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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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020406080100

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Tree Density


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$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

Documents

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