Maryland's New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
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Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
2015 NADF Partners in Community Forestry Conference
Denver, Colorado
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
• Citizens plant trees • Maintain canopy • MD Forest Action Plan
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Create 2 new planting assistance programs
….. reach non-traditional cooperators….
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
the urban and suburban lot owner(the owner of the turf)
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
(Thought process: • 1.1 million acres of mowed turf• Urban and suburban landowners – Smaller lot size = smaller plantable space (not traditional landowner)
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
1st program Marylanders Plant Trees
• targets the landowner wanting to plant a tree
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Marylanders Plant Trees is a coupon reimbursement program• $25 off native trees $50 or more in cost• Online registry • January 2009 - today
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
2nd programLawn to Woodland• targets lot with 1 acre of plantable space
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Lawn to Woodland, a MD Forest Service & NADF partnership• no cost to landowner • Spring 2014: pilot• Spring 2015: statewide
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Results• Marylanders Plant Trees – FY09 thru FY15, 33,324 coupons reimbursed
• Lawn to Woodland– Pilot : 14 ac; 12 lots; 7,000 seedlings– Statewide : 100 ac; 84 lots; 41,220 seedlings
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Survivability (Fall 2015):Spring 2014 plantings
85-90 %
Spring 2015 plantings
SUCCESS !!!!!
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Lessons learned:– State contracts : commodities vs labor contracts– Continued funding sources– Landowners: lot size, dog fences– Tree tube complaints
Maryland’s New Approach to Increasing Urban Tree Canopy
Marian HoneczySupervisor, Urban & Community Forestry
Maryland Forest Service [email protected]
(410) 260-8511