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Environmental Policy Board (EPB) 5. 1. <br />Meeting Date: 05/21/2018 <br />By: Chris Anderson, Community <br />Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Update on Public Tree Survey (A Resilient Communities Program Project) <br />Purpose/Background: <br />The purpose of this case is to provide the Board a status update on the Resilient Communities Program project to <br />complete a survey of Public Trees. There was an initial classroom training offered by the student group that was <br />held on Friday, April 13. There was supposed to be an outdoor training session held on April 14 but that was <br />canceled due to a snow storm. Due to the late winter, which delayed the leaf -out of most trees, it was agreed to <br />delay the outdoor training session until late May or early June. Additionally, the professor of this course has now <br />offered to conduct a 'refresher' classroom training for those volunteers that did attend the initial training, but also <br />for any others that were interested in volunteering to assist with the survey. The two new training dates are now set <br />for Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. <br />Before the end of the semester, the student group also created a website to house information about the tree survey <br />and a resource library for the volunteers. That information can be found here: <br />http://mntreesource.umn.edu/what-ramsey-tree-survey. Upon completion of the volunteer Public Tree Survey, the <br />U of MN's Urban and Community Forestry Community Engagement and Preparedness Lab will compile all the <br />data and provide a report to the City. <br />Action: <br />No action needed. This is for informational purposes only. <br />Attachments <br />Training Manual <br />Training Slide Show <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Tim Gladhill JoAnn Shaw 05/18/2018 09:07 AM <br />Form Started By: Chris Anderson Started On: 05/17/2018 03:13 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 05/18/2018 <br />