1. Title: Cambridge Tree Handbook: Collection of documents, ordinances, and procedures on Trees.
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2. Benefits/ Assessments/ Findings:
   Findings: Cambridge Street Trees    Benefits: Economic Benefits of Trees
3. Purpose and Intent: Cambridge Urban Forestry: Draft Strategic Plan(draft)
4. Definitions:
      Mass. Ch. 87 Public tree
5. Determination of definitions:
6. Jurisdiction:
7. Policies regarding trees: conservation, maintenance, diversity
  Tree Care Specification For Parks, Playgrounds and Schools (draft)
Cambridge Public Planting Ordinance #1208
8. Local government disclaims liability:
9. Interference with planting, maintenance and removal unlawful:
10. Appeals:
11. Penalty for violation.:
        Ch. 87 Mass Law
12. Enforcement :
   Ch. 87 Mass Law
13. Performance evaluation of ordinance
14. Severability
15. Designate administrative responsibilities
Cambridge City Arborist
16. Establish tree board or commission, arborist 
Cambridge Public Planting Ordinance #1208
Cambridge City Arborist
17. Specify cooperation between departments and agencies
Cambridge Public Planting Ordinance #1208
Cambridge City Arborist
18. Develop a comprehensive management plan
    Comprehensive Scheduled Tree Maintenance Program for the City of Cambridge (draft)
    Cambridge FY99 Plan and Program
Cambridge City Arborist
19. Resolution of conflicts between trees and structures
      Mass. Ch.87
20. Replacement formulas for trees
        Cambridge Tree Replacement Policy- draft
21. Responsibilities of property owners
   Ch. 87 Mass
22. Help for citizens performing tree maintenance: green teams & public education
        Green teams
Cambridge Public Planting Ordinance #1208
Cambridge City Arborist
23. Topping prohibited
24. Permit required for planting trees in public right of way
25. Planting requirements: spacing, diversity, watering plan
Cambridge Public Planting Ordinance #1208
     Watering in parks, Fertilizing (draft)
26. Situations which are declared to be public nuisances
           Ch. 87 Mass
27. Public Tree Care abatement of hazards and public nuisances Pruning Guidelines for Landscape Trees
        Pruning Guidelines for Landscape Trees (draft)
        Ch. 87 Mass
        Educational materials for businesses, schools, utilities, construction workers and organizations
28. Licensing of private tree care firms & insurance
   Mass Ch. 87
   Tree Protection During Construction (draft)
    ISA Certification  http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/-isa/conferences/cert-app
Cambridge City Arborist
29. Harming public trees forbidden
   Ch. 87 Mass
30. Permit required to remove or prune public trees
       CAMBRIDGE PARK MAINTENANCE (draft)
        A. Tree and Shrub Pruning (draft)
31. Permit required to remove or prune private or protected trees
32. Conservation of open/green space & woodland resources during development
    Tree Protection During Construction( draft)
33. Tree dispute resolution procedures
        Mass.Ch, 87
34. Tree dispute resolution standards
35. Apportionment of tree dispute resolution costs
36. Recording for notification of future owners
37. Enforcement of tree dispute resolutions
38. Other:
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