March 22, 2012 California Urban Forest Council 555 Northgate San Rafael, CA Workshop Two Funded by: US Forest Service Cal Fire

 9:30 – 10:30Status of the Urban Forest Review of Assignments  10:30 – 11Understanding your Tree Inventory   11 – 11:15BREAK   11:15 – noonTeam Breakouts   Noon – 12:45LUNCH   12:45 – 1:45Team Presentations and Feedback

 Introduction  Vision Statement  History  What do you have?

 Why do you need a Plan?  How did you sell the need for the plan in your introduction?

 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.

 What is the historical perspective of your project?  Were you able to identify trends, issues or concerns through this search?

 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?

 Have you identified all of the potential stakeholders?

 What do you have?  What do you want?  How do you get what you want?  Implementation Plan  Are you getting what you want?

 Now you know what you have. What do you do with it?  What are the issues?  What are the needs?

 Tree Trimming  Hazard Removal  Tree Removal and Replacement Program  Planting Program  Pest and Diseases Program

 Vacant Sites259419%  0 – 6 inches289921%  7 – 12 inches238117%  13 – 18 inches %  19 – 24 inches149711%  25 – 30 inches %  30 + inches %

 Vacant Sites260919%  1 – 15 feet350325%  16 – 30 feet540039%  31 to 45 feet12439%  46 to 60 feet7515.4%  61 + feet3753%

 Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle)224320%  Quercus agrifolia (Live Oak)6516%  Liquidambar (Sweetgum) %  Magnolia %  Ficus ‘Nitida’ %  Washingtonia Fan Palms8007%  Cupaniopsis (Carrotwood)3463%  Eriobotrya (Loquat) %  Lophostemon (Brisbane Box) %  Other512445%

 Grid Trim10,92079%  Trim Diseased or Declining 60.4%  Trim Poorly Structured 33.24%  Plant 2,59419%  Removals  Dead 69.5%  Diseased 1511%  Poorly Structured 36.26%  Spacing Criteria 3.02%  Stumps 15.11%

 Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle)3.05 mil20%  Quercus agrifolia (Live Oak)5.8 mil6%  Liquidambar (Sweetgum)1.9 mil 4.5%  Magnolia 2.4 mil 4.5%  Ficus ‘Nitida’1.8 mil 4.2%  Washingtonia Fan Palms1.39 mil7%  Cupaniopsis (Carrotwood)1.05 mil3%  Eriobotrya (Loquat).36 mil 2.9%  Lophostemon (Brisbane Box).83 mil 2.5%  Other18 mil45%  Total36.85 million

 Grid Trim10,92079%  At say $75 per tree budget of $819,000  Five year cycle$

 What is the appropriate Trimming Cycle?  Do you trim based on grids or needs of the tree?  Pros and Cons of each

 Cost Effective?  Easy to Manage  Stable Costs  Some trees over pruned others under pruned  More time to Manage  Costs are higher

 Got 2243 $75 each total $168,000

 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.

 Removals  Dead 69  Diseased or Declining151  Poor Structure 36  Poor Spacing 3  Stumps 15

 Break out sessions  Work in Teams