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Urban Forestry Update

Stay informed on Urban Tree Canopy Projects, i-Tree 4.0, and Ash Management in Communities. Learn about canopy assessments, goals, and implementation. Address challenges and explore approaches to managing Ash trees efficiently.

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Urban Forestry Update

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  1. Urban Forestry Update Jill Johnson U.S. Forest Service

  2. Urban Forestry Update • Urban Tree Canopy Projects • i-Tree 4.0 • Ash Management in Communities Jill Johnson U.S. Forest Service

  3. Urban Tree Canopy Assessments and Goals

  4. trees

  5. trees

  6. trees

  7. can⋅o⋅py The cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.

  8. Planning Urban Tree Canopy • Assessments • Goals • Plan • Implementation • Monitoring

  9. Land Cover Map Canopy Grass/Shrubs Impervious/ Bare Soil

  10. Land Cover Existing Canopy 10% Impervious 45% Grass 45% 100%

  11. Wards/Neighborhoods Canopy Goal: 35% by 2030 Existing Canopy Cover: 25% 12% 50% 38% 40% 28% 30% 35% 28% 8% 15% 16% 35% 20% 32% 35% 28% 35% 18% 40% 50% 28% 18%

  12. Current Canopy Cover 10% 10 Year Goal 30%

  13. Current Canopy Cover 10% 10 Year Goal 30%

  14. Current Canopy Cover 10% 10 Year Goal 30%

  15. Current Canopy Cover 10% 10 Year Goal 30%

  16. challenges

  17. challenges

  18. Canopy Analyses Completed Minneapolis St. Paul 35% Woodbury + Ann Arbor 33% Adrian 24% Des Moines 27% + Indianapolis (Center Township) 15% St. Louis 18%

  19. A Suite of Tools for Urban Forest Inventory & Assessment

  20. NEW! • Version 4.0 • i-Tree Design • i-Tree Vue • i-Tree Canopy

  21. Approaches to Ash Management Emerald Ash Borer Preparedness and Response

  22. Selective Removal Dealing with Ash Geographic Area Size Convenient Poor Condition High Maintenance Infested Dead Maintenance REMOVE ALL TREAT ALL Selective Treatment None Safety Routine None Temporary HO Expense Specimens High Value Blocks

  23. Knowledge • Proximity to Infestation • Actions of Neighbors • Potential Loss (composition of ash) • Age of Infestation • Budget / Wealth • In-House Expertise • Aversion to Pesticides Variables REMOVE ALL TREAT ALL

  24. Linked In • Survey • Video clips

  25. Urban Forestry Update Jill Johnson U.S. Forest Service

  26. Urban Tree Canopy Projects • nrs.fs.fed.us/urban/utc • i-Tree 4.0 • itreetools.org • Ash Management in Communities • Linkedin.com Urban Forestry Update Jill Johnson U.S. Forest Service jilljohnson@fs.fed.us

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