A discussion on how to incorporate various i-Tree tools into the Urban Forest Master Planning process. This presentation was at the Global i-Tree Symposium in Syracuse, NY 6/19/19.

4. Management Plan Master Plan
Tree Population (Data) Public (Streets & Parks) Public & Private
People City Staff All Stakeholders
Goals Proactive Maintenance Shared Vision
Creation Timeframe 4 – 6 weeks 9 – 12 months
Implementation
Timeframe
5 – 10 years 10 – 20 years
Costs $3,000 - $10,000+ $50,000 - $150,000+

5. What Do
We Have?
What Do
We Want?
How Do We
Get There?
How Are
We Doing?
Criteria & Indicators
Kenney, W. A., et al. 2011. “Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Urban Forest Planning
and Management.” Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 37(3): 108 – 117.

7. i-Tree
i-Tree
i-Tree

10. $262,000
Carbon
Sequestration
$3.75 million
Pollution
Removal
$3.22 million
Energy &
Carbon
Total
$7,232,000

23. Tree
Benefits
Public
Health
Energy
Conservation
Outreach &
Education
Pest & disease
risk analysis
Community
Sustainability
Policy Formation
& Evaluation
Economic
Development
Stormwater
Management Climate
Adaptation
Green
Infrastructure
Air quality
improvement