Environmental Issues Forum May 5, 2014

1. TreeVitalize Environmental Issues Forum May 5, 2014

2. Grants Urban Tree Canopy Tree Tenders ® Photo courtesy of Harrisburg Tree Tenders Photo courtesy of PHS Photo courtesy of Bel Arbor Tree Tenders Tree Inventories Coupon Program Unique Partnerships Photo courtesy of TreePittsburgh Photo courtesy of Delaware andLehigh.org

3. COMMUNITIES SERVED BYTREEVITALIZE From October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013, TreeVitalize served a total of 504 Communities. The combined population of these communities is: 6,157,218 people. This is about half of the population of the Commonwealth.

4. Communities Served= most neighborhoods within the City of Philadelphia & many more in the surrounding counties. Funding Awarded: $2,200,000 Match: $2,000,000 Trees Planted: 200,000 Primary Partner: GRANTS Philadelphia Phillytreemap.org

5. GRANTS Pittsburgh • Many communities Served within the City • Funding Awarded: $1,200,000 • Match: 2,000,000 • Trees Planted: 20,000 • Primary Partners:

6. GRANTS Statewide(Counties Outside the SE & SW Work Areas) • # of Grants (Communities Served): 163 • Funding Awarded: $841,608 • Community Match Contributed to date: $1,342,047 • Planned Match for new projects: $330,292 • Trees Planted: 7,635 • Planned but not yet planted: 1,205

7. GRANTS- Future Grant Opportunities -to provide a wider range of services

8. COUPON PROGRAM TreeVitalize “Trees Count, PA!” Coupon Program Save $15 OFF the purchase of a tree $50 or more. 10,373 trees planted through coupon program Coupons are redeemable at 21 participating nurseries located within: Cumberland County Dauphin County Lancaster County Perry County York County Coupons are available for spring & fall planting seasons Coupons are available online and at participating locations

9. TREE TENDERS® Tree Tenders Course Covers • Benefits of trees • Tree ID • How Trees Work • Urban Stresses on Trees • Caring for Trees - Planting & Pruning • Recruiting Volunteers

10. TREE TENDERS® 7,330 Tree Tenders trained • 4000+ Philadelphia • 2000+ Pittsburgh • 1050+ Statewide • 280 Web-Based Tree Tenders training necessary for TreeVitalize trees and grants

11. COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIES Essential Tool of Good Management to Ensure Continuous Healthy Tree Cover • How many trees? • What kind? • What condition? • What is the age class distribution? Originally on Paper with Cumbersome Maintenance

12. COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIES Computer Applications Now Available • Make data analysis and data management much easier • Visual reports facilitate communications with decision makers Snapshot of the Tree Inventory- based on the original May 2009 inventory data 40,749 Street Trees 6,610 Park Trees (in mowed areas) 8,853 Potential Planting Sites 843 Stumps TOTAL: 57,055

13. COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIES i-Tree Tools Quantifies Tree Benefits • Energy saving • Air quality improvement • Stormwater mitigation • Property values • Traffic calming • Shortened recovery times Spring 2014 i-Tree Trainings Thru USFS Grant

14. URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC) A high resolution tree and land cover assessment for community planners and residents

15. URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC) Tree Canopy Metrics Existing tree canopy Plantable vegetative space (turf) Plantable impervious space (parking) Tree Canopy Not suitable (buildings and roads) Open Space (grass) Impervious Surfaces

16. Setting Goals and Strategies (County) Demo Only

17. Setting Goals and Strategies (County) Demo Only

18. Priority Small Watersheds Number of trees depends on number of municipalities serving that watershed Demo Only

19. Priority Municipalities Number of trees per municipality depends on percent of land area within watershed boundary Demo Only

20. URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC) Setting Goals (City) PLANT LARGE TREES 30,420 gallons $245 saved/year

21. URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC) 2014 UTC STATUS * 989,425 trees to be planted! TREES 280,000 300,000 4,000 50,000 196,000 2,225 1,400 5,800 *Numbers may reflect draft goals and tree numbers

22. PennTreeMap PennTreeMap “An interactive tool for your community forest” Find Track Promote Plan Talk Find Track Promote Plan Talk how much tree and impervious cover is on your place of interest. the trees you plant by adding them to the interactive map. your programs by calculating the ecosystem services of your trees. your community forest by prioritizing tree planting/protection areas and setting canopy goals. to communities about goal setting and gain information for a sustainable community forest.

23. Find Track Promote Plan Talk

24. UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS Flight 93 Tree Plantings

25. UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS Journey Through Hallowed Ground

26. Other Accomplishments Spawned byTreeVitalize • Pittsburgh Master Plan • Lancaster Canopy Analysis and Implementation Plan (CAIP) • US Forest Service Urban Field Research Station in Philadelphia • The National Arbor Day Foundation has hosted two national meetings in Pennsylvania since TreeVitalize began • UTC has successfully been used by communities to apply for grants • DVRPC is preparing, and paying for, an urban tree canopy assessment of the Philadelphia region

27. QUESTIONS? DCNR TreeVitalize Staff Bureau of Forestry Rural and Community Forestry Section Rachel Reyna, Section Chief 717-783-0385 rreyna@pa.gov Christine Ticehurst, Community Greening and Grant Specialist 717-346-9583 c-cticehur@pa.gov Christopher Peiffer, Tree Canopy and Green Infrastructure Specialist 717-783-7934 c-cpeiffer@pa.gov Ellen Roane, Community Forestry Training and Partnerships Specialist 717-705-2825 eroane@pa.gov treevitalize.net