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Tree Removal Trends FY 2020 Quarterly Trends FY 2014 FY 2020 Trends DDH and Illegal Tree Removal Tree Replanting Presentation by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City


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Tree Removal Trends

FY 2020 Quarterly Trends FY 2014 – FY 2020 Trends DDH and Illegal Tree Removal Tree Replanting

Presentation by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information

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FY 2020 Quarterly Trends

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500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 FY 2020 - 1st Qtr FY 2020 - 2nd Qtr FY 2020 - 3rd Qtr FY 2020 - 4th Qtr 2,462 2,461 2,282 1,935 1,747 1,745 1,535 1,051 110 224 202 224

Private Property Trees Permitted To Be Taken Down By Quarter During Fiscal Year 2020* - City of Atlanta

Illegally Cut Trees (including DBH unknown) Healthy Trees Permitted Dead/Dying/Hazardous (DDH) Trees Permitted

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. FY 2020 – 4th Qtr is the 2nd Qtr of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

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500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 FY 2020 - 1st Qtr FY 2020 - 2nd Qtr FY 2020 - 3rd Qtr FY 2020 - 4th Qtr 1,604 1,883 1,903 936 1,857 1,969 1,750 1,275 4,319 4,430 4,032 3,210

Private Property Trees Lost and Replaced By Quarter During Fiscal Year 2020* - City of Atlanta

Trees Replaced Healthy Trees Lost (including DBH unknown) Total Trees Lost (inclduing DDH trees)

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

Net Tree Loss in 4th Qtr: 2,274 % Trees Replaced in 4th Qtr: 30% 3rd Qtr: 2,129 3rd Qtr: 47%

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. FY 2020 – 4th Qtr is the 2nd Qtr of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

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10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 FY 2020 - 1st Qtr FY 2020 - 2nd Qtr FY 2020 - 3rd Qtr FY 2020 - 4th Qtr 4,992 6,232 6,197 2,687 30,531 28,962 27,829 19,047 82,929 77,073 71,655 58,543

Private Property Tree Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) By Quarter During Fiscal Year 2020* - City of Atlanta

Inches Replaced Healthy Inches Lost (excluding DBH unknown) Total Inches Lost (including DDH trees)

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. FY 2020 – 4th Qtr is the 2nd Qtr of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

Net Tree Inches Lost in 4th Qtr: 55,856 % Tree Inches Replaced in 4th Qtr: 5% 3rd Qtr: 65,458 3rd Qtr: 9%

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

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FY 2014 – 2020 Annual Trends

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2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 7,013 5,985 6,898 6,875 7,188 7,579 9,140 5,991 7,617 6,374 7,144 7,158 7,755 6,078 36 27 71 250 276 601 773

Private Property Trees Permitted To Be Taken Down By Fiscal Year* - City of Atlanta

Illegally Cut Trees (including DBH unknown) Healthy Trees Permitted Dead/Dying/Hazardous (DDH) Trees Permitted

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. FY 2020 includes the initial three months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

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2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 6,326 6,294 6,542 8,136 5,591 6,707 6,326 6,027 7,644 6,445 7,394 7,434 8,356 6,851 13,040 13,629 13,343 14,269 14,622 15,935 15,991

Private Property Trees Lost and Replaced By Fiscal Year* - City of Atlanta

Trees Replaced Healthy Trees Lost (including DBH unknown) Total Trees Lost (including DDH trees)

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. FY 2020 includes the initial three months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

Net Trees Lost in FY 2020: 9,665 % Trees Replaced in FY 2020: 40% FY 2019: 9,228 in FY 2019: 42%

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50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 19,519 20,500 21,280 26,168 17,632 21,163 20,108 96,337 121,469 105,679 123,308 110,286 127,606 106,639 244,251 249,035 258,872 278,313 264,829 294,574 290,200

Private Property Tree Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) By Fiscal Year* - City of Atlanta

Inches Replaced Healthy Inches Lost (excluding DBH unknown) Total Inches Lost (including DDH trees)

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. FY 2020 includes the initial three months of COVID-19 shutdowns, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

Net Tree Inches Lost in FY 2020: 270,092 % Tree inches Replaced in FY 2020: 7% FY 2019: 273,411 FY 2019: 7%

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DDH and Illegal Tree Removal

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52% 48% 49% 48% 57% 56% 57% 60% 48% 50% 49% 49% 40% 39% 38% 33% 1% 2% 2% 4% 3% 5% 5% 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 1st Qtr FY 2020 2nd Qtr FY 2020 3rd Qtr FY 2020 4th Qtr

Private Property Trees Permitted for Removal

Dead, Dying or Hazardous (DDH) Trees Healthy Trees Illegally Cut Trees (including DBH unknown)

The percentage of trees removed as DDH or illegally has increased significantly over the past... four quarters of FY Year 2020*

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. 4th quarter of FY 2020 is the 2nd quarter of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

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85% 81% 79% 81% 83% 85% 86% 98% 52% 48% 49% 48% 57% 56% 57% 60% 48% 50% 49% 49% 40% 39% 38% 33% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 1st Qtr FY 2020 2nd Qtr FY 2020 3rd Qtr FY 2020 4th Qtr

DDH Approval Rate DDH Trees Permitted Healthy Trees Permitted

Less than 2% of DDH tree permit applications were denied during the first three months of COVID-19 (FY 2020 4th Qtr)

FY Year 2020* Quarters

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. 4th quarter of FY 2020 is the 2nd quarter of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

Private Property Trees Permitted as Dead, Dying, or Hazardous (DDH)

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1% 3% 4% 7% 6% 11% 12% 18% 1% 2% 2% 4% 3% 5% 5% 7% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 1st Qtr FY 2020 2nd Qtr FY 2020 3rd Qtr FY 2020 4th Qtr

Private Property Illegal Tree Cutting

Healthy Trees (including DBH unknown) Total Trees (including DDH trees)

The percentage of trees cut illegally sharply increased in FY 2020, especially during the first three months of COVID-19 (FY 2020 4th Qtr)

FY Year 2020* Quarters

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. 4th quarter of FY 2020 is the 2nd quarter of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.

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Tree Replanting

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102% 111% 75% 81% 87% 98% 110% 76% 49% 57% 38% 42% 37% 43% 47% 30% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 1st Qtr FY 2020 2nd Qtr FY 2020 3rd Qtr FY 2020 4th Qtr

Private Property Tree Replanting

Healthy Trees Total Trees (including DDH)

The percentage of destroyed trees scheduled to be replanted plummeted during the first three months of COVID-19 (FY 2020 4th Qtr)

FY Year 2020* Quarters

Chart created by The Tree Next Door using annual & quarterly reports provided by the City of Atlanta Department of City Planning. Visit treenextdoor.org for more information.

*A fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of each calendar year. 4th quarter of FY 2020 is the 2nd quarter of calendar year 2020, and includes the initial months of the COVID-19 shutdown, although construction workers and tree cutters were considered “essential workers” and allowed to work.