Imagine there’s no tree canopy…....it’s easy if you try

Cumberland’s Urban Tree Canopy Program  February 2006 – Commitment!  Shift in Staff  Partners  Process

Chesapeake Bay Trust Community Greening Grant  $50,000  200 trees over 2 years  Informational Tree Care Brochure  Urban Tree Canopy Baseline  Urban Tree Canopy Program Goals  Center for Watershed Protection Technical Assistance  16 hours FREE!!!!

Center for Watershed Protection Technical Assistance  Codes review for community greening  Requiring and/or promoting trees  11 recommendations  Urban Tree Canopy assessment  Land development regulation changes  Incentives/Flexibility  Forest conservation

Center for Watershed Protection Technical Assistance Value of the Codes Review

Land Cover Imagery  Landsat Images 1984, 2001