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Tree‑board reviews DNR canopy assessment, tasks members to draft recommendations
Summary
Board members reviewed the DNR-funded canopy assessment (GIS maps, census‑tract temperature analysis and inventory) and agreed to populate a shared recommendations document for submission by mid‑May as a grant deliverable.
The board discussed the DNR grant deliverables: a draft canopy assessment map and GIS data, a vegetation and tree inventory, and a census‑tract temperature analysis based on 100 sample points. Staff said most deliverables are complete and stressed the need to finalize and package recommendations for submission to DNR.
"They deployed everything, and we have an Excel sheet of data," Staff member said while summarizing the team's deliverables and the temperature analysis. Members agreed to use a shared editable document to collect recommendations for updating the city's 2002 urban forest management and maintenance guidance, then synthesize those notes into a consolidated submission to DNR by mid‑May.
The board debated how to prioritize sites for planting and whether to create a city‑level five‑year planting list to align with the assessment. They also discussed how the assessment could support suggested amendments to local tree code and help target neighborhoods with the highest heat‑island vulnerability.
