1. Environmental Issues Forum May 5, 2014 TreeVitalize

2. Photo courtesy of TreePittsburgh Photo courtesy of PHS Photo courtesy of Bel Arbor Tree Tenders Tree Tenders ® Grants Tree Inventories Urban Tree Canopy Photo courtesy of Delaware andLehigh.org Unique Partnerships Photo courtesy of Harrisburg Tree Tenders Coupon Program

3. COMMUNITIES SERVED BY TREEVITALIZE From October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013, TreeVitalize served a total of 504 Communities. The combined population of these communities is: 6,157,218 people. This is about half of the population of the Commonwealth.

4. Philadelphia Communities Served= most neighborhoods within the City of Philadelphia & many more in the surrounding counties. Funding Awarded:$2,200,000 Match:$2,000,000 Trees Planted:200,000 Primary Partner: Phillytreemap.org GRANTS

5. Pittsburgh Many communities Served within the City Funding Awarded: $1,200,000 Match: 2,000,000 Trees Planted:20,000 Primary Partners: GRANTS

6. Statewide (Counties Outside the SE & SW Work Areas) # of Grants (Communities Served): 163 Funding Awarded:$841,608 Community Match Contributed to date:$1,342,047 Planned Match for new projects:$330,292 Trees Planted:7,635 Planned but not yet planted:1,205 GRANTS

7. GRANTS - Future Grant Opportunities - to provide a wider range of services Tree Inventory Tree Improvement Ordinance Writing

8. TreeVitalize “Trees Count, PA!” Coupon Program Save $15 OFF the purchase of a tree $50 or more. 10,373 trees planted through coupon program Coupons are redeemable at 21 participating nurseries located within: Cumberland County Dauphin County Lancaster County Perry County York County Coupons are available for spring & fall planting seasons Coupons are available online and at participating locations COUPON PROGRAM

9. TREE TENDERS® Tree Tenders Course Covers Benefits of trees Tree ID How Trees Work Urban Stresses on Trees Caring for Trees - Planting & Pruning Recruiting Volunteers

10. TREE TENDERS® 7,330 Tree Tenders trained 4000+ Philadelphia 2000+ Pittsburgh 1050+ Statewide 280 Web-Based Tree Tenders training necessary for TreeVitalize trees and grants

11. COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIES Essential Tool of Good Management to Ensure Continuous Healthy Tree Cover How many trees? What kind? What condition? What is the age class distribution? Originally on Paper with Cumbersome Maintenance

12. COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIES Computer Applications Now Available Make data analysis and data management much easier Visual reports facilitate communications with decision makers Snapshot of the Tree Inventory- based on the original May 2009 inventory data 40,749 Street Trees 6,610 Park Trees (in mowed areas) 8,853 Potential Planting Sites 843 Stumps TOTAL: 57,055

13. COMMUNITY TREE INVENTORIES i-Tree Tools Quantifies Tree Benefits Energy saving Air quality improvement Stormwater mitigation Property values Traffic calming Shortened recovery times Spring 2014 i-Tree Trainings Thru USFS Grant

14. A high resolution tree and land cover assessment for community planners and residents URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

15. Existing tree canopy Plantable vegetative space (turf) Plantable impervious space (parking) Not suitable (buildings and roads) Tree Canopy Open Space (grass) Impervious Surfaces Tree Canopy Metrics URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

16. Setting Goals and Strategies (County) Demo Only

17. Setting Goals and Strategies (County) Demo Only

18. Priority Small Watersheds Number of trees depends on number of municipalities serving that watershed Demo Only

19. Priority Municipalities Number of trees per municipality depends on percent of land area within watershed boundary Demo Only

20. Setting Goals (City) 30,420 gallons $245 saved/year PLANT LARGE TREES URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

21. 2014 UTC STATUS *Numbers may reflect draft goals and tree numbers * TREES 280,000300,0004,00050,000196,0002,2251,4005,800 989,425 trees to be planted! URBAN TREE CANOPY (UTC)

22. PennTreeMap Find Track Promote Plan Talk Find Track Promote Plan Talk how much tree and impervious cover is on your place of interest. the trees you plant by adding them to the interactive map. your programs by calculating the ecosystem services of your trees. your community forest by prioritizing tree planting/protection areas and setting canopy goals. to communities about goal setting and gain information for a sustainable community forest. “An interactive tool for your community forest”

23. TrackFindPromote PlanTalk

24. UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS Flight 93 Tree Plantings

25. Journey Through Hallowed Ground UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS

26. Other Accomplishments Spawned by TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Master Plan Lancaster Canopy Analysis and Implementation Plan (CAIP) US Forest Service Urban Field Research Station in Philadelphia The National Arbor Day Foundation has hosted two national meetings in Pennsylvania since TreeVitalize began UTC has successfully been used by communities to apply for grants DVRPC is preparing, and paying for, an urban tree canopy assessment of the Philadelphia region

27. QUESTIONS? DCNR TreeVitalize Staff Rachel Reyna, Section Chief 717-783-0385 rreyna@pa.gov Bureau of Forestry Rural and Community Forestry Section Ellen Roane, Community Forestry Training and Partnerships Specialist 717-705-2825 eroane@pa.gov Christine Ticehurst, Community Greening and Grant Specialist 717-346-9583 c-cticehur@pa.gov Christopher Peiffer, Tree Canopy and Green Infrastructure Specialist 717-783-7934 c-cpeiffer@pa.gov treevitalize.net