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Money Does Grow on Trees!
<br />Investing in Ramsey's Streetside Urban Forest
<br />Methods
<br />how we completed the
<br />COR and residential
<br />tree inventories
<br />Methods
<br />For our tree inventories we collected data on a total of 130 trees in The COR and in a residential
<br />neighborhood. For each tree we collected the diameter at breast height (DBH), geographic
<br />coordinates, tree species, and the quality of the canopy cover. Once the data was collected, we
<br />calculated the age, size and monetary benefits for each tree. The data that we collected for each
<br />tree inventory can be seen on the next two posters. Our methods for data collection can be used
<br />as a model for future tree inventories in Ramsey at more locations.
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<br />2 Collect Data
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<br />These trees show the difference between
<br />high and low quality canopy cover. In
<br />our inventories, we used a rating scale
<br />of 1-5. The trees with a higher quality
<br />canopy cover maximize the benefits.
<br />The two pictures above show our completed data collection forms. The pictures
<br />show the forms we filled out to record tree species, DBH, coordinates and the
<br />tree canopy cover quality. Once we had our field data we transferred the
<br />data into an Excel sheet. With this data, we calculated the age and averages
<br />of the diameter and canopy cover quality. We also calculated the
<br />monetary value for each tree in our inventories which led to our average
<br />monetary value for each tree for the area.
<br />The ruler that we used is called a
<br />diameter tape. This tape is used
<br />by foresters to determine DBH.
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<br />To determinine the
<br />location of each tree,
<br />we used a coordinate
<br />system app on our
<br />smartphones. The app
<br />is called Coordinates
<br />and can be found in
<br />the iPhone app store. In
<br />future tree inventories,
<br />we suggest using a
<br />GPS locator rather than
<br />this app because GPS
<br />locators are able to
<br />determine the location
<br />of the trees more
<br />precisely.
<br />3 Analysis
<br />The two Excel sheets to
<br />the right show the iteration
<br />of our tree inventory data
<br />after inputing our data into
<br />Excel. The Excel sheets
<br />also show our calculations
<br />for each tree to determine
<br />the monetary value, size,
<br />age and circumference
<br />of each tree. These show
<br />only a portion of the
<br />trees that were
<br />inventoried.
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<br />The picture above shows Victoria and
<br />Ada on Sunwood Drive, completing the
<br />COR tree inventory.
<br />Calculating Street Trees
<br />These methods will be built upon by a class in spring semester as a part of the RCP partnership. It is important to
<br />keep the methods of Ramsey's tree inventories consistent so the results are as accurate as possible, so the spring
<br />class can evaluate our methods to determine the optimal way to complete the inventories. In the following
<br />poster, we will assess and evaluate the population of street trees in The COR along Sunwood Drive in Ramsey.
<br />Resilient Communities Project
<br />PA 5211 Land Use Planning • TEAM: Ada Moreno Gomez, Nick Kieser, Victoria Dan • INSTRUCTOR: Fernando Burga, Ph.D. ,,,„Erzs1Tv oP b1[re esoT
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