Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Services and Urban ForestryUrban Forestry

Greg ArthaudGreg Arthaudgarthaud@fs.fed.usgarthaud@fs.fed.us

USDA Forest ServiceUSDA Forest ServiceResearch & DevelopmentResearch & Development

Forest Service R&DForest Service R&D

Who we are and what have we Who we are and what have we done?done?

Upcoming research and activitiesUpcoming research and activities Research needsResearch needs

Forest Service R&DForest Service R&D

Who we are and what have we Who we are and what have we done?done?

Upcoming research and activitiesUpcoming research and activities Research needsResearch needs

FS R&DFS R&D– Washington OfficeWashington Office– StationsStations

Merger of North Central and Northeastern in 2007

People and Their Environments: Social People and Their Environments: Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and PolicyManagement and Policy

Lynne WestphalLynne Westphal– Project LeaderProject Leader

14 scientists14 scientists– Morgan GroveMorgan Grove– Dave BengstonDave Bengston– Paul GobsterPaul Gobster

•Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S communities, 2009-2019

•Using real estate records to assess forest land parcelization and development: A Minnesota case study

•UFORE (i-Tree Eco) Analysis of Chicago

•Assessing urban forest effects and values, Chicago's urban forest

•Cultivating resilience: urban stewardship as a means to improving health and well-being

•Restorative Commons: Creating Health and Well-Being Through Urban Landscapes

Recent publicationsRecent publications

Urban Forests, Environmental Quality Urban Forests, Environmental Quality and Human Healthand Human Health

David NowakDavid Nowak– Project LeaderProject Leader

5 scientists5 scientists– Eric GreenfieldEric Greenfield– Robert HoehnRobert Hoehn– Gordon HeislerGordon Heisler

•Urban and community forests of the North Central East region: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin

•Assessing the potential for urban trees to facilitate forest tree migration in the eastern United States

•Urban and community forests of the North Central West region: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

•Urban and community forests of the South Central East region: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee

•UFORE (i-Tree Eco) Analysis of Chicago

•Assessing urban forest effects and values, Chicago's urban forest

Recent publicationsRecent publications

State-of-the-art, peer-State-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software reviewed software suitesuite

Used for:Used for:– Assessing street tree Assessing street tree

populationspopulations– Assessing urban Assessing urban

ecosystems ecosystems

Center for Urban Forest ResearchCenter for Urban Forest Research(Davis, CA)(Davis, CA)

Greg McPhersonGreg McPherson– Project LeaderProject Leader

Recent Publications:Recent Publications:

– Capturing carbon in your community: New reporting protocol for Capturing carbon in your community: New reporting protocol for tree planting projects. tree planting projects.

– Trees and the clean air act: Strategic tree planting in Trees and the clean air act: Strategic tree planting in Sacramento.Sacramento.

– A method for locating potential tree-planting sites in urban A method for locating potential tree-planting sites in urban areas: A case study of Los Angeles, USA.areas: A case study of Los Angeles, USA.

– Hydrologic processes at the urban residential scale.Hydrologic processes at the urban residential scale.

– Maybe Only God Can Make a Tree, But Only People Can Put a Maybe Only God Can Make a Tree, But Only People Can Put a Price On It.Price On It.

Other R&D activitiesOther R&D activities

Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA)Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA)– Urban FIA? Price tag about $3 Urban FIA? Price tag about $3

million/yrmillion/yr

TreesearchTreesearch

Other R&D activitiesOther R&D activities

ACESACES A Community on Ecosystem ServicesA Community on Ecosystem Services Multi-agencyMulti-agency

– ACES ConferenceACES Conference 22ndnd to be held in December in Phoenix to be held in December in Phoenix

– ACES ForumACES Forum Community of PracticeCommunity of Practice Currently in developmentCurrently in development

Other R&D activitiesOther R&D activities

ULTRA-ExULTRA-Ex– Urban Long-Term Research Areas Urban Long-Term Research Areas

(Exploratory)(Exploratory)– NSF/USFS joint funding:NSF/USFS joint funding:

Focus: research on dynamic interactions between people Focus: research on dynamic interactions between people and natural ecosystems in urban settings in ways that and natural ecosystems in urban settings in ways that will advance both fundamental and applied knowledgewill advance both fundamental and applied knowledge

– 21 sites funded over past 3 years21 sites funded over past 3 years Typical grant of $250,000 to $300,000Typical grant of $250,000 to $300,000

– Locations:Locations: Hawaii; New Jersey (Rahway River); Normal, IL; Triangle Hawaii; New Jersey (Rahway River); Normal, IL; Triangle

region NC; Miami-Dade; Tampa Bay; Syracuse; Boston; region NC; Miami-Dade; Tampa Bay; Syracuse; Boston; Los Angeles; Phoenix-Tucson; Cleveland; San Juan, PR; Los Angeles; Phoenix-Tucson; Cleveland; San Juan, PR; Charlotte; DC-Baltimore-Chesapeake; Arizona gradient; Charlotte; DC-Baltimore-Chesapeake; Arizona gradient; Portland; Fresno-Clovis; OrlandoPortland; Fresno-Clovis; Orlando

Upcoming research & activitiesUpcoming research & activities

i-Tree additions (partial list)i-Tree additions (partial list)– i-Tree Hydro i-Tree Hydro

Effects of tree cover on water flow/qualityEffects of tree cover on water flow/quality

– i-Tree Forecasti-Tree Forecast Simulates tree data and benefits for up to 100 Simulates tree data and benefits for up to 100

years.years.

– i-Tree Spatiali-Tree Spatial Map changes in canopy cover / ecosystem services.Map changes in canopy cover / ecosystem services.

– i-Tree Landscapei-Tree Landscape Proposed concept to link to regional issuesProposed concept to link to regional issues

Upcoming research & activitiesUpcoming research & activities

Northern Forest Futures ProjectNorthern Forest Futures Project– revealing how today’s trends and choices can change the revealing how today’s trends and choices can change the

future landscape of the Northeast and Midwest.future landscape of the Northeast and Midwest.

– Process:Process:

existing assessments and inventories existing assessments and inventories

scoping of trends and public issuesscoping of trends and public issues

builds alternative futures builds alternative futures

analyzes what those futures mean for people and forestsanalyzes what those futures mean for people and forests

delivers an educational outreach that allows individuals, delivers an educational outreach that allows individuals, organizations, and resource managers to directly assess what organizations, and resource managers to directly assess what difference possible lifestyle, policy and management choices difference possible lifestyle, policy and management choices make to the well-being of their communities and forests. make to the well-being of their communities and forests.

Upcoming research & activitiesUpcoming research & activities

ULTRAULTRA– Framework is still being developedFramework is still being developed– RFP likely to go out by end of 2010RFP likely to go out by end of 2010– Very similar to LTER sites (BES, CAP)Very similar to LTER sites (BES, CAP)

……– Likely elements:Likely elements:

Funding of 6 sitesFunding of 6 sites $1 million/site/year for 5 years$1 million/site/year for 5 years Mix of large urban and smaller (e.g. Mix of large urban and smaller (e.g.

under 100,000 population) sites under 100,000 population) sites

Upcoming research & activitiesUpcoming research & activities

Urban Waters Federal PartnershipUrban Waters Federal Partnership– In developmentIn development– Focus on reconnecting urban populations with their Focus on reconnecting urban populations with their

local water bodies.local water bodies. National Ecosystem Services Partnership National Ecosystem Services Partnership

(NESP)(NESP)– Initiated by EPA and being implemented through Initiated by EPA and being implemented through

Duke UniversityDuke University– Function:Function:

Inventory of current activitiesInventory of current activities Research needs and gap assessmentResearch needs and gap assessment Communication (collaboration with ACES)Communication (collaboration with ACES)

Ecosystem Services Task TeamEcosystem Services Task TeamMulti-agencyMulti-agencyOSTP / CENROSTP / CENR

Current research priorities fall into five categories:Current research priorities fall into five categories:– How do ecosystems and their variability relate to the How do ecosystems and their variability relate to the

supply of distinct ecosystem services?supply of distinct ecosystem services?– What is the current status of key ecosystem services and What is the current status of key ecosystem services and

how can they be mapped?how can they be mapped?– How do human activities at multiple spatial and temporal How do human activities at multiple spatial and temporal

scales impact the supply of distinct ecosystem services?scales impact the supply of distinct ecosystem services?– How can management or altered human behaviors and How can management or altered human behaviors and

expectations mitigate impacts to the supply of distinct expectations mitigate impacts to the supply of distinct ecosystem services?ecosystem services?

– How can market and non-market values of ecosystem How can market and non-market values of ecosystem services be estimated and represented in models and services be estimated and represented in models and other tools? other tools?

In addition, one translation priority can be articulated:In addition, one translation priority can be articulated:– How can discoveries and research outcomes be How can discoveries and research outcomes be

incorporated into a useful body of knowledge and tools incorporated into a useful body of knowledge and tools for effective decision making by both the public and for effective decision making by both the public and private sectors?private sectors?