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• Protecting Trees from Construction Damage: A Homeowner’s Guide http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/DK6135.html Protecting Trees During Construction • Protecting Trees from Construction: a Homeowners Guide at http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/DK6135.html. • Trees and Construction: This site provides more detailed information on the impacts of construction on trees http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/pubs/ufmanual/construction/index.htm. • Trees and Roads Working Together: DCR Fact Sheet How Can Trees Help Manage Stormwater Beginning in 2003, many Massachusetts communities will be faced with a mandate from the USEPA to develop and implement non-point source pollution and stormwater management plans. Fortunately, urban forestry strategies can help satisfy many of these stormwater management requirements in a cost effective manner. Trees, forests, and other natural areas effectively manage water through interception, evopo-transpiration,
