Publications & Conferences

Conference Proceedings

  • Liu, J, Unnikrishnan H, Nordman E, Fischer BC. (2020) A conceptual framework for research on property rights of urban natural resources and sustainability. International Seminar on Environment and Society- Current challenges and pathways to change. March 2-3, Lisbon.


  • Vogt, J.M., S.K. Mincey S.K., S. L. Watkins, B. C. Fischer, S. Widney, R. Bergmann, L. Westphal, and S. Sweeney. 2015. Neighborhood and nonprofit urban forestry: Results of a 5-city study. International Society of Arboriculture 2015 Annual Conference and Trade Show, August 8-12, 2015, Orlando, Florida. (Vogt & Watkins Presenting)
  • Widney, S.E., J.M. Vogt, and B.C. Fischer. 2015. Estimating current and future benefits of recently planted trees with i-Tree Streets: Successes, challenges, and lessons learned. International Society of Arboriculture 2015 Annual Conference and Trade Show, August 8-12, 2015, Orlando, Florida. (Widney presenting)
  • Vogt, J.M., B.C. Fischer, and R.J. Hauer. 2015. The challenging and rewarding relationship between urban forestry and interdisciplinary environmental studies programs. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences 2015 Conference: Confronting Frontiers, Borders, and Boundaries, June 24-27, 2015, San Diego, California. (Vogt presented)
  • Mincey, S.K., J.M. Vogt, S.L. Watkins, B.C. Fischer, S. Widney, R. Bergmann, L. Westphal, and S. Sweeney. 2015. Neighborhood and nonprofit urban forestry: Results of a 5-city study. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences 2015 Conference: Confronting Frontiers, Borders, and Boundaries, June 24-27, 2015, San Diego, California. (Mincey presented)
  • Vogt, J.M. 2015. Neighborhood and nonprofit urban forestry: Results of a 5-city study. Future Earth 2015 Young Scientists Networking Conference, May 24-30, 2015, Villa Vigoni, Italy. (Poster; Vogt presented)
  • Vogt, J.M., S.E. Widney, S.L. Watkins, S.K. Mincey, B.C. Fischer, R. Bergmann S. Sweeney, and L. Westphal. 2015. Tree survival in social-ecological systems: Results of a 5-city study. Association of American Geographers 2015 Annual Meeting, April 21-25, 2015, Chicago, Illinois. (Vogt presented)
  • Watkins, S.L., S.K. Mincey, S. Sweeney, J.M. Vogt, S.E. Widney, B.C. Fischer, R. Bergmann, and L. Westphal. 2015. The distributional results of current land-use decisions: Might nonprofit street tree plantings reduce disparity in urban canopy cover? Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 21-25, 2015, Chicago, Illinois. (Watkins presented)
  • Watkins, S.L., S.K. Mincey, S. Sweeney, J.M. Vogt, S.E. Widney, B.C. Fischer, R. Bergmann, and L. Westphal. 2015. Do nonprofit street tree plantings reduce neighborhood disparity in urban canopy cover? Association of SPEA Ph.D. Students Conference, April 17, 2015, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. (Watkins presented)
  • Fischer, B.C., S.E. Widney, J.M. Vogt, and J.R. Farmer. 2015. The roles of environmental nonprofits in delivering tree planting and lake monitoring services for government agencies. Advancing the Field(s) of Nonprofit Management: New Structures, New Solutions, April 16-18, 2015, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. (Fischer presented)
  • Watkins, S.L. 2015. The public good nature of the urban forest and implications for management. Workshop Colloquia presentation at The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, April 8, Bloomington, Indiana. (Watkins presented)
  • Vogt, J.M. 2015. Social Benefits of Greening: Urban Forestry in the Anthropocene. Canopy Connections: Urban Forests for Public Good, symposium organized by Casey Trees, March 25, 2015, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, D.C. (Invited speaker - Vogt presented)
  • Widney, S.E., J.M. Vogt, and B.C. Fischer. 2015. Survival, growth rates, and benefits of recently planted urban trees. Indiana Academy of Science 130th Annual Meeting, March 21, 2015, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Widney presented)
  • Vogt, J.M. 2015. The Costs of Not Maintaining Trees Literature Review. The Costs of Not Maintaining Trees: A Research Symposium, March 18-19, 2015, Patel College of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. (Invited keynote address - Vogt presented)

  • Vogt, J.M., and B.C. Fischer. 2014. Trees and people: A comparative assessment of five non-profit tree planting programs. 2014 Partners in Community Forestry Conference, November 5-6, 2014, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Vogt Presenting)
  • Watkins, S.L., J.M. Vogt, S.K. Mincey, B.C. Fischer, R.A. Bergmann, S.E. Widney, L. Westphal, and S. Sweeney. 2014. Examining the relationship between collective action and collective efficacy of neighborhood residents: Do neighborhood street tree plantings yield social benefits? Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Conference, November 6-8, 2014, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Watkins presented)
  • Fischer, B.C., and J.M. Vogt. 2014. Trees and people: Assessing urban greening organizations’ neighborhood tree planting program outcomes – An interactive session with researchers. Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees) Day at the 2014 Partners in Community Forestry Conference, November 4, 2014, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Fischer & Vogt presented)
  • Watkins, S.L., J.M. Vogt, S.K. Mincey, B.C. Fischer, R.A. Bergmann, S.E. Widney, L. Westphal, and S. Sweeney. 2014. Does participation in nonprofit urban tree-planting programs improve neighborhoods? Examining the impact of collective action on neighborhood residents. International Union of Forest Resource Organizations World Conference, October 5-11, 2014, Salt Lake City, Utah. (Poster; Watkins presented)
  • Watkins, S.L., J.M. Vogt, S.K. Mincey, B.C. Fischer, R.A. Bergmann, S.E. Widney, L. Westphal, and S. Sweeney. 2014. Does participation in nonprofit urban tree-planting programs improve neighborhoods? Examining the impact of collective action on neighborhood residents. Arboriculture Research and Education Academy (AREA) Student Presentations. International Society of Arboriculture 2014 Annual International Conference and Trade Show, August 2-6, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Watkins presented)
  • Bergmann, R.A., S.L. Watkins, J.M. Vogt, S.K. Mincey, B.C. Fischer, S.E. Widney, L. Westphal, and S. Sweeney. 2014. Tree survival in urban neighborhoods: Examining the role of community knowledge. Arboriculture Research and Education Academy (AREA) Student Presentations. International Society of Arboriculture 2014 Annual International Conference and Trade Show, August 2-6, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Bergmann presented)
  • Vogt, J.M., S.L. Watkins, S.K. Mincey, M.S. Patterson, and B.C. Fischer. 2014. Explaining planted-tree survival and growth in urban neighborhoods using a social-ecological systems perspective: A study of recently-planted trees in Indianapolis (United States). International Society of Arboriculture 2014 Annual International Conference and Trade Show, August 2-6, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Vogt presented; part of the symposium entitled “Urban Forestry through the Lens of Tree Growth and Longevity”)
  • Widney, S.E., J.M. Vogt, M. Patterson, R. Bergmann, S.K. Mincey, and B.C. Fischer. 2014. Is the Urban Site Index (USI) a good predictor of growth rate or condition of recently planted trees? International Society of Arboriculture 2014 Annual International Conference and Trade Show, August 2-6, 2014, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Poster; Widney presented)
  • Vogt, J.M., R.J. Hauer, and B.C. Fischer 2014. The Costs of Not Caring for Trees. Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course, March 18-19, 2014, St. Paul, Minnesota. (Invited talk - Vogt presented)

  • Fischer, B.C. Growing Partnerships through Tree Campus USA. Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, November 14-15, 2012, Sacramento, California. (Presentation)
  • Coleoni, C.M., L.A. Bradford, and S. L. Watkins. 2013. Analysis of the Urban Forest Condition in Bloomington, Indiana, and a Protocol to Update Bloomington's Street Tree Inventory of 2007. International Society of Arboriculture 89th Annual International Conference & Trade Show, August 3-7, 2013, Toronto, Ontario. (Poster Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Watkins, S.L., S.K. Mincey, J.M. Vogt, R. Bergmann, and B.C. Fischer. 2013. A research design for evaluating the outcomes of neighborhood and nonprofit urban forestry. Workshop Colloquia presentation at The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, April 17, 2013, Bloomington, Indiana. Working Paper available (Presentation and Working Paper)
  • Vogt, J.M., and S.L. Watkins. 2013. Modeling urban tree growth and survival as social-ecological systems. Association of SPEA Ph.D. Students Conference, March 29, 2013, Bloomington, Indiana. (Oral Presentation and Conference Paper)
  • Vogt, J.M. 2013. Planted Tree Re-Inventory Protocol. Indiana Urban Forest Council Meeting, February 12, 2013, Bloomington, Indiana.

  • Mincey, S.K., M. Schmitt-Harsh, M.S. Patterson, R. Thurau, T. Evans, and B.C. Fischer. 2012. The relative influence of homeowner attitudes and social institutions on residential urban forest structure. International Society of Arboriculture 2012 Annual International Conference and Trade Show, August 11-15, 2012, Portland, Oregon. (Poster Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Vogt, J.M., S.K. Mincey, M. Patterson, and B.C. Fischer. 2012. Predicting urban tree success: Establishment, maintenance, growth and condition of neighborhood-initiated tree plantings. International Society of Arboriculture 2012 Annual International Conference and Trade Show, August 11-15, 2012, Portland, Oregon. (Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Mincey, S.K., M. Schmitt-Harsh, M. Patterson, B.C. Fischer, and T. Evans. 2012. Analysis of private residential urban forest structure and management in Bloomington, Indiana: A social-ecological systems (SES) perspective. Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing and Sustaining our Ecosystems: 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2012, Portland, Oregon. (Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Schmitt-Harsh, M., S.K. Mincey, M. Patterson, T. Evans, and B.C. Fischer. 2012. Carbon storage and ecosystem services of urban trees in Bloomington, Indiana as a function of development age. Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing and Sustaining our Ecosystems: 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2012, Portland, Oregon. (Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Vogt, J.M., S.K. Mincey, and B.C. Fischer. 2012. Evaluating the biophysical and social results of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s urban tree plantings as a social-ecological system. Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing and Sustaining our Ecosystems: 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, August 5-10, 2012, Portland, Oregon. (Oral Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Vogt, J.M., M. Wilson, & J. Swilik. 2012. Engaging high school students in urban tree growth research. National Workshop on Public Participation in Scientific Research, August 3-4, 2012, Portland, Oregpm. (Poster Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Mincey, S.K., M. Schmitt-Harsh, M. Patterson, B.C. Fischer, and T. Evans. 2012. Analysis of private urban forest management in Bloomington, Indiana: A social-ecological systems (SES) perspective. Disturbed Environments - Ecological Impact & Management: Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting, April 14-15, 2012, Blacksburg, Virginia. (Presentation)
  • Vogt, J.M., S.K. Mincey, M. Patterson, and B.C. Fischer. 2012. Predicting urban tree success: Modeling tree growth in neighborhood-initiated tree plantings. Disturbed Environments - Ecological Impact & Management: Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting, April 14-15, 2012, Blacksburg, Virginia. (Poster Presentation)
  • Vogt, J.M., S.K. Mincey, M. Patterson, and B.C. Fischer. 2012. Predicting survival, growth, and condition of community-planted street trees in Indianapolis, Indiana. Women in Science Research Conference 2012, March 9, 2012, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. (Poster Presentation)

  • Vogt, J.M., S.K. Mincey, and B.C. Fischer. 2011. Establishment & Growth of Community-Planted Street Trees in Indianapolis, Indiana: Presentation of a Data Collection Methodology and Preliminary Results. Urban Tree Growth: An International Meeting & Research Symposium, September 12-13, 2011, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. (Poster Presentation and Conference Proceedings)

  • Fischer, B.C., and S.K. Mincey. 2010. Characteristics of sustainable urban forest social-ecological systems: Analysis tools for the local level. 2010 Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, November 9-11, 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Krause, R.M., S.K. Mincey, and J.M. Vogt. 2010. Tying Local Policy, Management, and Institutional Arrangements to Environmental Outcomes: The Role of Urban Forests in Municipal Sustainability Initiatives. Association for the Advancement of Public Policy and Management 2010 Conference, November 4-6, 2010, Boston, Massachussetts. (Poster Presentation and Conference Proceedings; Awarded 2nd place in APPAM poster session)
  • Thurau, R., S.K. Mincey, M. Schmitt-Harsh, and M.E. Cox. 2010. Spatial distribution and socio-economic contexts of urban tree canopy cover in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. The Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC) Conference, October 18, 2010, Tempe, Arizona. (Presentation)
  • Mincey, S.K., L. Ahern, B.C. Fischer, and M. Widhelm. 2010. Planning sustainable urban forests for college campuses. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2010 Annual Conference, October 10-12, 2010, Denver, Colorado. (Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Mincey, S.K., B.C. Fischer, and S. Stewart. 2010. Managing urban forests as commons: Implications for sustainability. 86th International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference & Trade Show, July 25-28, 2010, Navy Pier Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois. (Presentation and Conference Proceedings)
  • Vogt, J.M., and B.C. Fischer. 2010. Tree City USA: A Potential Catalyst for Community Sustainability. 86thInternational Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference & Trade Show, July 24-27, 2010, Navy Pier Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois. (Poster Presentation and Conference Proceedings)

  • Fischer, B.C., and B.C. Steed. 2008. Street Trees: A Misunderstood Common Pool Resource. 84th International Society of Arboriculture Conference & Trade Show, July 25-28, 2008, St. Louis, Missouri. 18 pp. (Conference Proceedings)
  • Mincey, S.K., and B.C. Fischer. 2008. Bloomington, Indiana and Indiana’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Partnering for the Urban Forest. International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference & Trade Show, July 25-28, 2008, St. Louis, Missouri. (Poster and Conference Proceedings)
  • Steed, B.C., and B.C. Fischer. 2008. Street Trees: Are They A Misunderstood Common Pool Resource? 12th Biennial International Association for the Study of the Commons Conference, July 14-18, 2008, Cheltenham, England. (Conference Proceedings)