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    Wildland-Urban Interface

    The biggest impacts to forests can be seen in areas where population and development are rapidly expanding, on the edges of towns and cities across the South. This zone where forested lands and urban lands are side by side or intermixed is the wildland-urban interface. 

    The trend to move to the outskirts of urban centers into more rural settings has led to the  fragmentation of forested lands and wildlife habitat. Forest fragmentation and other factors, such as the introduction of invasive exotic plants, are impacting the character and health of forests. The end result is a threat to the values that attract people to the wildland-urban interface.

    Natural resource managers are faced with the challenge of sustainable management of our natural resources as forests become increasingly developed. They must also address the needs of the public, which increasingly demand non-commodity uses of the forest, such as watershed protection, recreation, and aesthetic value, versus traditional consumptive uses like timber production. Wildland fire is also a big interface issue (photo by SC Forestry Commission).

    Urban Forestry South (UFS) is the USDA Forest Service Southern Region's Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) service center focused on providing urban natural resource information, science, and technology to provide long-term sustainability of urban ecosystems. 

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    School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611
    (352) 846 - 2375

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