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Tom: Erie has a detailed park‑tree inventory in TreeKeeper but street‑tree data remain incomplete
Summary
Erie forestry staff reported the town uses a TreeKeeper platform and has a detailed park‑tree inventory (about 4,614 trees) capturing species, diameter, planting dates and condition updates. Street trees were inventoried in bulk but lack per‑tree condition data, complicating per‑tree ecosystem estimates and Emerald Ash Borer planning.
Tom, the town’s forestry presenter, told the Tree Advisory Board on March 11 that Erie began using a software platform called Davy TreeKeeper about two years ago and now maintains a detailed inventory of park trees.
He said the park-tree inventory contained about 4,614 entries as of January, with data fields including species, diameter, planting date and an annual condition update. Tom said staff also record work histories—pruning, insect treatments and other interventions—so the town can track when a tree’s condition improves after maintenance.
Tom described TreeKeeper as a ‘‘tree‑specific shell’’ that works with the town’s ArcGIS files and lets staff run targeted…
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