integrating regional and community data into on the ground urban forest management
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Integrating regional and community data into on-the-ground urban forest management
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Chicago’s urban forest
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Number of trees 157,142,000
Canopy cover (trees and shrubs) 21%
Most dominant trees by stem count
European buckthorn, green ash, boxelder, black cherry, American elm
Carbon storage 16.9 million tons ($349 million)
Pollution removal 24,170 tons/year ($183 million annually)
Compensatory value $51.2 billion
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Chicago Region
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9.9 million people157,000,000 trees7 counties284 municipalities~ 75 park districts7 forest preserve districts70% of trees on private
property
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We need more information and we need it at the community scale
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Chicago Region Trees Initiative
CRTI Data
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Urban forestry data
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
In a period of rapid data expansionMany cities have:
• Land cover
• Inventories
• Surface temperature
• Socioeconomic, traffic or other related data
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Urban forestry data
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Which data has CRTI utilizedHow did we collect itWhat did we learn from it
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Urban forestry data
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But how do you turn these data into action?
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CRTI Data Collection
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CRTI goals
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Healthy, more resilient urban forestProvides ecosystem servicesProvides habitat for wildlife
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CRTI goals
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Healthy, more resilient urban forestProvides ecosystem servicesProvides habitat for wildlife
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CRTI goals
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Healthy, more resilient urban forestProvides ecosystem servicesProvides habitat for wildlife
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CRTI goals
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Healthy, more resilient urban forestProvides ecosystem servicesProvides habitat for wildlife
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Our Trees
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CRTI forest data
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Remotely sourced imageryOn the ground inventories
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Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Remotely sourced data
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Land cover mapping
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Land cover mapping
Chicago regionCook
DuPageKane
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Land cover by county
Other paved
Roads/rail
Buildings
Water
Bare soil
Vegetation
Tree canopy
County
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Remotely sourced data
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Where we have/don't have treesWhere is there room for growth
By location By land use
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Remotely sourced data
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
What kind of trees?Are they healthy?How do we make the forest more
resilient?
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On the ground data
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Tree inventory data
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
CRTI works on a regional scaleAcross all land use typesSo much data
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Tree inventory data
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UFORE/i-Tree dataStreet tree inventoriesPark district dataNatural areas dataUniversitiesNGO inventoriesPrivate properties
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Tree inventory data
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Data standardized
• Names
• Health rankings
• Geographic systems...Entered into geodatabaseCurrently have information on ~800,000
trees!ChicagoRTI.org
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Genus Percent Abundance Average DBH (in)Acer 29.56% 12.71
Fraxinus 14.58% 12.44
Gleditsia 10.46% 12.78
Tilia 6.73% 10.70
Quercus 6.46% 12.26
Ulmus 5.36% 14.40
Pyrus 3.41% 7.61
Malus 2.97% 7.66
Celtis 2.42% 10.76
Picea 2.10% 9.80
Municipal plantings
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Private propertyGenus Percent Abundance Average DBH (in)Rhamnus 24.43% 2.58
Acer 17.46% 14.41
Picea 6.98% 9.91
Ulmus 5.24% 11.65
Quercus 4.72% 19.74
Fraxinus 4.10% 13.23
Malus 3.73% 7.75
Pinus 3.73% 9.50
Thuja 2.99% 4.81
Morus 2.89% 9.60
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Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Our Communities
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Community forestry survey
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Survey sections• Administrative and program profile
• Emerald ash borer
• Other tree disorders
• Tree planting
• Tree maintenance
• Tree removal
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What resource do you need to improve your forestry program?
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Other community data
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Census
• Income, education,
minority populations
Ecosystem mapping
• Prairies, woodlands, wetlands
Flood maps
Surface temperature
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Canopy
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Temperature
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Vulnerable populations
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Impervious surfaces
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Combining data
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Data is measured in different unitsNeed to standardize data
• Use z-scores
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Z = (Value - average value)
standard deviation
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Priority municipalities
Low canopyHigh impervious
surfacesHigh vulnerable
populationsHigh surface
temperature
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Priority plantings
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Layers vary by stakeholder and areaNeed to communicate with stakeholders
to make priority maps that are relevant
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How can we use this data?
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Define our workPrioritize actionWe can make goals to shape our future
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Regional Goals – Local Implementation
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Meet with a variety of stakeholders – public and private• Municipalities
• County planners
• Businesses
• NGOs
• Utilities
• Residents
• Professionals
• Forest preservesChicagoRTI.org
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Priority municipality – Franklin Park
Franklin Park
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Village of Franklin Park• 18,333 population• 477 square miles• $55,000 median income• 12% of population below poverty level• 18.9% younger than 18• 7.2% older than 65
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Engagement
Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Meet with elected officialsMeet with forestry staffMeet with volunteers or interested
residents
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Present the Data
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Management plan
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Arborist on staff?
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Inventory
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Franklin Park
Genus Percent abundanceMaples 42.7%Ash 19.2%Honeylocust 12.0%
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Franklin Park
0 to 56 to 10
11 to 1516 to 20
21 to 2526 to 30
31 to 3536 to 40
41 or more
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
Tree size distribution
Size class
Freq
uenc
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Where Trees Are Needed
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Expanded Diversity & Contract Growing
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Urban Forest Management Plan
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Tree Preservation Ordinances
Bronze
Silver
Gold
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Stewardship Program
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Urban Forestry Basic Training
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Identify needs and where THEY are ready to start
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Community Tree Network
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Chicago Region Trees Initiative
Lydia Scott, Director Lindsay Darling, Data [email protected] [email protected]
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