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Fairfax releases draft Urban Forest Master Plan, recommends new forestry division and KPIs
Summary
City staff presented a draft Urban Forest Master Plan that catalogs benefits of the city’s tree canopy, recommends forming an Urban Forestry Division, sets five objectives and lists KPIs and an implementation timeline; staff plans a public hearing for Jan. 27, 2026.
City staff presented the draft Urban Forest Master Plan to the Fairfax City Council on Dec. 2, laying out findings from two planning phases, community engagement results and an implementation framework that includes a recommended urban forestry division and key performance indicators.
Anna (city staff) and Dr. Garrett Wolf, the plan’s consultants, summarized three technical takeaways: the plan’s baseline estimates of benefits from the city’s tree canopy, benchmarking against peer cities, and the implementation approach. Wolf reported annual ecosystem-service benefits that the plan used for valuation: about 31 tons of air pollutants removed, roughly 66,000 tons of carbon sequestered (lifetime value…
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