Trees in Trouble Educational DVDs (2024)

Reviews
"Highly Recommended...Clearly shows the value of the urban forest...Trees in Trouble is highly recommended as a clear explanation of the emerald ash borer infestation, the economic impact on the forests in infested states, and the difficulty and expense of eliminating infected trees and developing borer-resistant strains of ash trees."

Cliff Glaviano, Educational Media Reviews Online

"What an arresting film! Beautifully made and engaging to watch. Trees are an important source of health for humans and nature and thus a vital part of our cities. This is a valuable resource for classroom and community showings across the country."

Mary Evelyn Tucker, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University

"Plants make earth livable, and trees do that better than other plants. In a beautifully rendered story of Cincinnati's urban forests, Trees in Trouble reminds us that humans have the power to destroy trees or save them: the choice is ours."

Dr. Douglas Tallamy, Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware

"Trees in Trouble clearly makes the case for the priceless value of city trees, the threats they face from exotic insects accidentally brought in to our cities, and the need for municipalities to take action. City officials, local tree committees, and interested citizens would all benefit from viewing this film."

Amy Grotta, Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University

"Exotic species - those we have carelessly moved to places where they are not native - are a massive threat to global biodiversity. As this important film makes clear, nowhere is this more obvious than in our own cities and towns where insect pests are killing the trees that give us so much pleasure. So much is at stake if we are to keep our streets and gardens green."

Stuart Pimm, Professor of Conservation Ecology, Duke University, President of SavingSpecies

"Scholars, public health experts, and city residents are developing an increased awareness of the critical benefits that urban forests provide for people and nature. But these ecosystems and their benefits are under threat from invasive pests. Trees in Trouble brings much needed attention to this problem, highlighting, in stark terms, key policy and management challenges as well as the consequences for city residents and forests."

Dr. Patrick Hurley, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Ursinus College, Author, Planning Paradise: Politics and Visioning of Land Use in Oregon

"Trees in Trouble is an urgent call to action to protect our treasured urban street and park trees from extinction due to invasive insects and other threats - a must for teachers, parks managers, municipal officials, and people who love trees."

Dr. Rutherford H. Platt Jr., Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Author, The Ecological City: Preserving and Restoring Urban Biodiversity

"Informative and moving. Viewers will learn how at risk our forests are, and they may be compelled to take action to preserve them."

Constance Dickerson, School Library Journal

"Trees create sense of place, and touch lives in special ways. The urban forests of American cities are threatened by pests that are stowaways with the goods that arrive from all the world. This film informs about invasive species management, preventive policies, and the community sense of loss if protection is overlooked."

Dr. Kathleen Wolf, Research Social Scientist, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington