Dexter H Locke

Biographic Data

ID	206522
NAME	Dexter H Locke
GIVEN NAMES	Dexter H
FAMILY NAME	Locke
SIGNATURE	LOCKE D H
AFFILIATIONS	Northern Research Station
ORCID	0000-0003-2704-9720
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	27
TOTAL CITATIONS	52
AUTHOR COUNT	27
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	3

Selection in the City: The Supply of Trees to Baltimore’s Urban Forest
Open AccessNancy F Sonti, Dexter H Locke et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2026
Domestic selection creates the assemblages of organisms found in human-dominated environments, and urban forestry is a useful illustration of this process in action. In this study, we aim to understand how the process of domestic selection influences the nursery supply chain of trees to Baltimore, Maryland, USA. We interviewed actors in the supply chain to ask how they make decisions about which trees to grow, sell, select, and plant. We find ten…
Sweet spots for nitrogen reduction in a coastal watershed
Open AccessPeter M Groffman, Alexander J Reisinger et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2026
Sub-parcel scale analysis is needed to capture socially-driven canopy cover change in Baltimore, MD
Open AccessDexter H Locke, Alessandro Ossola et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2025
Soil access is an equity issue for urban climate resilience
Open AccessAdam Berland, Dustin L Herrmann et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2025
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly used to build urban climate resilience by employing natural features and processes. Implementing NBS in urban residential areas relies on the availability of unsealed soil surfaces. Here we investigate how soil is distributed at fine spatial scales across Los Angeles County, the second largest metropolitan area in the United States, to examine the potential for NBS to be realized equitably. We delinea…
Cultivating Health: The Role of Urban Greening in Supporting Baltimore’s Youth
Open AccessKristin Mmari, Marina C Jenkins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2025References: 3
Project VITAL (Vacant Lot Improvement to Transform Adolescent Lives) is a study designed to evaluate the impact of revitalized vacant lots on adolescent health in Baltimore, Maryland. We implemented a mixed-methods research approach, which included surveys of 14- to 19-year-olds, observations of nearby vacant lots, and street block assessments during 2023-2024. The aim was to understand how greening vacant lots affected adolescent mental health, …
Urban environmental stewardship networks: How organizations collaborate, share resources, and exchange knowledge within Baltimore, Maryland
Open AccessSelena M Liva, Selena M Livas et al.ARTICLESocial Networks2025References: 4
Limitations of existing park quality instruments and suggestions for future research
Open AccessK J Lee, Myla F J Aronson et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2024
A greening theory of change: How neighborhood greening impacts adolescent health disparities
Open AccessMichelle C Kondo, Dexter H Locke et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…2024References: 86
Neighborhoods are one of the key determinants of health disparities among young people in the United States. While neighborhood deprivation can exacerbate health disparities, amenities such as quality parks and greenspace can support adolescent health. Existing conceptual frameworks of greening‐health largely focus on greenspace exposures, rather than greening interventions. In this paper, we develop and propose a Greening Theory of Change that e…
Four decades of urban land cover change in Philadelphia
Open AccessDexter H Locke, Lara A Roman et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2023
Vacant Building Removals Associated with Relative Reductions in Violent and Property Crimes in Baltimore, MD 2014–2019
Open AccessDexter H Locke, R L Fix et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2023Cited by: 3References: 3
Despite Workforce Diversity Efforts, Career Metrics Differ for Some Demographic Groups in the Usda Forest Service
Sonya Sachdeva, Lynne M Westphal et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2023Cited by: 1References: 10
A diverse, representative workforce is both beneficial and legally mandated for U.S. federal agencies. While previous research documents overall diversity within public agencies, like the USDA Forest Service, little is known about career outcomes and trajectories within these agencies. In this work, we look at individual-level career metrics which reveal patterns in employee retention, advancement, and termination. Using employment data for over …
Exploring links between resident satisfaction and participation in an urban tree planting initiative
Open AccessAlicia F Coleman, Theodore S Eisenman et al.ARTICLECities2023Cited by: 4References: 69
Historical redlining is associated with increasing geographical disparities in bird biodiversity sampling in the United States
Open AccessDiego Ellis-Soto, Melissa Chapman et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2023Cited by: 3References: 57
Spatial contagion structures urban vegetation from parcel to landscape
Open AccessDexter H Locke, Alessandro Ossola et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2022
Residential yards are a significant component of urban socio‐ecological systems; residential land covers 11% of the United States and is often the dominant land use within urban areas. Residential yards also play an important role in the sustainability of urban socio‐ecological systems, affecting biogeochemical cycles, water and the climate via individual‐ and household‐level behaviours. Spatial contagion has been observed in yard vegetation in s…
Residential housing segregation and urban tree canopy in 37 US Cities
Open AccessDexter H Locke, Billy Hall et al.ARTICLEnpj Urban Sustainability2021
Redlining was a racially discriminatory housing policy established by the federal government’s Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) during the 1930s. For decades, redlining limited access to homeownership and wealth creation among racial minorities, contributing to a host of adverse social outcomes, including high unemployment, poverty, and residential vacancy, that persist today. While the multigenerational socioeconomic impacts of redlining are…
Ambiguity and clarity in residential yard ordinances across metropolitan areas in the United States
Jesse M Engebretson, Kristen C Nelson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Affairs2021References: 4
Despite the social and ecological importance of residential spaces across the country, scant research examines urban yard management policies in the U.S. Governance scholarship points to the implementation challenges of navigating policy language. Our research provides an exploration of yard ordinance language, with implications for communities across the U.S. Specifically, we sought to determine whether—and in what instances—vegetation- and grou…
Beyond ‘trees are good’: Disservices, management costs, and tradeoffs in urban forestry
Open AccessLara A Roman, Tenley M Conway et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2021Cited by: 14References: 93
The greenspace-academic performance link varies by remote sensing measure and urbanicity around Maryland public schools
Open AccessMatthew H E M Browning, Dexter H LockeARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2020
Know your watershed and know your neighbor: Paths to supporting urban watershed conservation and restoration in Baltimore, MD and Phoenix, AZ
Open AccessDexter H Locke, Abigail M York et al.ARTICLELandscape and Urban Planning2020
How the Nonhuman World Influences Homeowner Yard Management in the American Residential Macrosystem
Open AccessJesse M Engebretson, Kristen C Nelson et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2020
Context matters: Influence of Organizational, Environmental, and Social Factors on Civic Environmental Stewardship Group Intensity
Open AccessMichelle Johnson, Michelle L Johnson et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019Cited by: 3
Johnson, M., D. H. Locke, E. Svendsen, L. Campbell, L. M. Westphal, M. Romolini, and J. Grove. 2019. Context matters: influence of organizational, environmental, and social factors on civic environmental stewardship group intensity. Ecology and Society 24(4):1. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10924-240401
Social Norms, Yard Care, and the Difference between Front and Back Yard Management: Examining the Landscape Mullets Concept on Urban Residential Lands
Dexter H Locke, Rinku Roy Chowdhury et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2018Cited by: 2References: 1
Many factors influence yard care in urban and suburban areas, but the explicit difference between front versus back yards is one factor that has not been fully examined. This paper introduces the Landscape Mullet concept. The two key components of this concept are: (1) social norms are an important driver of yard management; and (2) the influence of those norms varies spatially between front (public) to back (private). Thirty-six semi-structured …
The Legacy Effect: Understanding How Segregation and Environmental Injustice Unfold over Time in Baltimore
J Morgan Grove, Morgan Grove et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the American…2018Cited by: 21References: 28
Legacies of social and environmental injustices can leave an imprint on the present and constrain transitions for more sustainable futures. In this article, we ask this question: What is the relationship of environmental inequality and histories of segregation? The answer for Baltimore is complex, where past practices of de jure and de facto segregation have created social and environmental legacies that persist on the landscape today. To answer …
Social media approaches to modeling wildfire smoke dispersion: Spatiotemporal and social scientific investigations
Sonya Sachdeva, Sarah Mccaffrey et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2017
Wildfires have significant effects on human populations, economically, environmentally, and in terms of their general well-being. Smoke pollution, in particular, from either prescribed burns or uncontrolled wildfires, can have significant health impacts. Some estimates suggest that smoke dispersion from fire events may affect the health of one in three residents in the United States, leading to an increased incidence of respiratory illnesses such…
Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem
Open AccessPeter M Groffman, J Morgan Grove et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016
© The Author(s), 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Environmental Research Letters 11 (2016): 034004, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004