City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Municipal Forest Resource Analysis

K.E. Vargas; E. Gregory McPherson; J.R. Simpson; Paula Peper; S.L. Gardner; Q. Xiao

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City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Municipal Forest Resource Analysis

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Authors:

K.E. Vargas, E. Gregory McPherson, J.R. Simpson, Paula Peper, S.L. Gardner, Q. Xiao

Year:

2006

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

[Technical Report]. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Center for Urban Forest Research. 55 p

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Abstract

Albuquerque, a booming southwestern city appreciated for the beauty of its high desert surroundings and its bustling business culture maintains parks and natural areas as an integral component of the urban infrastructure (Figure 1). Recently, Albuquerque was honored by the Trust for Public Land for its excellent park system: it leads the nation in percentage of land protected as open space.

Citation

Vargas, K.E.,; McPherson, E.G.; Simpson, J.R.; Peper, P.J.; Gardner, S.L.; Xiao, Q. 2006. City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Municipal Forest Resource Analysis. Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 55 p.