Peterson, Paul2011-03-212011-03-212010Peterson, P. 2010. Using Urban Forestry Practices to Reduce Stormwater Runoff.https://hdl.handle.net/11299/101667This study reviews the current thought and literature on urban watershed forestry and explains how increasing total forest canopy cover in an urban watershed will result in a corresponding decrease in stormwater runoff. The American Forests CITYGreen urban forestry model is applied to two sub-watersheds in the Vadnais Lake watershed, Ramsey County, Minnesota, to predict the outcome of applying urban watershed forestry practices. Results indicated a positive correlation between an increase in urban forest canopy cover and a reduction in volume of stormwater flow from precipitation events.en-USstormwaterurban forestrycanopy covercitygreenThesis or Dissertation