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Pittsburgh's Urban Forest Master Plan:A Road Map for the Effective
Management of their Urban ForestMatthew Erb
Director of Urban Forestry
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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 andproactively manage and grow a city's tree canopy.
More importantly it provides a shared vision for
the future of the urban forest to inspire andengage stakeholders in the care and protection oftrees.
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Tree Pittsburgh
Founded 2006 by members of Pittsburgh ShadeTree Commission
Mission: Protect and restore the citys urban forestthrough community tree planting and treestewardship, education and advocacy.
Programs include planting, tree care, Tree Tenders,demonstration projects, technical support,education.
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Need for a Plan TreeVitalize Pittsburgh -
plant 20,000 trees.Why 20,000?
Success of inventoryand management plan.Where do we go next?
NYC planning effortsbased on scientificanalysis. How can weget UTC & i-tree ECO?
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Why we needed a plan
Maximize Benefits Achieve Sustainability Minimize Safety Risks Improve Quality of Life
Protect Resource Increase efficiency and
cooperation
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Why we needed a plan
CityPlantingBudget
Total AnnualStreet Tree
Expenditure
Pittsburgh $0 $816,400
New York City $8,160,000 $21,774,576
Minneapolis $223,855 $9,209,041
Charlotte $180,000 $1,819,460
Charleston $109,125 $531,200
The City
UtilityCompanies
Non Profits
AlleghenyCounty ParksPA DCNR
Residents
BusinessOwners
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Trees for the FutureSymposium 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
Pittsburghs urban forest To develop long term advocates and increase civic
participation
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Funding
Initial ideas on plan, funding Trees for the Future
Pgh. Shade Tree Commission Local Foundations PA Bureau of Forestry US Forest Service
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The Team
Jackson Clark Partners facilitatedmaster 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
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The planning process
Steering Committee Existing reports and data Public outreach (unique component for Davey) State of the Urban Forest report The plan itself
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The Process
Steering Committee Existing reports + data Public outreach
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WHAT DO WE HAVE?
State of the Urban Forest Existing reports
+ data Benchmarks Structure,
Function, andValue
Public outreach
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State of the Urban Forest
Structure
Function
Value
Mgmt
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State of the Urban Forest
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State of the Urban Forest
020406080100
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Tree Density
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State of the Urban Forest
$3,750,000$3,150,000
$262,000 $70,600
Pollution RemovalBuilding Energy SavingsCarbon SequestrationAvoided Carbon Emissions
$2.94 in benefitsfor every $1 spent
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Steering Committee Public Meetings Survey Review/Comment
WHAT DO WE WANT?Outreach Campaign
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Steering Committee Steering Committee Member
Organizations Tree PittsburghPittsburgh Shade Tree CommissionCity Forester, City of PittsburghPittsburgh Shade Tree CommissionWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy, TreeVitalize PittsburghPittsburgh Parks ConservancyDepartment of City Planning, City of PittsburghDuquesne LightThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUrban Redevelopment Authority of PittsburghWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of ForestryDavey Resource GroupAllegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN)Pennsylvania Environmental CouncilRemaking Cities Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh Community Reinvestment GroupUSDA Forest Service
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Outreach Campaign
Public Meetings Survey Review/Comment
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HOW DO WE GET THERE?Vision, Goals + Objectives
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HOW ARE WE DOING?Vision, Goals + Objectives
Monitor Analyze Revise
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Roll Out Partnerships! Urban Forest Task
Force Committees Tree Pittsburgh
began 3 yearstrategic planningprocess
Plan available attreepittsburgh.org
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2013 Report Card to bereleased Trees Change
Everything campaign
to begin Fundraising has
begun Programs adapted to
recommendations Public Support and
Codify