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<br />" <br /> <br />Stewart Pequignot, Chief <br /> <br />Division of Forest Resources <br />Illinois Department of Conservation <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />Preface <br /> <br />Every year, across the country, we experience natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, ice storms and <br />hurricanes. 1993 was a particularly devastating year due to an almost continuous string of natural <br />disasters. Some of the larger disasters included a record breaking snow storm on the east coast early in the <br />year, unprecedented summer flooding in the Midwest, and fall fires in the foothills of southern California, <br /> <br />Many community's ability to respond to these disasters was hampered by the lack of prior planning. <br />Through prior planning many of these communities could have reduced the severity of these disasters and <br />improved their response and recovery processes. <br /> <br />In 1990, the Illinois Division of Forest Resources became involved in the replanting and regreening of <br />communities in northeastern Illinois damaged by a series of tornados. During this "tornado releaf" <br />process, it became clear that the communities lacked a single source of information that would have <br />enabled them to both develop and implement disaster action plans. This need led to the development of <br />Storms Over The Urban Forest. <br /> <br />The first edition of Storms Over The Urban Forest was the result of a cooperative effort between the <br />Illinois Department of Conservation, United States Forest Service, University of Illinois, and "Plant <br />Illinois-A Growing Concern." This second edition brings in two additional cooperators, United States <br />Forest Service and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The manual provides <br />communities with information that can be used to plan for natural disasters before the fact and mitigate <br />the resulting damage. <br /> <br />A limited number of copies of this manual were printed. Permission is granted to copy any or all portions <br />of this manual. Communities across this nation will benefit from the information included in this manual. <br />I would hope that you would share the information it contains with other community leaders. <br /> <br /> <br />12 <br />