Each Person Is Different, Each Neighborhood Is Different

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EACH PERSON IS DIFFERENT, EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IS DIFFERENT Jen Kullgren, Tree Pittsburgh November 19, 2015

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EACH PERSON IS DIFFERENT, EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IS DIFFERENT

J e n Ku l l g re n , Tre e P i t t s bu rg hN o v e mb e r 1 9 , 2 0 1 5

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• Background• Planning process• State of Urban Forest• Public Engagement• Recommendations• Challenges/

Reflections

Agenda

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Neighborhood Criteria• Low tree canopy cover • Engaged group of Tree Tenders• Compromised air quality• Urban heat island issues

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Goals• To increase & enhance the current the tree canopy

• To create a community culture that values the benefits of trees.

• To encourage and help people and organizations to take care of trees.

• To help neighborhood organizations develop projects and programs to plant, maintain, and protect trees.

• To promote a diversity of trees and ensure trees for future generations.

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Neighborhood Planning Process

4. How are we doing?

3. How do we get there?

2. What do we want? 1. What do we have? State of Urban

Forest

Public engagement

Recommendations & Implementation

Evaluation

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Manchester • 609 buildings• 51.6 acres• Historic district• Almost exclusively residential• 1,985 residents (2013)• 76% African American, 20% white, 4% other

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State Of Neighborhood’s Urban Forest• Data includes:

– Urban tree canopy assessment (2011)– Park tree inventory (2013)– Tree planting efforts (2008-2014)– Street tree inventory(2014)

• iTree streets – Connection to:

• Air quality • Stormwater• Surface temperature

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Land Use Analysis

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Honey LocustGleditsia triacanthos 97 trees (12%)

Callery pearPyrus calleryana 134 trees (16%)

Norway mapleAcer platanoides59 trees (7%)

Red MapleAcer rubrum221 trees (27%)

Little leaf lindenTilia cordata43 trees (5%)

Street Tree Diversity (or lack of)

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Current Challenges

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Current Challenges

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What Do We Want?Steering Committee

Public Meetings

Review/CommentReview/Comment

Public Engagement

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ReLeaf Manchester 3 PARTS TO THE PLAN• Street Trees• Private Property• Public Property

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Street Trees

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Private Property

Manchester Growing Together Garden Page St/Conroy Garden

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Public Property

McKnight Playground

Manchester PreK-8 School

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• Finding neighborhood champion

• Targeting lower canopy neighborhoods with limited capacity

• City committing resources• Relying on volunteers for

implementation

Project Challenges

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• Key partnerships• Working with local CDC • Building trust and relationships• Limited past involvement• Continued investment and

involvement

Reflections

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Jen KullgrenCommunity Forester, Tree [email protected]

Questions?