Tree rings have long been used to monitor forest change by measuring differences in tree ring widths through time derived from a representative sample of forest trees. However, for many reasons, tree rings have only rarely been utilized to monitor urban forest change. Urban forest change monitoring has more commonly occurred with time-series of remote sensing imagery, such as yearly stacks of Landsat satellite imagery converted to some vegetation index or other proxy. Tree rings and remote...

As of 2020, 56% of the world’s population live in urban areas. These individuals benefit from numerous ecosystem services provided by urban forests, including urban heat island mitigation, energy use reduction, stormwater interception, wildlife and pollinator habitat provision, air pollution removal, and carbon sequestration. Urban greenspaces are also often the most accessible avenue for exposure to the natural environment, providing additional aesthetic, recreati...