersonal and Community Well Being. Lisle, IL: Presentation Paper, MOrton Arboretum.
Menzies, Dick and Jean Bourbeau. "BUilding-Related Illnesses," The New England Journal of Medicine, Nov. 20, 1997.
Mooney Patrick and Lenore Nicell. "The Importance of Exterior Environment for Alzheimer Residents: Effective Care and Risk Management," Plant Science, vol. 5, no. 2, Summer 1992.
Schroder, Herbert W. "The Psychological Value of Trees," The Public Garden, January 1991.
Sullivan, W.C. and F.E. Kuo. "Do Trees Strengthen Urban Communities, Reduce Domestic Violence?" Univ. of Illinois Human-Environment Research Lab, Dpt. of Natural Resources, 1997.
Sullivan, W.C. and F.E. Kuo. "Where Does Community Grow? The Social Context Created by Nautre in Urban Public Housing." Univ. of Illinois Human-Environment Research Lab, Dpt. of Natural Resources, 1997.
Tassinary, Louis. "Symposium: Environmental Psychophysiology," Journal ofthe Society for Psychophysiological Research, vol. 30, August 1999.
Tyson, Martha. "Memories of Grandma's Backyard," Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, vol. 2, 1987.
Ulrich, Roger S. "View through a Window May Influence Recovery from Surgery," Science. vol. 20, no. 3, 2001.
Designing for People References:
Alexander, Christopher, Sara Ishikawa, and Murray Silverstein. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977.
Clouston,Brian, ed. Landscape Design with Plants. London: Van Nostrand Reinhold Col, 1984.
Norman, Donald. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. New York: Basic Books, 2003.
Norman, Donald. The Design of Everyday Things. New York: Basic Books, 1988.
Zeisel, John. Inquiry by Design. Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1981.
Social Ecology and Urban Forestry References:
Burch, William and J. Morgan Grove. "Life on the Streets: Some Lessons from Baltimore for Reaching Out to Grow Trees, Kids, and Communities," Journal of Public Service and Outreach. vol. 1, no. 2, Fall 1996.
Burch, W.R and J.M. Grove. "People, Trees and Participation on the Urban Frontier," Unasylva. vol. 44, no. 2, 1993.
Grove, Morgan. "Cause and Consequence: The Social Dimensions of Ecosystem Restoration," Conservation of Biological Diversity: A Key to the Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Beyond. Maryland Dpt. of Natureal Resources: conference Proceedings, May 10-13 1998.
Grove, Morgan and Hohmann, Mark. "Social Forestry and GIS," Journal of Forestry. vol. 90, no. 12, Dec. 1992.
Grove, Morgan, Kerry Vachta, and William Burch. "The Urban Resources Initiative: Community Benefits from Forestry," Managing Urban and High-Use Recreation Settings. USDA Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station, Tech Report NC-163, pp. 24-30.
