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PART II: CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY
Jarlath O’Neil Dunne
Ian Hanou
Earl Eutsler
Director, Spatial Analysis Lab
University of Vermont
joneildu@uvm.edu
Owner & Director of Business
Development
Plan-it Geo
ianhanou@planitgeo.com
Deputy Associate Director,
Urban Forestry Administration
Washington DC Department of
Transportation
earl.eutsler@dc.gov
Connecting Canopy & Communities
USFS Urban Connections Webinar Series
October 28, 2015
Presented by:
Ian Hanou, Owner/Principal
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff &
Agenda
Agenda &
Goals
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus
and UTC
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Agenda, Goals & Tenants for Today
 Designing an effective UTC study
 Multiple scales / products / partners
 Accessibility and interactive tools
 The Process creates buy-in, collaboration, a baseline, diverse
uses, and a framework
 Columbus, Ohio UTC + Web Tools
 oUTComes and Resources Recap
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Columbus
Services
##
UTC
and
Projects
Assessment
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus, OH UTC
Motives …
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U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (2007), Green Team
Greenspace Working Group (2012)
Role of UTC in climate change and sustainability
Est’d loss of 200,000 ash trees (public/private) due to EAB
Need for an outreach campaign and UTC goal
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Columbus
Services
##
UTC
and
Projects
Assessment
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
Columbus, OH UTC
1) Historical Canopy and LiDAR
Analysis
2) UTC Assessment
3) EAB Canopy Loss
4) Planting Prioritization
5) Socio-Demographic Trends
6) i-Tree Hydro
7) Goals & Planting Time Tables
8) Report & Training
9) Online Canopy & Community Tools
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
UTC Design: Assessment Boundaries
• Maps, GIS data, and metrics across multiple scales for targeted audiences
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Columbus
Services
##
UTC
and
Projects
Assessment
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus
and UTC
Assessment
Projects
Canopy and Socio-Demographics
As UTC % increases, all of these increase:
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Average Median Income and Home Value
% pop. with a Bachelor’s or higher
% Owner Occupied
% White
Columbus
Columbus
Project
UTC
Analysis
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
Below-average UTC and
below-median
household income
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
Source: American Community Survey 5-year
estimates (2009-2013) by Census Block Group
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Columbus Online Tools
 Landscape scale  implementation, tracking & outreach
 View, Plan and Grow (Canopy Planner)
 Events, Trees, and Volunteer Sign-Up (Tree Plotter)
Our
Services
Columbus
and UTC
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Tree Plotter®
Canopy Planner®
Columbus
Columbus
UTC
UTC Web
Web Tools
Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
http://pg-cloud.com/columbus/
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Agenda
Low Canopy (<25%)| High Planting Space (>38%)
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus
and UTC
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus
Columbus
UTC
UTC Web
Web Tools
Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
http://pg-cloud.com/columbus/
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Agenda
“Plan” Tool: Priority Planting Areas
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus
and UTC
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus
Columbus
UTC
UTC Web
Web Tools
Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
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Add a Planting Event
COLUMBUS
Tree Canopy Planner
Event
Rele• f lmden Cclumbus Altema11ve
Events
Nonprofit Giant
Add New Event (chck m map to add
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Move Event
Completed
Use ttus ~ ID add a precise IOU)OO of ne• trM
p1aruinos 'Mlen editing trees need to be auoc a•d
.-tn a Pro1ec-t
Fnends of the lo.\e< Olentang1 Wate
OettOe 1ryou would i} e m represent your p~ied nes at one bul• number or aoo ea<h JlldMduiiJ u-ee mcfr..-tdua(ty Che"- Che -eu k
- ree Counr .f yoo 11rant m represent a of your planted trees for l\IS pro,ect as one number For ldmP.. f you plant 200 trees and
donl•an1topk>t eath1ndrviduaJ tree sepera:elyo.n Che map. ~n se ectf'le "Bu~ Tree Counropbon and enter Ole nul'l'lber 200 o11 lhe
~umber of Trees Plana.d"" lt'\PUt tf you ..a..,. lhe '"Bulk Tree Counr opliOn uncMckad Chien !he value n tte -,....-nber of Trees Planted"'
n be automatca:lyca icu aDtd as th• amountofnuy°'-1 ha't'ft added t> N map r,,ou •a... tt'I• "Bulk TrH Counrop:ion
uNhec~ you do no1 need'° do an)°tt'1no :a Che "fljumt>e1 of Traes Ptariltd" .nput
Caution If)'OU cf'eck ~ '& k -IN Count oooon a:ter )OU 'ta.. e Ek»d ne.s ~nu w M d1...:ed ,,.,,,,.,..enDy
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Count Trees as Bulk
N/ A
Bulk Tree Count Comments
Event
ReLeaf Linden
Columbus Alternabve
High School
Completed
Fnends of the Lower
Olentangy Watershed
NJA
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Olentangy Watershed
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Resl orllhon
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Add Trees to Events
SIGN U P FOR or ORGANIZE AN EVENT
Register to participate in a city tree planting event or plan an even of your own using
our 011/ine map. Should you need equipment for your event, Keep Columbus
Beau1iful can supply you with shovels, rakes, gloves and more.
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COLUMBUS
Tree Canopy Planner
Use ttus tool to add a general tree planbn9 locabon and
basic 1nformabon about the project event or site. Only
enter the NumberofTrees Plan ted 1fyou do not plan to
add 1ndiVldua1 trees to the map. This will prevent "double
counbn9• of neN trees planted
Events
~
Events
9'J Add New Event (click in map to add
Tree
Al ive
r.. point)
0
Ouercus acut1ssima
Move Event
S awtooth Oak
Use this tool to add a precise locabon of neN tree
planbn9s When ed1bn9. trees need to be associated
with a Project
Ouerc us
Tree
Common
Name
Sawtooth Oak
9'J Add New Tree (click in map to add
Date
Planted
06/ 29/2015
0
Event Name
Spring 2015 Downtown
Planting
Trees
r.. point)
Move Tree
1 5 - 2 '"
Ball and Burlap
()6,12912015
()6,129/2015
Young Tree Tram
Structural Pruning
.1 Mulching
.t Remove Hardware
Add Hardware
Chemical Application
Spring 2015 D ownl ow n P lanting
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Agenda
Tree “Dashboard”
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus
and UTC
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus
Columbus
UTC
UTC Web
Web Tools
Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
and Resources
Timeline /
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus UTC
and
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC
Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
Impacts,
and
oUTComes,
Resources
Resources
Timeline
/
Columbus oUTComes
 Branch Out campaign
 Role of citizens, private property/partnerships
 300,000 tree planting goal
 27% UTC goal; provided clarity of previous target
 Proactive management, less reactive
 Emphasized need for well-defined standards for
management and protection; committee to codify this
 Watershed-scale assessment & planning
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus UTC
and
Assessment
Projects
oUTComes…
Grand Rapids, MI
 Zoning Ordinance Update
 Downtown Canopy Plan & Goal
 East Hills Neighborhood Plan
 i-Tree Hydro / EPA Resiliency
Columbus
Project
UTC
Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
Impacts,
and
oUTComes,
Resources
Resources
Timeline
/
Milestones
Memphis / Shelby County, TN
 Stakeholder Workshop, SWOT
Analysis, and Surveys
 Regional “Canopy Action Plan”
 10 community fact sheets
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus UTC
and
Assessment
Projects
oUTComes…
Savannah Tree Foundation
 Lost 21,400 acres of canopy in 15 years (= 2.5 football fields/day)
 1.6% parking lot (5,000 ac)
 NOAA/GA DNR grant on parking design, canopy, impact ordinances
Columbus
Project
UTC
Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
oUTComes
Impacts,
and
oUTComes,
Resources
Resources
Timeline
/
Aspen, CO
 Community Forest LiDAR Analysis
 Stormwater credits
 Site plan reviews
Milestones
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus UTC
and
Assessment
Projects
Columbus
Project
UTC
Analysis
Understand
ing
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
Resources Recap (1 of 2)
 Canopy Reports, Plans and Fact Sheets
http://issuu.com/planitgeoissuu/docs
http://issuu.com/pgfactsheets
 Healthy Trees, Healthy People App (13 US cities)
http://map.treesandhealth.org/
 Statewide Tree Inventory Apps http://pg-cloud.com/Idaho/ and
http://cotreeview.com
oUTComes
Impacts,
and
oUTComes,
Resources
Resources
Timeline
/
 “Forest Carbon Xplorer” App http://forestcarbonx.umn.edu/
Milestones
 “Where We Work”, Esri StoryMap (on the PG projects webpage)
Questions
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Agenda
Meet our
Staff
Agenda &
Goals
Our
Services
Columbus UTC
and
Assessment
Projects
Resources Recap
(2 of 2)
 Columbus “Branch-Out Campaign” & Canopy Planner app
http://www.columbus.gov/branch-out/
http://pg-cloud.com/columbus/ (use Chrome for best experience)
Columbus
Project
UTC
Analysis
Understand
ing
 Memphis “Canopy Action Plan” http://issuu.com/planitgeoissuu/docs/
Columbus UTC
Web Tools
Project
Approach
 Aspen, Colorado (Ch. 8 Urban Runoff Management Plan, pgs. 8-31)
oUTComes
Impacts,
and
oUTComes,
Resources
Resources
Timeline
/
memphisregional_canopyactionplan_fi
http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Portals/0/docs/Chapter%208.pdf
Milestones
Questions
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Contacts
Ian Hanou, Owner and Director, Business Development
IanHanou@PlanItGeo.com
Chris Peiffer, Urban Forester & Business Developer
ChrisPeiffer@PlanItGeo.com
A geospatial analysis, technology
consulting, and planning firm
specializing in urban natural
resource management.
Info@PlanItGeo.com
www.planitgeo.com
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