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A plan and program to increase tree canopy cover and engagement in the Lawrenceville neighborhood
Why Lawrenceville? 
• Engaged group of Tree Tenders 
• Diverse land uses 
• Lower canopy cover 
• Compromised air quality 
• Urban Heat Island
What do we have? 
State Of Lawrenceville’s Urban Forest 
What do we want? 
Planning Process and Public Engagement 
How do we get there? 
Recommendations and Implementation 
How are we doing? 
Evaluation and Monitoring
State Of Lawrenceville’s Urban Forest 
• Includes: 
– Urban tree canopy assessment (2011) 
– Park tree resource structure (2013) 
– TreeVitalize efforts (2008-2014) 
– Street tree resource structure (2014) 
• iTree streets 
– Allegheny Cemetery inventory (2006) 
– Connection to: 
• Air quality 
• Stormwater
Lower 
Lawrenceville 
Central 
Lawrenceville 
(with 
Cemetery) 
Central 
Lawrenceville 
(without 
Cemetery) 
Upper 
Lawrenceville 
Pittsburgh 
Average 
Current 
Canopy (%) 
15.3 33.6 12.3 19 42 
Possible 
Canopy (%) 
39.9 42.6 41.7 44 33 
Grass 20.0 30.9 22.9 12.9 24 
Bare soil 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 
Water 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 5 
Building 25.5 14.0 26.9 21.0 12 
Road 19.4 9.7 19.0 15.8 13 
Paved 19.4 11.5 18.7 31.1 23 
Pervious 35.7 64.7 35.4 32.1 62 
Impervious 
64.3 35.5 64.6 67.9 38
Lower 
Lawrenceville 
Central 
Lawrenceville 
(with 
Cemetery) 
Central 
Lawrenceville 
(without 
Cemetery) 
Upper 
Lawrenceville 
Pittsburgh 
Average 
Current 
Canopy (%) 
15.3 33.6 12.3 19 42 
Possible 
Canopy (%) 
39.9 42.6 41.7 44 33 
Grass 20.0 30.9 22.9 12.9 24 
Bare soil 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 
Water 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 5 
Building 25.5 14.0 26.9 21.0 12 
Road 19.4 9.7 19.0 15.8 13 
Paved 19.4 11.5 18.7 31.1 23 
Pervious 35.7 64.7 35.4 32.1 62 
Impervious 
64.3 35.5 64.6 67.9 38
“Neighborhood Level Planning for Urban Forestry Initiatives,” Tree Pittsburgh
“Neighborhood Level Planning for Urban Forestry Initiatives,” Tree Pittsburgh
Parcel Analysis
Honey Locust 
Gleditsia triacanthos 
141 trees (10%) 
Callery Pear 
Pyrus calleryana 
223 trees (16%) 
Norway Maple 
Acer platanoides 
99 trees (7%) 
Red Maple 
Acer rubrum 
130 trees (9%) 
Hedge Maple 
Acer campestre 
104 trees (7%) 
Japanese Tree Lilac 
Syringa reticulata 
92 trees (6%)
* $477,916 annual benefits 
* 7,750,899 gallons of rainfall 
intercepted
Public Engagement 
• Neighborhood Ambassador 
• Steering Committee 
– Lawrenceville United 
– Lawrenceville Corporation 
– Friends of Arsenal Park 
– Lawrenceville Tree Tenders 
– City of Pittsburgh Planning Office 
– City of Pittsburgh Forestry Division 
• Community Survey 
• Community Meetings 
– State of Lawrenceville’s Urban Forest 
– Recommendations 
– Implementation strategies
Program Vision: Driven by an engaged and informed community and supported by non-profit 
organizations, city agencies, and private property owners, Lawrenceville’s urban 
forest will be better maintained and grow over the next five years to increase social, 
environmental, economic, and public health benefits trees provide. 
Program Goals 
1) Provide a strategic vision to increase and enhance the current tree canopy throughout 
Lawrenceville. 
2) Encourage public and private participation in urban forest management through 
volunteerism. 
3) Empower neighborhood organizations to move forward different projects and programs 
to increase, maintain, and protect trees. 
4) Ensure tree benefits for future generations through a sustainable planting program.
Trees Mean 
Business 
Cemetery 
Residential 
Tree Planting 
Program 
Community 
Spaces 
Trees for 
Industrial 
Property 
Maintenance 
Outreach
Residential Homeowners
450 
400 
350 
300 
250 
200 
150 
100 
50 
0 
Increase 
property 
value 
Improve air 
quality 
Increase 
business 
sales 
Provide 
shade 
during hot 
summer 
months 
Reduce 
utility bills 
Reduce 
stormwater 
runoff 
Reduce 
crime rates 
None of the 
above 
Other 
(please 
specify) 
Residents - Trees provide benefits to a neighborhood. What 
benefits do you think are important to your neighborhood?
250 
200 
150 
100 
50 
0 
If you have room to plant a tree in your 
backyard, what type of tree would you like to 
Fruit Evergreen Small flowering 
tree 
Large shade tree None/No room 
plant?
“Neighborhood Level Planning for Urban Forestry Initiatives,” Tree Pittsburgh
Industrial Property Owners
Commercial Owners
45 
40 
35 
30 
25 
20 
15 
10 
5 
0 
Give an annual 
donation 
towards a 
neighborhood 
tree fund to 
care for trees in 
my business 
district if the 
fee is 
reasonable. 
Offer a 
donation of 
food, water, gift 
card, or some 
other business 
item for the 
local Tree 
Tenders at a 
Tree Care event 
Offer discounts 
to Tree Tenders 
Take a Tree 
Tender class 
geared 
specifically 
toward 
business 
owners 
Take part in a 
volunteer tree 
planting event 
in my business 
district 
None of the 
above 
Other (please 
specify) 
Business owners - How would you help to 
protect, maintain, and plant trees in the 
business district?
Cemeteries
Community Spaces
Evaluation and Monitoring 
• number of trees planted 
• survival rates 
• overall tree canopy cover change 
• tree canopy cover change by land type 
• number of Tree Tenders 
• number of trees pruned 
• number of trees mulched and weeded 
• assessment of annual tree benefits
October 18th, 2014
October 25th, 2014
“Neighborhood Level Planning for Urban Forestry Initiatives,” Tree Pittsburgh
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“Neighborhood Level Planning for Urban Forestry Initiatives,” Tree Pittsburgh

  • 1. A plan and program to increase tree canopy cover and engagement in the Lawrenceville neighborhood
  • 2. Why Lawrenceville? • Engaged group of Tree Tenders • Diverse land uses • Lower canopy cover • Compromised air quality • Urban Heat Island
  • 3. What do we have? State Of Lawrenceville’s Urban Forest What do we want? Planning Process and Public Engagement How do we get there? Recommendations and Implementation How are we doing? Evaluation and Monitoring
  • 4. State Of Lawrenceville’s Urban Forest • Includes: – Urban tree canopy assessment (2011) – Park tree resource structure (2013) – TreeVitalize efforts (2008-2014) – Street tree resource structure (2014) • iTree streets – Allegheny Cemetery inventory (2006) – Connection to: • Air quality • Stormwater
  • 5. Lower Lawrenceville Central Lawrenceville (with Cemetery) Central Lawrenceville (without Cemetery) Upper Lawrenceville Pittsburgh Average Current Canopy (%) 15.3 33.6 12.3 19 42 Possible Canopy (%) 39.9 42.6 41.7 44 33 Grass 20.0 30.9 22.9 12.9 24 Bare soil 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 Water 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 5 Building 25.5 14.0 26.9 21.0 12 Road 19.4 9.7 19.0 15.8 13 Paved 19.4 11.5 18.7 31.1 23 Pervious 35.7 64.7 35.4 32.1 62 Impervious 64.3 35.5 64.6 67.9 38
  • 6. Lower Lawrenceville Central Lawrenceville (with Cemetery) Central Lawrenceville (without Cemetery) Upper Lawrenceville Pittsburgh Average Current Canopy (%) 15.3 33.6 12.3 19 42 Possible Canopy (%) 39.9 42.6 41.7 44 33 Grass 20.0 30.9 22.9 12.9 24 Bare soil 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 Water 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 5 Building 25.5 14.0 26.9 21.0 12 Road 19.4 9.7 19.0 15.8 13 Paved 19.4 11.5 18.7 31.1 23 Pervious 35.7 64.7 35.4 32.1 62 Impervious 64.3 35.5 64.6 67.9 38
  • 10. Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos 141 trees (10%) Callery Pear Pyrus calleryana 223 trees (16%) Norway Maple Acer platanoides 99 trees (7%) Red Maple Acer rubrum 130 trees (9%) Hedge Maple Acer campestre 104 trees (7%) Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa reticulata 92 trees (6%)
  • 11. * $477,916 annual benefits * 7,750,899 gallons of rainfall intercepted
  • 12. Public Engagement • Neighborhood Ambassador • Steering Committee – Lawrenceville United – Lawrenceville Corporation – Friends of Arsenal Park – Lawrenceville Tree Tenders – City of Pittsburgh Planning Office – City of Pittsburgh Forestry Division • Community Survey • Community Meetings – State of Lawrenceville’s Urban Forest – Recommendations – Implementation strategies
  • 13. Program Vision: Driven by an engaged and informed community and supported by non-profit organizations, city agencies, and private property owners, Lawrenceville’s urban forest will be better maintained and grow over the next five years to increase social, environmental, economic, and public health benefits trees provide. Program Goals 1) Provide a strategic vision to increase and enhance the current tree canopy throughout Lawrenceville. 2) Encourage public and private participation in urban forest management through volunteerism. 3) Empower neighborhood organizations to move forward different projects and programs to increase, maintain, and protect trees. 4) Ensure tree benefits for future generations through a sustainable planting program.
  • 14. Trees Mean Business Cemetery Residential Tree Planting Program Community Spaces Trees for Industrial Property Maintenance Outreach
  • 16. 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Increase property value Improve air quality Increase business sales Provide shade during hot summer months Reduce utility bills Reduce stormwater runoff Reduce crime rates None of the above Other (please specify) Residents - Trees provide benefits to a neighborhood. What benefits do you think are important to your neighborhood?
  • 17. 250 200 150 100 50 0 If you have room to plant a tree in your backyard, what type of tree would you like to Fruit Evergreen Small flowering tree Large shade tree None/No room plant?
  • 21. 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Give an annual donation towards a neighborhood tree fund to care for trees in my business district if the fee is reasonable. Offer a donation of food, water, gift card, or some other business item for the local Tree Tenders at a Tree Care event Offer discounts to Tree Tenders Take a Tree Tender class geared specifically toward business owners Take part in a volunteer tree planting event in my business district None of the above Other (please specify) Business owners - How would you help to protect, maintain, and plant trees in the business district?
  • 24. Evaluation and Monitoring • number of trees planted • survival rates • overall tree canopy cover change • tree canopy cover change by land type • number of Tree Tenders • number of trees pruned • number of trees mulched and weeded • assessment of annual tree benefits

Notas del editor

  1. Goals: Increase tree canopy and improve existing canopy’s health Improve the condition of existing trees and remove hazardous trees in public spaces Increase awareness about the benefits of trees among residents Demonstrate the efficiencies and impact that can result from working at the neighborhood scale and create a model for replication
  2. 80+ tree tenders Commercial, industrial, residential, parks, hillsides, riverfront
  3. Census block break down – point out cemetery
  4. Census block break down – point out opportunties along the riverfront
  5. 95% of possible canopy cover falls on private property
  6. -The survey focused on maintained areas of the cemetery and yielded 1,966 trees. -A total of 90 tree species were counted. -Total annual benefits from trees in maintained areas in Allegheny Cemetery - $477,916
  7. 5 steering committee meetings April – community survey 3 community meetings 326 students 588 residents 123 business owners/managers 59 none of the above (disqualified on survey)
  8. ReLeaf Lawrenceville is the overarching program recommendation with many subprograms
  9. Private property subsidized tree planting program Advanced tree tender training course Outreach to recent homeowners Expand existing street tree pits Host monthly pruning workshops
  10. 4% existing, 18% possible
  11. Trees mean business Greening parking lots with stormwater focus Mulching and maintenance events with store owners and residents
  12. In addition to asking greatest challenges and biggest concerns, we asked what they can do to help Many can help by offering a donation or taking part in a volunteer event
  13. 300 acres, faced with declining canopy Dedicated maintenance fund Increase diversity Encourage replacement tree planting program due to declining canopy Designate as an official arboretum Volunteer tree plantings Wood reuse opportunities
  14. Provide a junior tree tender course for school student Plant trees in community spaces – Arsenal and Leslie park redesign Riverfront and trail plantings Plant for replacement in parks – 250 + trees in arsenal park Celebrate arbor day Seedling nursery in schools
  15. 80 trees near