Environmental Issues Forum

May 5, 2014

TreeVitalize

Photo courtesy of TreePittsburgh

Photo courtesy of PHS Photo courtesy of Bel Arbor Tree Tenders

Tree Tenders ®

Grants

Tree Inventories

Urban Tree Canopy

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Unique Partnerships

Photo courtesy of Harrisburg Tree Tenders

Coupon Program

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.

Philadelphia• 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:

Phillytreemap.org

GRANTS

Pittsburgh

• Many communities Served within the City

• Funding Awarded: $1,200,000• Match: 2,000,000• Trees Planted: 20,000• Primary Partners:

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

GRANTS

GRANTS- Future Grant Opportunities -

to provide a wider range of services

Tree Inventory

Tree Improvement

Ordinance Writing

TreeVitalize “Trees Count, PA!” Coupon ProgramSave $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 CountyDauphin CountyLancaster CountyPerry CountyYork County

Coupons are available for spring & fall planting seasons

Coupons are available online and at participating locations

COUPON PROGRAM

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

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

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

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 data40,749 Street Trees6,610 Park Trees (in mowed areas)8,853 Potential Planting Sites843 StumpsTOTAL: 57,055

COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIESi-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

A high resolution tree and land cover assessment for community planners and residents

URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

Existing tree canopy

Plantable vegetative space (turf)

Plantable impervious space (parking)

Not suitable (buildings and roads)

Tree Canopy

Open Space (grass)

Impervious Surfaces

Tree Canopy MetricsURBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

Setting Goals and Strategies (County)

Demo Only

Setting Goals and Strategies (County)

Demo Only

Priority Small WatershedsNumber of trees depends on number of municipalities serving that watershed

Demo Only

Priority MunicipalitiesNumber of trees per municipality depends on percent of land area within watershed boundary

Demo Only

Setting Goals (City)

30,420 gallo

ns

$245 saved/year

PLANT LARGE TREES

URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

2014 UTC STATUS

*Numbers may reflect draft goals and tree numbers

*

TREES 280,000 300,000 4,000 50,000 196,000 2,225 1,400 5,800

989,425 trees to be planted!

URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

PennTreeMapPennTreeMapFindTrackPromotePlanTalk

FindTrackPromotePlanTalk

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.

“An interactive tool for your community forest”

TrackFind Promote

Plan Talk

UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS

Flight 93 Tree Plantings

Journey Through Hallowed Ground

UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS

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

QUESTIONS?

DCNR TreeVitalize Staff

Rachel Reyna, Section Chief717-783-0385

rreyna@pa.gov

Bureau of Forestry Rural and Community Forestry Section

Ellen Roane, Community Forestry Training and Partnerships Specialist

717-705-2825eroane@pa.gov

Christine Ticehurst, Community Greening and Grant Specialist

717-346-9583c-cticehur@pa.gov

Christopher Peiffer, Tree Canopy and Green Infrastructure Specialist

717-783-7934c-cpeiffer@pa.gov

treevitalize.net