State programs and cooperators, including USDA-FL (17) |
Towns and cities, including city trees and programs (16) |
Volunteers (9) |
Increasing citizen awareness and interest (8) |
Increased demand due to growth and new, more knowledgeable people (6) |
Education/outreach from Extension and others (6) |
Funding (5) |
Community Forestry Councils (3) |
Corporate involvement (3) |
Good arborists (3) |
Tree boards (2) |
Utility tree maintenance (2) |
U&CF weaknesses |
Inadequate community/state/Extension funding and staff (22) |
Lack of public/community awareness, interest, demand for councils and city foresters (19) |
Lack of quality arborists (7) |
Inadequate outreach and education (5) |
Large area, scattered communities makes travel, reaching communities, and education difficult (5) |
Nurseries—poor stock, species, knowledge (5) |
Poor tree selection, maintenance (4) |
Not enough city foresters (3) |
Tree topping (3) |
Natural forests—development and fire hazard (2) |
No ordinances; few incorporated towns (2) |