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Tree Canopy Summit May 4, 2015
Tree Canopy Summit May 4, 2015
Top Corporate & Foundation Supporters
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The Dickson Foundation
The Dowd Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Some of Our Community Partners
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Street development in the Dilworth Neighborhood
Street scene Myers Park
Strengthen our collaboration
Share successes, goals, challenges
Learn together
Collective problem solving
Summit Goals
Ron Carlee, City Manager
Matt Stephens, NYC Million Tree
Transition to tables
Group discussions & report-outs
Wrap up
Extended Q&A with Matt
Agenda
Summit booklet
Group discussion guides
Summit evaluation – please turn in as you leave today
Attendee list and Matt’s presentation – treescharlotte.org
Handouts
Managing Our Urban Forest
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Well Managed, Healthy Urban Forest
Community Tree Planting, Stewardship &
Education
Tree Ordinance &
Land Use Controls
Street Tree Programs &
Capital Projects
Urban Forestry Management Plan & Community Engagement
Matthew Stephens, NYC Parks
8 years with NYC
Leads tree planting program, MillionTree NYC
BS in Horticulture, Illinois State
MS in Public Horticulture, University of Delaware
Keynote
Wrap Up
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Collective Progress
Planted or gave away 17,635 trees
Promoted tree care across city, including banding 13,000 trees
Established City’s Tree Canopy Manager position
Promoted native tree planting for wildlife (CROWN)
Expanded NC Arbor Day celebration (CTAC)
Advanced education programs with CMS and Discovery Place (Explore More Life; teacher development)
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Collective Progress
Expanded Queen’s Crown inventory
Raised awareness with radio spots, TV coverage, and numerous newsletters
Expanded youth education at tree events
Expanded resident education – mature canopy
Preserved trees on development sites
Tracked and highlighted tree-related legislation
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Meeting the Goal
50% x 2050
Expanded & diversified tree
canopy
Greater community
engagement & coordination
Stewardship
Mature canopy ssue
Increased capital
Education
Partnerships with
developers
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“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dave Cable 704-577-2004 [email protected]
Action Summit IV Participants
Patrick Anderson [email protected] Breitbart [email protected] Bures [email protected]. Gang Chen [email protected]; [email protected] Clark [email protected] Cotham [email protected] D. Culbertson [email protected] Davidson [email protected] DePalma [email protected] Dicosola [email protected] Reid Dukes [email protected] Fisher [email protected] Garges [email protected] Gautam [email protected] George [email protected] Gibbs [email protected] Hall [email protected] Johnson [email protected] Kane [email protected] Kirschman [email protected] Levinson [email protected] LLewellyn [email protected] McCollum [email protected] McLaren [email protected] McNeary [email protected]
Dave Molinaro [email protected] Moorefield [email protected] Neill [email protected] Preyer Nelson [email protected] Okel [email protected] Paige [email protected] Perkins [email protected] Phocas [email protected] Porter [email protected] Powell [email protected] Robinson [email protected] Rogers [email protected] (Ollie) Sharman [email protected] Shell [email protected] Simon [email protected] Tompkins [email protected] Turton [email protected] Volponi [email protected] Washam [email protected] Wells [email protected] Whichard [email protected] Wilson [email protected] Wyatt [email protected] Zuyus [email protected]
