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Second Wednesdays | 1:00 2:15 pm ET www.fs.fed.us/research/urban-webinars USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Angie DiSalvo Vivek Shandas Outreach and Science Supervisor, Urban Professor, Urban Studies and Planning

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Second Wednesdays | 1:00 – 2:15 pm ET

www.fs.fed.us/research/urban-webinars

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Vivek Shandas

Professor, Urban Studies and Planning Portland State University vshandas@pdx.edu

Angie DiSalvo

Outreach and Science Supervisor, Urban Forestry Portland Parks & Recreation angie.disalvo@portlandoregon.gov

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www.PortlandParks.org

Integrating Experts, Communities, and Online Resources for Equitably Expanding Urban Tree Canopy

USFS Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series January 11, 2017 Angie DiSalvo, Portland Parks & Recreation Angie.DiSalvo@portlandoregon.gov www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/treeinventory

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www.PortlandParks.org

Portland, OR

  • 530,000 residents
  • 29% canopy
  • Strong population

growth

  • Street trees

maintained by adjacent property

  • wner
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www.PortlandParks.org

Quantifying our resource

  • Are we equitable?
  • Are we resilient?
  • Are we maximizing our

urban forest’s potential?

Starting with a Street Tree Inventory

c 27% of Portland’s street trees are maples

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www.PortlandParks.org

Inventory Method

  • Organized by neighborhood

groups

  • Data collected by volunteers

– species/type – size (DBH) – condition rating – location – planting site details

  • Data accuracy >95%

– Training, accuracy checks, volunteer arborists

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www.PortlandParks.org

Inventory Method

  • Organized by neighborhood

groups

  • Data collected by volunteers

– species/type – size (DBH) – condition rating – location – planting site details

  • Data accuracy >95%

– Training, accuracy checks, volunteer arborists

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www.PortlandParks.org

Inventory Method

  • Organized by neighborhood

groups

  • Data collected by volunteers

– species/type – size (DBH) – condition rating – location – planting site details

  • Data accuracy >95%

– Training, accuracy checks, volunteer arborists

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www.PortlandParks.org

Portland’s Tree Inventory 220,000 trees inventoried from 2010-2016 1,400 volunteers 17,000 hours volunteered

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www.PortlandParks.org

Products

  • Engaged volunteers
  • Neighborhood report,

maps, data prepared by staff

  • Neighborhood Tree Plans

created by volunteers

  • Ongoing partnerships

between neighborhood groups and UF

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www.PortlandParks.org

Products

  • Engaged volunteers
  • Neighborhood report,

maps, data prepared by staff

  • Neighborhood Tree Plans

created by volunteers

  • Ongoing partnerships

between neighborhood groups and UF

Tree Teams held 25 stewardship events in 2016

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www.PortlandParks.org

Products

  • Engaged volunteers
  • Neighborhood report,

maps, data prepared by staff

  • Neighborhood Tree Plans

created by volunteers

  • Ongoing partnerships

between neighborhood groups and UF

Tree Teams held 25 stewardship events in 2016

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www.PortlandParks.org

Products

  • Engaged volunteers
  • Neighborhood report,

maps, data prepared by staff

  • Neighborhood Tree Plans

created by volunteers

  • Ongoing partnerships

between neighborhood groups and UF

Tree Teams held 25 stewardship events in 2016

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www.PortlandParks.org

  • Inequitable distribution
  • Overly reliant on Acer and

Prunus

  • Low diversity
  • Few evergreens
  • Few trees >24” DBH
  • Many large sites planted

with small trees

  • Volunteers are worth the

effort!

Key Findings

c 27% of Portland’s street trees are maples

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www.PortlandParks.org

  • >20 Tree Teams nurtured
  • Ongoing event partnerships via

“Workshop Menu”

Community Stewardship

  • Seed money and resources

for small projects

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www.PortlandParks.org

  • Planting lists updated early in

the project

  • Inventory to be migrated to

asset management system

  • Plan to re-inventory every ten

years

  • Data informs strategies and

plans

  • Resources allocated to low

canopy and low income areas

Policy Changes

20 evergreen species added to lists and maples removed

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www.PortlandParks.org

Stewardship Challenges

  • Maintaining long term

momentum

  • Developing trust and

engaging underrepresented communities

  • Addressing lack of

resources for maintenance

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www.PortlandParks.org

  • Development of

citywide planting strategy with PSU

  • With abundant

planting opportunities, how can we be strategic and use limited resources best?

  • How can we involve

affected communities?

Addressing Canopy Inequity