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Technical Resources-Tree-Protection Measures

Any time there is construction and development planned in an area where there are trees, the trees will need to be protected. The International Society of Arboriculture and the USDA Forest Service have been providing educational materials and training on this topic to foresters and arborists for decades. One premiere publication for training has been Trees and Development: A Technical Guide to Preservation of Trees During Land Construction

In Illinois, the AISWCD houses the Urban Manual. This manual provides standards, drawings and specifications for construction projects in an effort to reduce soil erosion. Trees are covered in the standards:

Tree Protection No. 990

Tree and Forest Ecosystem Protection No 984

Tree Protection Augering No.991

Tree Protection Fencing Standard Drawing IL-690

Construction Specification 91 - Chain Link Fence

Construction Specification 92 Field Fence

Below Is the Northbrook, Illinois Local Tree Preservation Ordinances. It is a premier example.

NORTHBROOK TCU 2015 ARTICLE_II._TREE_PERMITS_PROTECTION_AND_PRESERVATION.pdf