Agenda - Public Works Committee - 04/18/2023

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Money Does Grow on Trees! Investing in Ramsey's Streetside Urban Forest Methods how we completed the COR and residential tree inventories Methods For our tree inventories we collected data on a total of 130 trees in The COR and in a residential neighborhood. For each tree we collected the diameter at breast height (DBH), geographic coordinates, tree species, and the quality of the canopy cover. Once the data was collected, we calculated the age, size and monetary benefits for each tree. The data that we collected for each tree inventory can be seen on the next two posters. Our methods for data collection can be used as a model for future tree inventories in Ramsey at more locations. tGather Tools 2 Collect Data 1 3 5 These trees show the difference between high and low quality canopy cover. In our inventories, we used a rating scale of 1-5. The trees with a higher quality canopy cover maximize the benefits. The two pictures above show our completed data collection forms. The pictures show the forms we filled out to record tree species, DBH, coordinates and the tree canopy cover quality. Once we had our field data we transferred the data into an Excel sheet. With this data, we calculated the age and averages of the diameter and canopy cover quality. We also calculated the monetary value for each tree in our inventories which led to our average monetary value for each tree for the area. The ruler that we used is called a diameter tape. This tape is used by foresters to determine DBH. Latitude:45.232545 ._ Lon. itude:-93.457025 O9© Degree To determinine the location of each tree, we used a coordinate system app on our smartphones. The app is called Coordinates and can be found in the iPhone app store. In future tree inventories, we suggest using a GPS locator rather than this app because GPS locators are able to determine the location of the trees more precisely. 3 Analysis The two Excel sheets to the right show the iteration of our tree inventory data after inputing our data into Excel. The Excel sheets also show our calculations for each tree to determine the monetary value, size, age and circumference of each tree. These show only a portion of the trees that were inventoried. The picture above shows Victoria and Ada on Sunwood Drive, completing the COR tree inventory. Calculating Street Trees These methods will be built upon by a class in spring semester as a part of the RCP partnership. It is important to keep the methods of Ramsey's tree inventories consistent so the results are as accurate as possible, so the spring class can evaluate our methods to determine the optimal way to complete the inventories. In the following poster, we will assess and evaluate the population of street trees in The COR along Sunwood Drive in Ramsey. COR Inventory Resilient Communities Project PA 5211 Land Use Planning • TEAM: Ada Moreno Gomez, Nick Kieser, Victoria Dan • INSTRUCTOR: Fernando Burga, Ph.D. UN[vexsTroPd[NHesoTa Driven to Discover.