Pittsburgh's Urban Forest Master Plan: A Road Map for the Effective Management of their Urban Forest. Session G Wednesday 1:30 2:20 p.m.

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1 Pittsburgh's Urban Forest Master Plan: A Road Map for the Effective Management of their Urban Forest Session G Wednesday 1:30 2:20 p.m.

2 What is an Urban Forest? urban forest: a community s forest resources, including all the trees on public and private land. urban forestry: planning for and management of a community's forest resources to enhance the quality of life. The process integrates the economic, environmental, political, and social values of the community to develop a comprehensive management plan for managing the urban forest

3 What is an Urban Forest Master Plan? An Urban Forest Master Plan is a road map, providing detailed information, recommendations and resources needed to effectively and proactively manage and grow a city's tree canopy. More importantly it provides a shared vision for the future of the urban forest to inspire and engage stakeholders in the care and protection of trees.

4 Tree Pittsburgh Founded 2006 by members of Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission Mission: Protect and restore the city s urban forest through community tree planting and tree stewardship, education and advocacy. Programs include planting, tree care, Tree Tenders, demonstration projects, technical support, education.

5 Need for a Plan TreeVitalize Pittsburgh - plant 20,000 trees. Why 20,000? Success of inventory and management plan. Where do we go next? NYC planning efforts based on scientific analysis. How can we get UTC & i-tree ECO?

6 Why We Needed a Plan Maximize Benefits Achieve Sustainability Minimize Safety Risks Improve Quality of Life Protect Resource Increase efficiency and cooperation

7 Why We Needed a Plan Business Owners The City Utility Companies City Planting Budget Total Annual Street Tree Expenditure Pittsburgh $0 $816,400 Residents Non Profits New York City $8,160,000 $21,774,576 Minneapolis $223,855 $9,209,041 PA DCNR Allegheny County Parks Charlotte $180,000 $1,819,460 Charleston $109,125 $531,200

8 Trees for the Future Symposium of 50 key stakeholders began planning process To proactively address growing environmental challenges To create a coordinated vision To practice and model efficiency and cooperation To create baseline metrics and clear goals for Pittsburgh s urban forest To develop long term advocates and increase civic participation

9 Funding Initial ideas on plan, funding Trees for the Future Pgh. Shade Tree Commission Local Foundations PA Bureau of Forestry US Forest Service

10 The Team Jackson Clark Partners facilitated master plan benchmark report and public surveys and meetings. University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Lab conducted Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) analysis Davey Resource Group conducted i- tree ECO and lead plan writing

11 The Planning Process Steering Committee Existing reports and data Public outreach (unique component for Davey) State of the Urban Forest report The plan itself

12 The Process Steering Committee Existing reports + data Public outreach

13 WHAT DO WE HAVE? State of the Urban Forest Existing reports + data Benchmarks Structure, Function, and Value Public outreach

14 State of the Urban Forest Structure Mgmt Function Value

15 State of the Urban Forest

16 State of the Urban Forest Atlanta, GA Toronto, Canada New York, NY Pittsburgh, PA Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA Washinton, DC Boston, MA Woodbridge, NJ Minneapolis, MN Syracuse, NY Morgantown, WV 0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000

17 State of the Urban Forest Tree Density

18 State of the Urban Forest $262,000 $70,600 $3,150,000 $3,750,000 Pollution Removal Building Energy Savings Carbon Sequestration Avoided Carbon Emissions $2.94 in benefits for every $1 spent

19 WHAT DO WE WANT? Outreach Campaign Steering Committee Public Meetings Survey Review/Comment

20 Steering Committee Steering Committee Member Organizations Tree Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission City Forester, City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Department of City Planning, City of Pittsburgh Duquesne Light The Pennsylvania State University Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry Davey Resource Group Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) Pennsylvania Environmental Council Remaking Cities Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group USDA Forest Service

21 Outreach Campaign Public Meetings Survey Review/Comment

22 HOW DO WE GET THERE? Vision, Goals + Objectives

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28 HOW ARE WE DOING? Vision, Goals + Objectives Monitor Analyze Revise

29 Roll Out Partnerships! Urban Forest Task Force Committees Tree Pittsburgh began 3 year strategic planning process Plan available at treepittsburgh.org

30 2013 Report Card to be released Trees Change Everything campaign to begin Fundraising has begun Programs adapted to recommendations Public Support and Codify

31 Thank you Matt Erb Tree Pittsburgh Joe Gregory Davey Resource Group