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Key Elements To Developing An Urban Forest Management Plan Existing Bike Trail

Michael-Gerold Neumann Urban Forester Forest Engineer, MSc ISA Certified Arborist #WE-7917A ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, TRAQ

City of Roseville Parks Department Roseville, CA 95747 [email protected]

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Planning for the Future

Existing Bike Trail

Purpose of UFMP Ø 25 year roadmap with directions Ø Provides framework for long-term care, preservation, and expansion of the community's public trees Ø Recommends objectives and action strategies to meet defined program goals Ø Identifies appropriate resources to adequately manage the City’s urban forest

Review Process Ø Existing policies, regulations and ordinances Ø Funding and maintenance levels Ø Analyses of existing resources Ø Stakeholder concerns & objectives Ø Community input Ø All City Department input Ø Urban Tree Canopy analysis Ø Natural Resource Analysis à I-tree report

Review Process Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø 

Existing Tree lists Diversity & species distribution Design guidelines and BMPs Canopy coverage, current & historic Right tree in the right place Climate change & water conservation

Diversity ???

Not really !

Stakeholders External Stakeholders: Ø Residents Ø Agencies Ø Non-Profit Organizations Ø Utilities Internal Stakeholders Ø All City Departments

Utility conflicts

Let’s work together!

Structure & Organization of UFMP

What do we have?

How are we doing?

What do we want?

How do we get there?

What do we have? Based on: Ø Tree inventory Ø Urban Forest Resource Analysis Ø Urban Tree Canopy Analysis Ø Urban Forestry staffing & other resources

Benchmark Data

Urban Forest Benefits $7.45

       Energy          CO2  

$65.81 $0.79

$5.39

$3.66

       Air  Quality          Stormwater          Aesthe8c,  Socioeconomic,  &   Wildlife  Habitat  

Ø $83.10 Annual average per tree benefit Ø ~$3.5 Million Citywide

Tree Species Distribution 0  

2,000  

4,000  

London  planetree  

10,000  

12,000  

14,000  

16,000  

10.8%  

Ornamental  pear  

7.4%  

Crapemyrtle  

6.9%  

Blue  oak  

4.7%  

Valley  oak  

4.7%  

Chinese  pistache  

4.2%  

Red  maple  

4.1%  

Interior  live  oak  

3.9%  

All  other  species  

8,000  

11.5%  

Coast  redwood  

Tupelo  

6,000  

2.1%  

39.5%  

Urban Tree Canopy Analysis UTC included: Ø Trees on public & private property Ø Assessment of land cover & land use Ø Natural Resource Inventory Ø Canopy Coverage Ø Comparison of land cover & population growth

Canopy Coverage

Comparison of Population Growth & Land Cover

What do we want? Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø  Ø 

Online Survey with 21 questions Email distribution Main page of City website Advertised twice in local newsletters Survey was live for 6 weeks Two additional community meetings Meetings with local and region-wide non-profit organizations Meetings with all City Departments

What do we want? Ø  Healthy community through safe & healthy trees Ø  Identification of adequate resources to sustainably manage the urban forest Ø  Cost efficient and cost effective tree management Ø  Proactive risk management and mitigation Ø  Improvement of quality of life and creation of memorable experiences

How do we get there? Mission

Guiding Principles

Goals

Primary Objective s

Partners

The mission of the Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department is: To enhance lives and the community by providing exceptional experiences. Grow, maintain, preserve and enhance a sustainable urban forest

Optimize the environmental, social, economic, and public health benefits of trees and canopy

Sustainable Urban Forest Resource

Optimize Community Planning

Optimize Funding & Identify New Opportunities

Primary Objectives

Primary Objectives

Primary Objectives

Align urban forest management policy with community expectations and cost efficiency

Community Engagement, Partnerships, Collaboration

How do we get there?

How do we get there?

How are we doing? Ø Success can be measured through realization & implementation of plan goals Ø UFMP is an active tool that can be adjusted in response to available resources, funding and emerging opportunities Ø Level of success in meeting community expectations for tree care and preservation of public tree resource

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UFMP Download

Download under: Existing Bike Trail

http://roseville.ca.us/parks/about_us/reports_n_plans.asp UFMP Document: http://roseville.ca.us/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx? BlobID=30677

Questions

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Contact Information

Existing Bike Trail Michael-Gerold Neumann Urban Forester Forest Engineer, MSc ISA Certified Arborist #WE-7917A ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, TRAQ

City of Roseville Parks Department 2005 Hilltop Circle Roseville, CA 95747 916-774-5579 [email protected]