Creating Equitable Canopy Through Tree Maintenance

1. Creating Equitable
Canopy Through Tree
Maintenance
Canopy Care Pilot Program

2. Canopy Disparities
Tree map vs income map

3. TreesCharlotte History
• Incorporated in 2012 due to concern over declining canopy
• Start an org that can address tree loss on private property
What we do:
• Tree Planting
• Tree Giveaways
• Tree Care for recently planted TreesCharlotte trees
• Lots of education events
TreesCharlotte Solution
Goal: Focus on under-canopied & divested
neighborhoods

5. • Historically Black Neighborhood in
Southwest Charlotte
• Approximately 161 acres
⚬ 225 parcels/homes
• Media household income: $34,164
(county average is $65,359)
Mature tree canopy
• 50.2% tree coverage compared to 45.1%
County
Revolution Park Neighborhood
About Revolution Park

8. (online and hard copy)

9. Assessment Data

11. Lessons Learned & Future Considerations
Resident communication
• Issue: Getting a hold of residents without email was tricky (esp. for liability contract signing)
• Potential solutions:
⚬ Liability contracts as part of the application
⚬ Response deadlines
Tree work scheduling
• Issue: Arborguard schedules work on a week-by-week basis, some residents weren't prepared for such
short notice
• Potential solution: Set expectations early on
Invasive tree removal
• We did not remove invasive trees during this program that were non-hazardous, but will likely include
this next time