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Consultants present draft urban forestry plan and code audit; city inventory shows many young maples
Summary
Dudek Consulting presented findings from Troutdale's Urban Forestry Master Plan and a street-tree code audit, reporting a largely healthy street-tree inventory, public support for stronger tree policy, and next steps including a December administrative draft and public review early next year.
Troutdale's parks advisory committee on Oct. 15 heard a progress briefing from Dudek Consulting on the city's Urban Forestry Master Plan and a parallel audit of the street-tree chapter of the municipal code.
The consultant team said its inventory and community engagement work is largely complete and will inform a draft tree-management code. "We're doing the conditions and the tree inventory: understanding tree health, tree age, what the canopy looks like," said Rose Newberry, project manager for the Urban Forestry Master Plan. Newberry said the inventory shows maples (Acer) and prunus species (cherries and related trees) are overrepresented in Troutdale's street-tree population.
Why it matters: the inventory and code audit will shape where the city plants trees, how it enforces removal and replacement rules tied to development, and—because of the emerald ash borer detection in the region—how the city monitors and protects high‑value trees.
Key findings and next…
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