TreeKIT

08/04/2015

An update on TreesCount! 2015 and TreeKIT's work to help NYC map every street tree in the five boroughs.

Mapping the Forest for the Trees: A Census Grows in the Five Boroughs Philip Silva, New York. August 2, 2015 August 2, 2015Essay, Science & ToolsParticipation/Democracy, Smart Cities, Stewardship, Tools, TreesPhilip Silva 1 Comment Join our conversation New York City is home to more than 600,000 st…

03/13/2015

TreeKIT is very proud to partner with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation on Trees Count!, the 2015 NYC Street Tree Census. Check it out and come map some trees with us this summer!

Whether you can spare a few hours or a few days, by being a voluntreer you will ensure that your neighborhood and New York have a greener and healthier future. With your help, the data collected will further our understanding, and ability to care for, our urban forest.

02/10/2015

Remember when TreeKIT mapped nearly 10,000 trees in Western Queens in 2011? That was one hot summer!

01/02/2015

We've been keeping track of all the charismatic street trees we find while we're out and about every day. Take a look at these gems—and follow us on Tumblr!

http://treesonstreets.tumblr.com/

A random collection of charismatic street trees—mostly in NYC, but in other places, too.

06/08/2014

Two creative street tree interventions found in Williamsburg, Brooklyn recently. The first is a seating and gardening spot growing out of a tree bed guard. The second is a, well... it is an old mattress with a tree-rocket mural painted on the side. Make of it what you will.

05/14/2014

TreeKIT co-founder Philip Silva writes about street tree stewardship in a new "Guide to Green Infrastructure" published today by the good folks at IOBY.com.

http://philipsilva.com/2014/05/14/avoid-the-poonami/

They say that the solution to pollution is dilution. But sometimes there’s more p**p than there is water in our creeks and streams, resulting in what some call “poonami.” So begins the Guide to Gr...

01/13/2014

Can you believe this amazing street-spanning canopy is created by this long-suffering curb-side tree?

01/04/2014

How to map these Hong Kong street trees???

12/03/2013

TreeKIT has a nice little shout-out at the Greening Western Queens page of Partnerships for Parks. Thanks P4P!

DID YOU KNOW?People need trees! Western Queens has fewer trees than other New York City neighborhoods. Trees are extremely important to urban neighborhoods as they cool streets and houses on hot summer days and block cold winds in the winter, reducing costs of heating and air conditioning. Trees a...

10/31/2013

A nice write-up on TreeKIT at the technical.ly blog. Thanks to Brady Dale for the coverage!

TreeKit is building an Internet, map based platform to make it possible for volunteers to coordinate tree care. Right now, the team is working first on getting all the city's trees onto a map.

10/08/2013

TreeKIT loves the University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Lab. We can't wait to mash up our data set with the one presented in this short article!

New digital mapping technology driving urban reforestation efforts. - Short, direct, and lively, The Architect's Newspaper is the essential read in the field.

09/05/2013

Wow! THAT is a tree bed. This tree bed on Lincoln Rd. in Brooklyn runs the full length of the house that it is in front of and is beautifully cared for.