Urban Tree Canopy Neighborhood Metrics
for New Haven, CT
West Rock
Ridge State
Park
North Haven
Amity
40%
West
Rock
64%
Beaver Newhallville Prospect
Hill
38%
Hills
41%
40%
Westville
55%
New Haven
Edgewood
42%
West
River
29%
Dixwell
28%
Dwight
23%
Hill
23%
East
Rock
43%
Downtown
20%
Wooster Sq/
Mill River
23%
Long
Wharf
6%
Quinnipiac
Meadows
32%
Fair
Haven
23%
Annex
29%
Existing UTC
Orange
Fair Haven
Heights
57%
East Haven
6.5% - 10%
West Haven
10.1% - 20%
East
Shore
37%
20.1% - 30%
30.1% - 40%
40.1% - 50%
50.1% - 60%
60.1% - 70%
0
0.45
0.9
1.8
Miles
UTC: Urban tree canopy (UTC) is the layer of leaves, branches, and stems of trees that
cover the ground when viewed from above.
Existing UTC: The amount of urban tree canopy present when viewed from above using
aerial or satellite imagery.
Impervious Possible UTC: Asphalt or concrete surfaces, excluding roads and buildings,
Milford
Milford
that
city
city are theoretically available for the establish-ment of tree canopy.
(balance)
(balance)
Vegetated Possible UTC: Grass or shrub area that is theoretically available for the
establishment of tree canopy.
Woodmont
Woodmont
Total
Possible UTC: The combination of Vegetated Possible and Impervious Possible
Map prepared by Stacey D. Maples of the
Yale University Map Department for The
Urban Resources Initiative at The Hixon
Center for Urban Ecology.
Data Sources:Keith Pelletier & Jarlath O’NeilDunne / Spatial Analysis Laboratory Rubenstein School of the Environment &
Natural Resources, University of Vermont