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i-Tree is the worldwide standard when it comes to quantifying the benefits that trees provide. This technology delivers current, peer-reviewed tree benefits estimation science from the USDA Forest Service to all types of users with free tools and support.

Websites: What Tree is that? from the Arbor Day Foundation iNaturalist Wisconsin Forestry Education Program Interactive Tree Identification Key Family Handyman: How to Identify Different Types of Trees Wisconsin DNR tree Identification USDA's PLANTS Database Virginia Tech Dendrology CalPoly SelecTree Note: i-Tree does not endorse any specific tree ID tool. With all such tools, accuracy varies ...

Advanced users can replicate the i-Tree Canopy methods in a GIS or Google Earth Pro. They could do this either outside of i-Tree Canopy or with the change survey methods using their own imagery in a GIS rather than using Google Earth. For guidance on how to complete these analyses, refer to the i-Tree Canopy section in our Video Learning library.

The i-Tree Research Suite offers peer-reviewed models to analyze the benefits of trees and other landscape attributes and assist in forest advocacy and ecosystem health. If you have questions about any of these tools, please contact i-Tree Support . Note that free technical support is not available for the research suite, but expert consultation can be arranged by reaching ...

A change in USDA Forest Service policy has created an immediate funding lapse for i-Tree. Functionality, maintenance, and support for all i-Tree tools will be impacted by this loss of funding.

i-Tree has developed tools to help a wide variety of users understand the benefits that trees provide. Whether you are a homeowner interested in planting trees to reduce heating and cooling costs, or a community advocate working to improve equitable urban forest cover in your city - i-Tree tools can help!