Urban Forest Management Plan Grant Program

March 22, 2012California Urban Forest Council

555 NorthgateSan Rafael, CA

Workshop Two

Funded by: US Forest Service Cal Fire

WELCOME!!!

Today’s Agenda

9:30 – 10:30 Status of the Urban ForestReview of Assignments

10:30 – 11 Understanding your Tree Inventory   11 – 11:15 BREAK   11:15 – noon Team Breakouts   Noon – 12:45 LUNCH   12:45 – 1:45 Team Presentations and Feedback

Assignments

Introduction

Vision Statement

History

What do you have?

Introduction

Why do you need a Plan?

How did you sell the need for the plan in your introduction?

Vision Statement

Vision Sustainable Riverside maximizes energy

efficiency and makes the most efficient use of resources, and minimizes negative environmental consequences. Above all, it means meeting the needs of its citizens while not degrading or destroying the natural and constructed systems that will sustain future generations.

History

What is the historical perspective of your project?

Were you able to identify trends, issues or concerns through this search?

What do you have?

Share your list of existing resources?

BMP’s, Ordinances, Policies, Practices (this the way we have always done it)

Have you been able to evaluate them?

Stakeholders?

Have you identified all of the potential stakeholders?

Looking at the Inventory

General Principles of Management

What do you have?

What do you want?

How do you get what you want?

Implementation Plan

Are you getting what you want?

Understanding Your Tree Inventory

Now you know what you have. What do you do with it?

What are the issues?

What are the needs?

Issues and Needs

Tree Trimming

Hazard Removal

Tree Removal and Replacement Program

Planting Program

Pest and Diseases Program

City of Glendora (DBH)

Vacant Sites 2594 19% 0 – 6 inches 2899 21% 7 – 12 inches 2381 17% 13 – 18 inches 3535

25.5% 19 – 24 inches 1497 11% 25 – 30 inches 628 4.5% 30 + inches 347 2.5%

City of Glendora (Height)

Vacant Sites 2609 19% 1 – 15 feet 3503 25% 16 – 30 feet 5400 39% 31 to 45 feet 1243 9% 46 to 60 feet 751 5.4% 61 + feet 375 3%

City of Glendora (Species)

Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle) 2243 20% Quercus agrifolia (Live Oak) 651 6% Liquidambar (Sweetgum) 512 4.5% Magnolia 508 4.5% Ficus ‘Nitida’ 476 4.2% Washingtonia Fan Palms 800 7% Cupaniopsis (Carrotwood) 346 3% Eriobotrya (Loquat) 325 2.9% Lophostemon (Brisbane Box) 283 2.5% Other 5124 45%

City of Glendora (Maintenance)

Grid Trim 10,920 79% Trim Diseased or Declining 60 .4% Trim Poorly Structured 33 .24% Plant 2,594 19% Removals

Dead 69 .5% Diseased 151 1% Poorly Structured 36 .26% Spacing Criteria 3 .02% Stumps 15 .11%

City of Glendora (Value)

Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle) 3.05 mil 20% Quercus agrifolia (Live Oak) 5.8 mil 6% Liquidambar (Sweetgum) 1.9 mil 4.5% Magnolia 2.4 mil 4.5% Ficus ‘Nitida’ 1.8 mil 4.2% Washingtonia Fan Palms 1.39 mil 7% Cupaniopsis (Carrotwood) 1.05 mil 3% Eriobotrya (Loquat) .36 mil 2.9% Lophostemon (Brisbane Box) .83 mil 2.5% Other 18 mil 45% Total 36.85 million

City of Glendora (Maintenance)

Grid Trim 10,920 79%

At say $75 per tree budget of $819,000

Five year cycle $163.800

Tree Trimming

What is the appropriate Trimming Cycle?

Do you trim based on grids or needs of the tree?

Pros and Cons of each

Grid Trimming Pros & Cons

Cost Effective? Easy to Manage Stable Costs

Some trees over pruned others under pruned

More time to Manage Costs are higher

City of Glendora (Maintenance)

Got 2243 Crapes @ $75 each total $168,000

City of Glendora (Maintenance)

Planting needs 2594 vacancies at $100 per tree

Total cost $259,400 plus watering and maintenance.

Over how many years!

Missing is size of planting site to determine replacement trees.

City of Glendora (Maintenance)

Removals Dead 69 Diseased or Declining 151 Poor Structure 36 Poor Spacing 3 Stumps 15

Where is this Issue Cover?

Break

Break out sessions

Work in Teams

Group Findings and Presentations