On December 3rd, City Council adopted Resolution No. 40492, the Urban Forest Management Plan. Implementation of this Plan began just a day later at the third and final community meeting for the Urban Forest Management Plan project. This meeting, held from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the STAR Center's Discovery Space room, provided attendees with the outcomes of the Urban Forest Action Plan and incited action and engagement.
The presentations from the 4 March 2013 conference for Manchester's Climate Change Action Plan featuring presentations from the cities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool on what they're doing to tackle climate change.
Reduced emissions from all land uses - A broader perspective on REDD+: presen...SIANI
Seminar on Landscapes in a Carbon Focused World 26 October 2012
SIANI, Focali & Naturskyddsföreningen organized a one-day seminar in Gothenburg.
Summary: Vietnam has been targeted as one the REDD+ pilot program countries with great willingness to mitigate emission from carbon dioxide by avoiding deforestation. However, being a country with a diverse landscape and scattered deforestation and reforestation the REDD+ approach is not obvious. This study suggests a landscape approach to quantify emission from broadening the REDD+ scope to include other relevant landscapes. Land cover conversion and land use change in tropical forest margins affects both carbon stocks and profitability. Where the carbon stocks generally decrease during land use conversion and profitability (from the perspective of the actors) increases, the ratio of these changes is indicative of an opportunity cost of foregoing the change. The OPCOST model of Opportunity Costs Analysis used in this study combines information on land cover types (typical C stock densities and Net Present Value) with a land use change matrix for a certain period. This model has proven to be a very useful tool for providing a science-based carbon offset price estimation that is important for decision making for any conversion of forestland into non-forest land.
Matilda Palm's research included financial mechanisms related to climate and forest as well as landscape rehabilitation in developing countries with a special focus on degraded and marginal lands. Palm has a masters and PhD in physical geography, did a postdoc at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Vietnam and is currently doing a postdoc at Physical Resource Theory at Chalmers.
Click to view the video of the presentation
A golf course superintendent used software called CityGreen to quantify the environmental benefits provided by the golf course property in dollar terms. The software analyzed data on the golf course's 2,100 trees across 97 species to determine benefits like air pollution removal, stormwater management, and carbon sequestration worth $31,888 annually. While the software focused only on trees, the superintendent hopes to expand the analysis to account for additional benefits from healthy turfgrass. Presenting the pilot project's findings helped provide data to counter negative public perceptions of golf courses' environmental impacts.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Winston Asante of the Nature Conservation Research Centre (NCRC) on their cocoa carbon initiative in Ghana. [1] NCRC is a leading NGO in West Africa working on payments for ecosystem services and carbon projects. [2] The presentation described NCRC's work with cocoa farmer organizations funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to develop carbon methodologies and build capacity for REDD+ and carbon finance. [3] Early findings showed that legal and policy frameworks need reform to incentivize forest conservation and address land tenure issues.
1. The document discusses issues related to linking global climate arrangements to local land-use behavior through REDD+ programs. It notes that public attention to climate change may be declining as solutions seem too complex or expensive.
2. Modeling shows REDD+ can benefit landowners but raise opportunity costs for local subsistence needs. While it avoids emissions, rent and wage changes may create net costs for most stakeholders.
3. The document argues REDD+ should support agricultural intensification and reduce food waste to relieve pressure on forests, while considering equity, effectiveness and local flexibility in program design.
1) TEEB's origins stem from recognizing the economic significance of global biodiversity loss and the need to demonstrate biodiversity's value in economic terms.
2) TEEB builds assets like reports, databases, and a collaborative community to advance its approach of recognizing, demonstrating and capturing ecosystems' value to support decision making.
3) Examples show TEEB's approach applied through regional planning, legislation, protected area evaluation, certification, and payments for ecosystem services to integrate value into decisions and markets.
Understanding the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: the commod...IIED
A presentation by A Z Sangeda, D D Maleko and G C Kajembe, of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania,
at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
The document summarizes an expert workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for climate-smart agriculture. It discusses the FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme and the CCAFS climate change research program. The workshop aimed to support national mitigation planning in agriculture by advancing understanding of NAMAs and the planning and implementation process. Countries represented included Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Vietnam, Mongolia and Indonesia. Agricultural mitigation strategies and the role of NAMAs as a tool were also addressed.
The presentations from the 4 March 2013 conference for Manchester's Climate Change Action Plan featuring presentations from the cities of Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool on what they're doing to tackle climate change.
Reduced emissions from all land uses - A broader perspective on REDD+: presen...SIANI
Seminar on Landscapes in a Carbon Focused World 26 October 2012
SIANI, Focali & Naturskyddsföreningen organized a one-day seminar in Gothenburg.
Summary: Vietnam has been targeted as one the REDD+ pilot program countries with great willingness to mitigate emission from carbon dioxide by avoiding deforestation. However, being a country with a diverse landscape and scattered deforestation and reforestation the REDD+ approach is not obvious. This study suggests a landscape approach to quantify emission from broadening the REDD+ scope to include other relevant landscapes. Land cover conversion and land use change in tropical forest margins affects both carbon stocks and profitability. Where the carbon stocks generally decrease during land use conversion and profitability (from the perspective of the actors) increases, the ratio of these changes is indicative of an opportunity cost of foregoing the change. The OPCOST model of Opportunity Costs Analysis used in this study combines information on land cover types (typical C stock densities and Net Present Value) with a land use change matrix for a certain period. This model has proven to be a very useful tool for providing a science-based carbon offset price estimation that is important for decision making for any conversion of forestland into non-forest land.
Matilda Palm's research included financial mechanisms related to climate and forest as well as landscape rehabilitation in developing countries with a special focus on degraded and marginal lands. Palm has a masters and PhD in physical geography, did a postdoc at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Vietnam and is currently doing a postdoc at Physical Resource Theory at Chalmers.
Click to view the video of the presentation
A golf course superintendent used software called CityGreen to quantify the environmental benefits provided by the golf course property in dollar terms. The software analyzed data on the golf course's 2,100 trees across 97 species to determine benefits like air pollution removal, stormwater management, and carbon sequestration worth $31,888 annually. While the software focused only on trees, the superintendent hopes to expand the analysis to account for additional benefits from healthy turfgrass. Presenting the pilot project's findings helped provide data to counter negative public perceptions of golf courses' environmental impacts.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Winston Asante of the Nature Conservation Research Centre (NCRC) on their cocoa carbon initiative in Ghana. [1] NCRC is a leading NGO in West Africa working on payments for ecosystem services and carbon projects. [2] The presentation described NCRC's work with cocoa farmer organizations funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to develop carbon methodologies and build capacity for REDD+ and carbon finance. [3] Early findings showed that legal and policy frameworks need reform to incentivize forest conservation and address land tenure issues.
1. The document discusses issues related to linking global climate arrangements to local land-use behavior through REDD+ programs. It notes that public attention to climate change may be declining as solutions seem too complex or expensive.
2. Modeling shows REDD+ can benefit landowners but raise opportunity costs for local subsistence needs. While it avoids emissions, rent and wage changes may create net costs for most stakeholders.
3. The document argues REDD+ should support agricultural intensification and reduce food waste to relieve pressure on forests, while considering equity, effectiveness and local flexibility in program design.
1) TEEB's origins stem from recognizing the economic significance of global biodiversity loss and the need to demonstrate biodiversity's value in economic terms.
2) TEEB builds assets like reports, databases, and a collaborative community to advance its approach of recognizing, demonstrating and capturing ecosystems' value to support decision making.
3) Examples show TEEB's approach applied through regional planning, legislation, protected area evaluation, certification, and payments for ecosystem services to integrate value into decisions and markets.
Understanding the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: the commod...IIED
A presentation by A Z Sangeda, D D Maleko and G C Kajembe, of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania,
at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
The document summarizes an expert workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for climate-smart agriculture. It discusses the FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme and the CCAFS climate change research program. The workshop aimed to support national mitigation planning in agriculture by advancing understanding of NAMAs and the planning and implementation process. Countries represented included Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Vietnam, Mongolia and Indonesia. Agricultural mitigation strategies and the role of NAMAs as a tool were also addressed.
Tacoma Urban Forest Management Plan Community Meeting 10-22-19Chris Peiffer
Trees along streets, in parks, open spaces, backyards, and across the city provide many benefits and constitute an "urban forest". Tacoma's urban forest is a valuable asset that, if maintained, will continue to add to the health of a community for generations to come. We are all under One Canopy and benefit from the proper care and enhancement of the trees in Tacoma.
This presentation for the community meeting was designed for the residents of Tacoma to engage in the process of developing a vision for our urban forest and the strategies to achieve it. Caring for Tacoma's urban forest is an important part of growing a sustainable, healthy, and vibrant city and cannot be achieved without the input of its residents.
In 2010, the City Council adopted a new chapter in Tacoma’s Comprehensive Plan, the Urban Forestry Policy Element. From this, the Environmental Services Department along with a team of consultants are in the process of developing an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) to create a shared vision and road map for the trees in Tacoma that supports the policy element and enhances the city. The UFMP will strengthen themes throughout the city such as Resource Management, Equity and Accessibility, Canopy Health & Growth, Long-Term Funding, Climate Resiliency, Enhanced Ecosystem Services & Benefits, and Community Engagement & Stewardship.
This document presents an urban forest master plan for the city of Tempe, Arizona. It aims to help Tempe expand its tree canopy and the associated benefits through 2040. The plan examines Tempe's current urban forest conditions, including a 13.4% tree canopy coverage. It establishes a vision of reaching 20% canopy coverage by 2040 through replacing dead trees and planting 2,400 new trees annually. The plan provides solutions focused on public and private property, along with an action plan, to help implement strategies for a healthier urban forest through collaborative stakeholder action.
A Model for How Nonprofit Organization Can Initiate Citywide ChangeColleenSchoch
This document summarizes a presentation about how non-profit organizations can initiate city-wide change related to urban forestry. It discusses defining needs through questions, key findings from a "First Steps" study that highlighted issues, and priority actions achieved from 2018-2022, including increasing funding and hiring staff. It also covers financing models needed to maintain a city's urban forest through various activities and a phased implementation approach. Finally, it provides lessons learned around understanding goals, acquiring funding, building coalitions, identifying champions, strategic messaging, and being bold.
The document discusses the mission and goals of restoring, enhancing, and protecting the tree canopy of Washington D.C. It outlines Casey Trees' efforts through multiple rounds of a "Tree Report Card" to track progress towards a goal of 40% tree canopy coverage by 2032. The report card helped raise awareness and engagement from citizens and politicians, and impacted legislation to better protect and care for the city's trees. While an imperfect measure, the report card serves as a guide to track general progress over the long term towards the identified canopy coverage goal.
Maggie Belanger, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Regional Manager, Kansas State University, KS
Kate Lucas, AICP, Planner, Adaapta and KSU TAB Partner, Denver, CO
Christina Wilson, Acting Branch Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, CO
Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Pueblo, CO
Urban trees aidan_ffrench_horticulture connections_april-may 2014Aidan J ffrench
This document discusses the challenges facing urban trees in Ireland and suggests ways to improve their protection. It notes that while awareness of urban forestry has increased, the issues trees face are as problematic as ever. It argues that national and local governments need to do more by requiring tree surveys with planning applications, implementing tree strategies in all local authorities, and employing full-time tree officers. The document concludes that while rhetoric about protecting trees exists, real commitment is needed through actions, not just words, and that an urban tree conference could help address these ongoing issues.
This document discusses City Forest Credits, a nonprofit that issues carbon credits for urban forestry projects. It connects local tree planting and preservation efforts to funding through carbon offsets. Projects must be in or near cities and follow national carbon protocols. Examples are provided of projects in Pittsburgh, Chattanooga, and Des Moines that have increased tree canopy, protected forests, and launched job training programs. Planting projects receive carbon credits over 26 years as trees grow. Credits are verified and can be sold to provide funding for local tree organizations.
Payment for Ecosystem Services Pilot Implementation in Mae Sa-Kog Ma Biospher...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given on the “Regional workshop on Payment for Environmental Services” on November 19 2014 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The overall aim of the workshop was to enhance the understanding and capacity of policy makers, PES practioners, and researcher communities on the topic of payments for ecosystem services and ecosystem-based approaches and also to increase dialogue between them on latest lessons learned and recommendations for effective, efficient and equitable implementation of PES.
Delivering the Urban Tree Agenda, Functional Landscapes Seminar, Martin KellyDesign South East
Martin Kelly presented a 10 point action plan for delivering an urban tree agenda. The plan calls for integrated urban planning solutions, evidence-based research on trees, education for public awareness of trees' economic, environmental and social values, and embedding tree standards into policies to ensure long-term management and funding for tree maintenance. The presentation also discussed how trees can help address issues like urban heat islands, climate change, biodiversity, and public health and wellbeing. Case studies from places like Birmingham, Sefton and Bristol showed how embedding tree standards into local plans and policies can contribute to positive environmental outcomes from new developments.
Tanzania experience on incorporating safeguards at pilot project levelIIED
The presentation of Charles Meshak, of Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG), to the IIED-hosted Moving ahead with Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) workshop on 9-10 April 2014.
The presentation, made during the fifth session on social and environmental safeguards of REDD+, focused on experiences on incorporating safeguards at pilot project level in Tanzania.
More details on TFCG: http://www.tfcg.org/.
Further details of the workshop and IIED's work on REDD+ are available via http://www.iied.org/coverage-moving-ahead-redd-prospects-challenges-workshop.
Performance-based Financing for Promoting Resilient EcosystemsCIFOR-ICRAF
- Over 260 community forests (CFs) have been established in Cameroon, covering over 1.3 million hectares of secondary forest. However, most CFs are not operational and are failing to meet their objectives of reducing deforestation and forest degradation.
- Key challenges facing CFs include lack of technical capacity, investment capital, enterprise management skills, infrastructure, market linkages, and access to financing. A new performance-based financing approach is being tested to help CFs establish viable forest enterprises.
- The new approach involves rigorous selection and establishment processes for community forest enterprises, as well as long-term training, technical support, and monitoring to boost enterprise success rates and ensure environmental and social benefits.
Presented by Ian Hanou at the Trees, People, and Built Environment 3 Conference, Birmingham, England, April 2017. Geospatial mapping and analysis of the urban forest including tree inventories and Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) assessments have become commonplace tools in North America. Cities and environmental nonprofits use inventories to improve management and maintenance, and use UTC to develop a citywide benchmark, monitor change, inform master plans, and prioritize planting efforts to maximize benefits where they are lacking in the community. As a natural progression with recent GIS and mobile technology innovations, inventories and UTC data have been incorporated into online mapping programs to increase access to this information and ease-of-use for non-technical users.
Through a series of short case studies, this paper highlights some of the benefits, considerations, and impacts of bringing urban forestry data and prioritization tools into online mapping applications. Evidence suggests that such tools may increase awareness of the urban forest as an asset and a resource for community development, public health goals, and scenario planning. The collaboration that is created during an inclusive process to develop and implement such tools is discussed along with the role of tree professionals and nonprofits in UTC targets, followed by recommendations for practitioners.
This document provides an overview of the development plan process in Ireland to promote community participation. It discusses the importance of development plans, challenges facing planning, and how to get involved by making a submission and following up. The key points are that development plans guide land use and development, community participation is important for creating an agreed vision and environmental contract, and tips are provided on effectively making a submission and ensuring views are considered in the plan.
Development Pressures and Small Towns: Planning Tools That Can HelpArbor Day Foundation
The 2006 Chatham Conservation Partnership aims to develop strategies to protect Chatham County's natural resources through collaboration between agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals. The 2011 Comprehensive Conservation Plan conducted the first countywide assessment of biodiversity, wildlife habitats, working lands, recreation, and water resources. Planning Tools for Pittsboro included model ordinances, committee recommendations, and analyses of biodiversity, natural resources, land cover, trees, and the economic impacts of conservation to help Pittsboro protect its natural assets.
This document is a master plan for Greenbelt, Maryland's urban forest. It finds that Greenbelt currently has high tree canopy coverage at 62% but that this coverage is threatened by lack of diversity, lack of risk management data, conflicts with utilities, pests and invasive species, and limited resources. The plan recommends developing a vision, addressing these threats, and creating a 5-year action plan to maintain and expand the urban forest for current and future residents.
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The CAFÉ-REDD Project aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through coffee agroforestry and forest enhancement in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam over 3 years (2018-2021). The project enhances public and private sector capacity for climate-smart landscape planning, supports smallholders in sustainable agriculture and climate-smart solutions, and shares knowledge. The project location involves state forest areas customarily used by the K'ho ethnic minority people. The project conducted an initial Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) process including environmental and social assessments, participatory village land use mapping, and community conservation agreements. An ongoing FPIC process includes developing a collaborative forest management mechanism and grievance redress
Brownfields: On the Road to Redevelopment nado-web
The document provides an overview of a presentation on brownfields redevelopment and financing options. It includes:
1) An agenda for the presentation that covers brownfields redevelopment, funding sources and financing options, and redeveloping for resilience.
2) Information about the presenters, which are experts from Kansas State University, Adaapta, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
3) A discussion of the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) program and the services it provides to help with brownfields redevelopment.
The Defra Local Action Project has been working with local communities to enhance the value of natural capital in our towns, cities and other urban spaces to improve people’s lives, the environment & economic prosperity…For each Demonstration Area we have developed a suite of evidence and information resources to support the targeting and implementation of environmental management or enhancement actions in urban landscapes. On the 18th April 2016 the Westcountry Rivers Trust delivery team met with several key stakeholders and practitioners who work in Manchester to examine the preliminary outputs of the Local Action Project.
Tacoma Urban Forest Management Plan Community Meeting 10-22-19Chris Peiffer
Trees along streets, in parks, open spaces, backyards, and across the city provide many benefits and constitute an "urban forest". Tacoma's urban forest is a valuable asset that, if maintained, will continue to add to the health of a community for generations to come. We are all under One Canopy and benefit from the proper care and enhancement of the trees in Tacoma.
This presentation for the community meeting was designed for the residents of Tacoma to engage in the process of developing a vision for our urban forest and the strategies to achieve it. Caring for Tacoma's urban forest is an important part of growing a sustainable, healthy, and vibrant city and cannot be achieved without the input of its residents.
In 2010, the City Council adopted a new chapter in Tacoma’s Comprehensive Plan, the Urban Forestry Policy Element. From this, the Environmental Services Department along with a team of consultants are in the process of developing an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) to create a shared vision and road map for the trees in Tacoma that supports the policy element and enhances the city. The UFMP will strengthen themes throughout the city such as Resource Management, Equity and Accessibility, Canopy Health & Growth, Long-Term Funding, Climate Resiliency, Enhanced Ecosystem Services & Benefits, and Community Engagement & Stewardship.
This document presents an urban forest master plan for the city of Tempe, Arizona. It aims to help Tempe expand its tree canopy and the associated benefits through 2040. The plan examines Tempe's current urban forest conditions, including a 13.4% tree canopy coverage. It establishes a vision of reaching 20% canopy coverage by 2040 through replacing dead trees and planting 2,400 new trees annually. The plan provides solutions focused on public and private property, along with an action plan, to help implement strategies for a healthier urban forest through collaborative stakeholder action.
A Model for How Nonprofit Organization Can Initiate Citywide ChangeColleenSchoch
This document summarizes a presentation about how non-profit organizations can initiate city-wide change related to urban forestry. It discusses defining needs through questions, key findings from a "First Steps" study that highlighted issues, and priority actions achieved from 2018-2022, including increasing funding and hiring staff. It also covers financing models needed to maintain a city's urban forest through various activities and a phased implementation approach. Finally, it provides lessons learned around understanding goals, acquiring funding, building coalitions, identifying champions, strategic messaging, and being bold.
The document discusses the mission and goals of restoring, enhancing, and protecting the tree canopy of Washington D.C. It outlines Casey Trees' efforts through multiple rounds of a "Tree Report Card" to track progress towards a goal of 40% tree canopy coverage by 2032. The report card helped raise awareness and engagement from citizens and politicians, and impacted legislation to better protect and care for the city's trees. While an imperfect measure, the report card serves as a guide to track general progress over the long term towards the identified canopy coverage goal.
Maggie Belanger, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Regional Manager, Kansas State University, KS
Kate Lucas, AICP, Planner, Adaapta and KSU TAB Partner, Denver, CO
Christina Wilson, Acting Branch Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, CO
Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Pueblo, CO
Urban trees aidan_ffrench_horticulture connections_april-may 2014Aidan J ffrench
This document discusses the challenges facing urban trees in Ireland and suggests ways to improve their protection. It notes that while awareness of urban forestry has increased, the issues trees face are as problematic as ever. It argues that national and local governments need to do more by requiring tree surveys with planning applications, implementing tree strategies in all local authorities, and employing full-time tree officers. The document concludes that while rhetoric about protecting trees exists, real commitment is needed through actions, not just words, and that an urban tree conference could help address these ongoing issues.
This document discusses City Forest Credits, a nonprofit that issues carbon credits for urban forestry projects. It connects local tree planting and preservation efforts to funding through carbon offsets. Projects must be in or near cities and follow national carbon protocols. Examples are provided of projects in Pittsburgh, Chattanooga, and Des Moines that have increased tree canopy, protected forests, and launched job training programs. Planting projects receive carbon credits over 26 years as trees grow. Credits are verified and can be sold to provide funding for local tree organizations.
Payment for Ecosystem Services Pilot Implementation in Mae Sa-Kog Ma Biospher...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given on the “Regional workshop on Payment for Environmental Services” on November 19 2014 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The overall aim of the workshop was to enhance the understanding and capacity of policy makers, PES practioners, and researcher communities on the topic of payments for ecosystem services and ecosystem-based approaches and also to increase dialogue between them on latest lessons learned and recommendations for effective, efficient and equitable implementation of PES.
Delivering the Urban Tree Agenda, Functional Landscapes Seminar, Martin KellyDesign South East
Martin Kelly presented a 10 point action plan for delivering an urban tree agenda. The plan calls for integrated urban planning solutions, evidence-based research on trees, education for public awareness of trees' economic, environmental and social values, and embedding tree standards into policies to ensure long-term management and funding for tree maintenance. The presentation also discussed how trees can help address issues like urban heat islands, climate change, biodiversity, and public health and wellbeing. Case studies from places like Birmingham, Sefton and Bristol showed how embedding tree standards into local plans and policies can contribute to positive environmental outcomes from new developments.
Tanzania experience on incorporating safeguards at pilot project levelIIED
The presentation of Charles Meshak, of Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG), to the IIED-hosted Moving ahead with Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) workshop on 9-10 April 2014.
The presentation, made during the fifth session on social and environmental safeguards of REDD+, focused on experiences on incorporating safeguards at pilot project level in Tanzania.
More details on TFCG: http://www.tfcg.org/.
Further details of the workshop and IIED's work on REDD+ are available via http://www.iied.org/coverage-moving-ahead-redd-prospects-challenges-workshop.
Performance-based Financing for Promoting Resilient EcosystemsCIFOR-ICRAF
- Over 260 community forests (CFs) have been established in Cameroon, covering over 1.3 million hectares of secondary forest. However, most CFs are not operational and are failing to meet their objectives of reducing deforestation and forest degradation.
- Key challenges facing CFs include lack of technical capacity, investment capital, enterprise management skills, infrastructure, market linkages, and access to financing. A new performance-based financing approach is being tested to help CFs establish viable forest enterprises.
- The new approach involves rigorous selection and establishment processes for community forest enterprises, as well as long-term training, technical support, and monitoring to boost enterprise success rates and ensure environmental and social benefits.
Presented by Ian Hanou at the Trees, People, and Built Environment 3 Conference, Birmingham, England, April 2017. Geospatial mapping and analysis of the urban forest including tree inventories and Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) assessments have become commonplace tools in North America. Cities and environmental nonprofits use inventories to improve management and maintenance, and use UTC to develop a citywide benchmark, monitor change, inform master plans, and prioritize planting efforts to maximize benefits where they are lacking in the community. As a natural progression with recent GIS and mobile technology innovations, inventories and UTC data have been incorporated into online mapping programs to increase access to this information and ease-of-use for non-technical users.
Through a series of short case studies, this paper highlights some of the benefits, considerations, and impacts of bringing urban forestry data and prioritization tools into online mapping applications. Evidence suggests that such tools may increase awareness of the urban forest as an asset and a resource for community development, public health goals, and scenario planning. The collaboration that is created during an inclusive process to develop and implement such tools is discussed along with the role of tree professionals and nonprofits in UTC targets, followed by recommendations for practitioners.
This document provides an overview of the development plan process in Ireland to promote community participation. It discusses the importance of development plans, challenges facing planning, and how to get involved by making a submission and following up. The key points are that development plans guide land use and development, community participation is important for creating an agreed vision and environmental contract, and tips are provided on effectively making a submission and ensuring views are considered in the plan.
Development Pressures and Small Towns: Planning Tools That Can HelpArbor Day Foundation
The 2006 Chatham Conservation Partnership aims to develop strategies to protect Chatham County's natural resources through collaboration between agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals. The 2011 Comprehensive Conservation Plan conducted the first countywide assessment of biodiversity, wildlife habitats, working lands, recreation, and water resources. Planning Tools for Pittsboro included model ordinances, committee recommendations, and analyses of biodiversity, natural resources, land cover, trees, and the economic impacts of conservation to help Pittsboro protect its natural assets.
This document is a master plan for Greenbelt, Maryland's urban forest. It finds that Greenbelt currently has high tree canopy coverage at 62% but that this coverage is threatened by lack of diversity, lack of risk management data, conflicts with utilities, pests and invasive species, and limited resources. The plan recommends developing a vision, addressing these threats, and creating a 5-year action plan to maintain and expand the urban forest for current and future residents.
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The CAFÉ-REDD Project aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through coffee agroforestry and forest enhancement in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam over 3 years (2018-2021). The project enhances public and private sector capacity for climate-smart landscape planning, supports smallholders in sustainable agriculture and climate-smart solutions, and shares knowledge. The project location involves state forest areas customarily used by the K'ho ethnic minority people. The project conducted an initial Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) process including environmental and social assessments, participatory village land use mapping, and community conservation agreements. An ongoing FPIC process includes developing a collaborative forest management mechanism and grievance redress
Brownfields: On the Road to Redevelopment nado-web
The document provides an overview of a presentation on brownfields redevelopment and financing options. It includes:
1) An agenda for the presentation that covers brownfields redevelopment, funding sources and financing options, and redeveloping for resilience.
2) Information about the presenters, which are experts from Kansas State University, Adaapta, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
3) A discussion of the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) program and the services it provides to help with brownfields redevelopment.
The Defra Local Action Project has been working with local communities to enhance the value of natural capital in our towns, cities and other urban spaces to improve people’s lives, the environment & economic prosperity…For each Demonstration Area we have developed a suite of evidence and information resources to support the targeting and implementation of environmental management or enhancement actions in urban landscapes. On the 18th April 2016 the Westcountry Rivers Trust delivery team met with several key stakeholders and practitioners who work in Manchester to examine the preliminary outputs of the Local Action Project.
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The modification of an existing product or the formulation of a new product to fill a newly identified market niche or customer need are both examples of product development. This study generally developed and conducted the formulation of aramang baked products enriched with malunggay conducted by the researchers. Specifically, it answered the acceptability level in terms of taste, texture, flavor, odor, and color also the overall acceptability of enriched aramang baked products. The study used the frequency distribution for evaluators to determine the acceptability of enriched aramang baked products enriched with malunggay. As per sensory evaluation conducted by the researchers, it was proven that aramang baked products enriched with malunggay was acceptable in terms of Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color, and Texture. Based on the results of sensory evaluation of enriched aramang baked products proven that three (3) treatments were all highly acceptable in terms of variable Odor, Taste, Flavor, Color and Textures conducted by the researchers.
Trichogramma spp. is an efficient egg parasitoids that potentially assist to manage the insect-pests from the field condition by parasiting the host eggs. To mass culture this egg parasitoids effectively, we need to culture another stored grain pest- Rice Meal Moth (Corcyra Cephalonica). After rearing this pest, the eggs of Corcyra will carry the potential Trichogramma spp., which is an Hymenopteran Wasp. The detailed Methodologies of rearing both Corcyra Cephalonica and Trichogramma spp. have described on this ppt.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
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Tacoma Urban Forest Management Plan Community Meeting 12-4-19
1. A community meeting to discuss participation and engagement opportunities to achieve the
goals in Tacoma’s Urban Forest Action Plan.
A PLAN FOR TACOMA’S URBAN FOREST
Community Meeting
ONE TACOMA
ONE CANOPY
STAR Center December 4, 2019
Discover Space 6:00 – 7:30 PM
2. WELCOME & INTROS
Chris Peiffer, Project Manager
Marketing Specialist
Director of Field Operations
GIS Technician & Support
Steve Duh, Principal
Jean Akers, Senior Associate
John Bornsworth, President
Urban Forest Planner
Environmental Scientist
Consulting Arborist
Mike Carey,
Urban Forest Program Manager
Arin Lewis,
Urban Forestry Specialist
Arvada, CO
Portland, OR
Port Angeles, WA
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3. TONIGHT’S AGENDA
Planning Approach
Alignment of Community Input & Plan Development
Urban Forest Action Plan Overview
Support for Plan Implementation
Open Discussion & Closing Remarks
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4. PLANNING APPROACH
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Planning Theme
Existing Policies & Plans
City Staff Interviews
Urban Forest Benchmarks
Data Analyses
Community Interests & Input
ELEMENTS AUDIT
PHASE 1
5. PLANNING APPROACH
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Planning Theme
PHASE 1
Category Rating
1) Management Policy (MP) 85%
2) Capacity and Training (CT) 81%
3) Funding and Authority (FA) 67%
4) Inventories and Plans (IP) 81%, 79%
5) Risk and Disaster Planning (RM) 50%, 57%
6) Community Engagement (CE) 86%
OVERALL RATING: 77%
AUDIT
6. PLANNING APPROACH
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Planning Theme
Community
Equity
Human Health
Environment
STRATEGIES TARGETS ACTIONS EVALUATION
PHASE 2
1) Management Policy (MP)
2) Capacity and Training (CT)
3) Funding and Authority (FA)
4) Inventories and Plans (IP)
5) Risk and Disaster Planning (RM)
6) Community Engagement (CE)
Co-Benefits
7. FEEDBACK & PLAN ALIGNMENT
ONE TACOMA
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Planning Theme
Community Survey #1 (1,494 responses)
Greatest concern → tree and sidewalk issues (Q5, 60%) MP1D.10
Most urgent need → tree planting (Q7, 42%) MP1E.2
Priority services → 48% Grit City Trees program, 39% Hazard trees (Q10) MP1B.3
One Tacoma Components % in Q15 Category
Resource Management – Street Trees 30% FA
Canopy Growth (30/30) 20% MP
Education, Outreach, Collaboration 17% CE
Preserve Existing Trees 8% MP
Planning the Urban Forest 6% IP
Urban Forest Equity & Accessibility 5% IP, CE, FA, CT, MP
Urban Forest Resiliency & Risk Management 5% MP, IP, RM, FA
Climate – Risk Mitigation 4% MP, IP, RM
Resource Management: Environmental & Watershed 2% MP, IP, FA
Resource Management: Viewsheds 2% MP, IP, FA
Urban Forest Long-Term Funding 1% FA, CT
Heritage Trees 1% MP, 7
8. FEEDBACK & PLAN ALIGNMENT
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Planning Theme
Community Survey #2 (375 responses)
Theme of Survey Question % Action Plan #
30% Canopy Goal:
Increase City efforts
91%
City-led: 2,000 trees
Post-planting care requirements
Partnerships: 8,500 trees
Tree inventories
Neighborhood tree plans
MP1E.2
MP1D.1
IP4A.1
IP4B.3
IP4C.4
30% Canopy Goal:
Encourage private property
owners to plant trees
89%
Resources, materials, stewardship,
events, youth programs, recognition
programs, Grit City Trees and Coupon
Programs
CE6B.6
CE6A.10
CE6D.5
CE6A.4
CE6A.11
IP4E.5
Tree & Sidewalk Conflicts:
Improved design
82%
TMC updates, Phase 3 Tree & Sidewalk
Ops Plan, SOPs, policies and design for
no-net-loss
MP1A.5
MP1D.6
MP1D.8
CT2B.7
MP1D.10
Tree & Sidewalk Conflicts:
City resources for assessments
76%
Biennium budget enhancement request
(2023-24) for City Arborist
CT2A.4
MP1D.6
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9. FEEDBACK & PLAN ALIGNMENT
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Planning Theme
Community Survey #2 (375 responses)
Theme of Survey Question % Action Plan #
Heritage Tree Program:
Public street trees
94%
Heritage Tree Ordinance in TMC,
Landmarks Preservation Commission role
MP1C.7
CE6C.7
Heritage Tree Program:
Private trees (voluntary)
72%
Heritage Tree Ordinance in TMC,
Landmarks Preservation Commission role
MP1C.7
CE6C.7
Public Street Tree Maintenance
Responsibility:
City program
64%
Policies and procedures
14 priority corridors, 4k trees, 600/year
Inventories and risk assessments
MP1B.3
FA3B.3
FA3B.4
IP4A.1
IP4A.2
RM5A.1
FA3D.8
Public Street Tree Maintenance
Responsibility:
Resource allocation
63%
Biennium budget enhancement request
(2021-22) for City Arborist Crew
2023-24 enhancement to increase per
capita expenditures
CT2A.3
FA3A.2
FA3A.6
Public Street Tree Maintenance
Responsibility:
Priority corridors
62%
14 priority corridors across neighborhoods
Tacoma Equity Index
4k trees (600 trees per year)
FA3B.3
FA3B.4
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10. FEEDBACK & PLAN ALIGNMENT
Question #1
What do you want your urban forest to look like 10
years from now? For future generations?
Question #2
What would 30% tree cover look and feel like and
what would it take to achieve this?
Question #3
If you could change Tacoma’s environment in one
way, what would it be? How would the City’s
urban forest be different than it is now?
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Visioning Exercise
11. FEEDBACK & PLAN ALIGNMENT
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One Tacoma, One Canopy:
Tacoma’s trees and forests are
recognized as integral to sustaining
life and health for all City residents. A
healthy, thriving, and sustainable
urban forest is a community priority,
to be thoughtfully managed and
cared for by partnerships between
the City and its residents to maximize
public safety and benefits that
include a thriving ecosystem, vibrant
economy, and livable communities
shared by all Tacomans.
Discussion Outcomes
✓ Human health
✓ Call to action
✓ Shared effort
✓ Holistic approach
Visioning Exercise
12. FEEDBACK & PLAN ALIGNMENT
1) City Street Tree Maintenance Responsibility d
2) Tree & Sidewalk Conflicts / Tree Protection d
3) Tree Planting (30% goal, fruit trees, other)
4) Tree Code Revision / Enforcement
5) City Staffing (Outreach/Education)
6) Heritage Tree Program
7) Other Concerns / Strategies Share your ideas
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Strategy Prioritization Exercise
Ranked #1 - Tree Planting ($$) with 21 entries (42 tokens)
Ranked #2 - City Staffing (Outreach/Education) ($$) with 20 entries (41 tokens)
Ranked #3 - Heritage Tree Program ($) with 19 entries (19 tokens)
Ranked #4 - City Street Tree Maintenance Respon…($$$$) with 13 entries (54 tokens)
Ranked #5 - Tree Code Revision/Enforcement ($$) with 10 entries (19 tokens)
Ranked #6 - Tree & Sidewalk Conflicts/Tree Protection ($$$) with 6 entries (19 tokens)
Other - 17 tokens and 7 written comments submitted and recorded in meeting notes
Results
13. THE URBAN FOREST ACTION PLAN
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Planning Theme
MANAGEMENT POLICY GOAL: Tacoma’s urban forest
policies are the foundation for preserving the environmental
benefits, management, and the character of Tacoma’s urban forest.
1
Some Action Callouts Target Year
Use Code Recommendations to establish an Urban Forestry
Title, align urban forestry policy with One Tacoma, update
antiquated language and inconsistencies, and require the
use of industry BMPs.
2021
Update TMC with a Heritage Tree Ordinance. 2022
Plant 2,000 trees through City projects annually and support
8,500 annual tree plantings through partnerships and public
incentive programs. Improve tracking and reporting of
partnership plantings.
Annual
Align tree protection and design standards in TMC
13.06.502.E with a no-net-loss policy by 2023 to achieve tree
canopy goals.
2023
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Planning Theme
MANAGEMENT POLICY GOAL: Tacoma’s urban forest
policies are the foundation for preserving the environmental
benefits, management, and the character of Tacoma’s urban forest.
1
✓ Plant and maintain trees on your property using best practices. Learn about
urban trees from the U.S. Forest Service at fs.fed.us/managing-land/urbanforests.
✓ Explore stewardship and volunteer activities with the City, local non-profits,
and other organizations.
✓ Be vigilant by contacting Urban Forestry if you see a hazard tree or a tree pest
or disease of concern in the right-of-way.
✓ Consider the City’s Grit City Trees and Coupon Programs to help Tacoma
reach the 30% tree canopy goal.
ONE TACOMA, ONE CANOPY
Our urban forest needs you
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Planning Theme
CAPACITY AND TRAINING GOAL: The City has the capacity
and expertise to provide optimal levels of service for equitable
urban forest management.
2
Some Action Callouts Target Year
Conduct annual urban forestry events, or partner-events—
especially involving youth—relating to tree planting and pruning
to increase capacity for the care of public trees led by citizen
tree stewards.
Annual
Strengthen arborist crew needs assessment. Develop a
business case in 2020 to propose 2021-2022 biennium budget
enhancement request for an arborist crew (see Appendix C).
2020
Prepare a business case detailing staff needs for a City
Arborist to support implementation of the Plan, and more
specifically, address the technical needs of PWD, ES, and
PDS.
2021
Using the information gathered from the Work Group interviews
(Phase 1 Plan), utilize the continuous improvement framework
to fix operational workflows in urban forest management.
2022
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Planning Theme
CAPACITY AND TRAINING GOAL: The City has the capacity
and expertise to provide optimal levels of service for equitable
urban forest management.
2
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✓ Attend tree-related events and workshops.
✓ Join the listserv to stay up-to-date (cityoftacoma.org/environews).
✓ Volunteer for a local tree-related organization.
✓ Want to learn more about trees? Become an ISA Certified Arborist!
✓ Visit cityoftacoma.org/urbanforestry to learn more about proper tree
management, planting, and the tree permit process.
ONE TACOMA, ONE CANOPY
Our urban forest needs you
17. THE URBAN FOREST ACTION PLAN
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Planning Theme
FUNDING AND AUTHORITY GOAL: City resources and authority
enable equitable urban forest management for the preservation
and enhancement of tree benefits.
3
Some Action Callouts Target Year
Implement a City street tree maintenance program and start
street tree maintenance in identified corridors and
neighborhoods (approximately 4,000 total trees). 2021
Prune approximately 600 established public trees per year
along target road corridors to preserve existing mature canopy
and train young trees to reduce potential risk.
2022, Annual
Establish and sustain efforts with neighborhood organizations,
NBDs, NCDs, and civic groups in all Tacoma neighborhoods by
2022 to implement young tree maintenance approaches for
the care of 10,500 trees planted annually.
2022
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Planning Theme
FUNDING AND AUTHORITY GOAL: City resources and authority
enable equitable urban forest management for the preservation
and enhancement of tree benefits.
3
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✓ Join your neighborhood association and coordinate tree-themed improvement
projects. Funding opportunities described at cityoftacoma.org/urbanforestry.
✓ Learn about the public trees inventoried in Tacoma by visiting www.pg-
cloud.com/TacomaWA.
✓ Learn about public right-of-way tree maintenance responsibility on the City’s
urban forestry website.
✓ Get involved by joining the Green Tacoma Partnership and local environmental
nonprofits and find out how you can volunteer.
ONE TACOMA, ONE CANOPY
Our urban forest needs you
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Planning Theme
INVENTORY AND PLANNING GOAL: A comprehensive
understanding of the urban forest ensures data-driven decisions,
sustainable and equitable planning, and amplifies the benefits received
from trees.
4
Some Action Callouts Target Year
Conduct a comprehensive inventory of public trees planted
and maintained by the City, keeping the data current, and
continue the cycle aligned with tree maintenance cycles (600
trees per year) and City tree planting projects (2,000 trees per
year).
Annual
Develop a strategic urban forest management plan for one
priority neighborhood or area per year. Address best practices,
species diversity, and tree pest and disease resiliency.
Annual
Use the tree inventory data in private development as part of
permit inspections for compliance. 2025
Conduct a high-resolution tree canopy assessment Citywide and
by planning boundaries to track canopy gains and losses and to
inform future tree plantings and preservation.
2030
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Planning Theme
INVENTORY AND PLANNING GOAL: A comprehensive
understanding of the urban forest ensures data-driven decisions,
sustainable and equitable planning, and amplifies the benefits received
from trees.
4
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✓ Learn more about the extent of the urban forest by reading the 2018 Tree
Canopy Assessment. Find out how canopy goals can be achieved in your
neighborhood.
✓ Visit Pierce Conservation District’s website (PierceCD.org) to learn how you
can manage invasive species and protect your trees from harmful pests and
diseases.
✓ Consider Tacoma’s Grit City Trees program cityoftacoma.org/urbanforestry and
learn how to plant and care for your tree.
✓ Get involved by joining the Green Tacoma Partnership and local environmental
nonprofits and find out how you can volunteer.
ONE TACOMA, ONE CANOPY
Our urban forest needs you
21. THE URBAN FOREST ACTION PLAN
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Planning Theme
RISK AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT GOAL: Proactively
manage tree-related risk throughout the urban forest and equip
urban forest leaders with resources to address risks and disasters.
5
Some Action Callouts Target Year
In 2021, assess potential tree-related risks for all 4,000 public
street trees the City is starting to maintain. Then conduct annual
routine inventories in line with maintenance schedules with intent
to document, monitor, prepare, and mitigate current and future risks
to the urban forest.
2021, Annual
Work with environmental non-profit organizations and other partners
to provide resources and annual training regarding tree pest and
disease management as well as invasive species management.
Annual
Implement the Tree Risk Management Plan that relates to
planning for structural tree risks, exotic tree pest and disease
threats, and disasters.
2021
Mitigate high-risk trees in the City’s newly acquired maintenance
areas (public trees) by incrementally (25% by 2021, 50% by 2025,
75% by 2028) addressing high-risk trees annually with the
appropriate maintenance activity.
2021- 2030
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Planning Theme
RISK AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT GOAL: Proactively
manage tree-related risk throughout the urban forest and equip
urban forest leaders with resources to address risks and disasters.
5
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✓ Are you prepared for natural disasters and other emergencies? Learn more
about personal preparedness here: co.pierce.wa.us/945/Personal-Preparedness
and stay alert by signing up for Pierce County’s ALERT program:
co.pierce.wa.us/921/Pierce-County-ALERT.
✓ Did you know Tacoma manages almost 500 acres of passive open space,
including many forests and natural areas? Learn more at
cityoftacoma.org/openspace. Consider volunteering to help manage these vital
open space areas at EarthCorps.org/Volunteer.
✓ Did you know there is an international standardized method for assessing trees
and their potential risks? Learn more at PNWISA.org/Certification.
✓ Learn your invasive trees and shrubs and how to manage them at
PierceCountyWeedBoard.org.
✓ Report an invasive tree pest or disease by contacting the state plant health
director at aphis.usda.gov.
ONE TACOMA, ONE CANOPY
Our urban forest needs you
23. THE URBAN FOREST ACTION PLAN
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Planning Theme
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOAL: Sustainable urban forest
management and equity is achieved through a partnership with
the City and its residents resulting in improved well-being, human
health outcomes, and stronger local economies.
6
Some Action Callouts Target Year
Support and sustain partnerships with local and regional
organizations. Increase number of community volunteers
annually from 2018 records.
Annual
Encourage youth participation in Arbor Day and Green Tacoma Day
events. Encourage and provide technical support to enable tree-
related curriculum and plantings at schools.
2021, 2030
Establish a young adult job training, urban forest stewardship
program to facilitate planting and care of 10,500 trees annually.
2021
Identify appropriate parks, rights-of-way, and other public spaces in
Tacoma that feasibly can support healthy and safe fruit trees to
support gleaning initiatives.
2023
Establish non-conventional partnerships that serve single and/or
multiple Tacoma neighborhoods. All 8 neighborhoods should be
supported.
2025
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Planning Theme
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOAL: Sustainable urban forest
management and equity is achieved through a partnership with
the City and its residents resulting in improved well-being, human
health outcomes, and stronger local economies.
6
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✓ Trees need people just as much as people need trees. Consider volunteering a
local environmental organization.
✓ Engage your local parks and enjoy the restorative effect of our urban forest.
Visit MetroParksTacoma.org to find a park near you.
✓ Sign up for EnviroNews with Citizens for a Healthy Bay to learn about
workshops, training, and news at HealthyBay.org.
✓ Participate in biannual urban forest surveys. Your feedback is influential to
current and future programs.
✓ See how this Plan’s actions align with One Tacoma at cityoftacoma.org/planning
and Tacoma 2025 at cityoftacoma.org/tacoma_2025.
ONE TACOMA, ONE CANOPY
Our urban forest needs you
25. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
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Summary of Opportunities for Community
Support and Engagement
✓Neighborhood plans
✓Private planting and care
✓Non-conventional partnerships
✓Stewardship
✓Volunteering
✓Monitoring and inventory
✓City programs
✓Youth engagement
✓Arbor Day support
✓Education, workshops, events
✓Surveys and feedback
26. TACOMA TREE FOUNDATION
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Call to Action!
✓ Become a TTF Tree Steward
✓ Become a volunteer and help plant trees in communities
✓ Help identify and map opportunities for tree planting
✓ Participate in TTF’s tree inventory project
✓ Attend public meetings and get politically engaged
✓ Sign up for our Newsletter by visiting our website
www.tacomatreefoundation.org!
27. OPEN DISCUSSION & CLOSING REMARKS
✓ Meeting summary & synthesis
✓ Copy of the presentation
✓ City Council presentation
✓ Phase 3 reports & plans
✓ Read Phase 1 & 2 online
✓ Stay connected at TacomaTreePlan.org!
✓ Thank you for your participation!
Photo source: Tacoma Weekly
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Questions/Comments/Discussion
Closing Remarks
28. THANK YOU!
ONE TACOMA
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Mike Carey
Urban Forest Program Manager,
City of Tacoma Environmental Services Department
(253) 502-2138 │ Trees@CityofTacoma.org
CityofTacoma.org/UrbanForestry
Chris Peiffer
Director of Urban Forestry Consulting,
PlanIT Geo
Project Manager
(717) 579-9890 │ chrispeiffer@planitgeo.com
Stay connected at TacomaTreePlan.org!
“Without a plan, the governments and individuals
responsible for taking care of an urban forest will not
be effective in meeting the true needs of the trees
and the community. A plan establishes a clear set of
priorities and objectives related to the goal of
maintaining a productive and beneficial community
forest.”
American Public Works Association, 2007
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30. SUPPORTING STUDIES
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Land Use
Actual Tree
Cover %
Goal
Cover
# of Trees
by 2030
Crossroads Mixed-Use Center 12% 15% 635
Downtown Reg’l Growth Center 7% 10% 968
General Commercial 7% 10% 809
Heavy Industrial 4% 6% 2,640
Light Industrial 6% 10% 710
Major Institutional Campus 10% 15% 1,033
Multi-Family (High Density) 14% 20% 770
Multi-Family (Low Density) 15% 20% 2,438
Neighborhood Commercial 10% 15% 985
Neighborhood Mixed-Use Center 9% 12% 382
Parks and Open Space 56% 70% 22,930
Shoreline 21% 28% 2,341
Single Family Residential 17% 30% 62,164
Tacoma Mall Reg’l Growth Center 10% 15% 797
TOTAL TREES 99,602
TOTAL TREES NEEDED 104,264
DIFFERENCE 4,662
Census Block Groups with
less than the Citywide tree
cover of 20% (139 CBGs)
33. SUPPORTING STUDIES
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Priority Corridors
Priority
Neighborhood Roadway Extent
Estimated
Trees
South Tacoma S Tyler St South 74th St to SR 16 Hwy W 400 trees
South Tacoma Center St S Orchard to South Pine St 100 trees
South Tacoma S Pine St S 80th St to S Tacoma Way 400 trees
South Tacoma S Montgomery St S 77th St to S 56th St 120 trees
South Tacoma S 48th St S Tacoma Way to I5 Hwy N 100 trees
South End Yakima Ave S 96th St to S 48th St 400 trees
South End S L St S 96th St to S 35th St 300 trees
South End Pacific Ave S 99th St to S 56th St 300 trees
East Side McKinley Ave E 72nd St to Upper Park St 500 trees
East Side E 40th St Pacific Ave to Portland Ave E 175 trees
East Side E Portland Ave 74th St C E to I5 Hwy N 500 trees
West End 6th Ave Bridgeport Way W to S Stadium Way 300 trees
North End N 30th St N Pearl St to N Schuster Pkwy 350 trees
North East Nassau Ave NE Browns Point Blvd NE to Northshore Pkwy 150 trees
Total Tree Estimate 4,000 trees