2012 Partners in Community Forestry Conference...2012 Partners in Community Forestry Conference ....
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2012 Partners in Community Forestry Conference
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Background
• Grant resources provided by USDA Forest Service
• Partnership among Missouri Department of Conservation, Kansas Forest Service, Davey Resource Group, USDA Forest Service, Heartland Tree Alliance, local governments
• MARC plays a unique role as regional leader and facilitator
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Grant objectives
• Regional Forestry Assessment • Regional Policy and Planning Framework • Community education • Adoption and implementation of framework
goals and recommendations
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Goals for today’s presentation
• Review findings from the report • Share regional/local processes to advance
regional forestry policy, planning and management goals
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Why is this issue timely?
• Overall quality of life • Emerald Ash Borer ~ 6M trees affected • Drought • Energy prices • Looming non-attainment for air quality • Rising water utility rates • Public demand for protecting green
infrastructure and water quality
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Stakeholder Participation Process
• Project oversight committee • Technical advisory committee • MARC committee review (air, water, energy,
transportation) • Public presentations • Stakeholder involvement • MARC Board review and adoption • Implementation
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Selected stakeholder comments
• “It’s like apple pie and motherhood” • Education is top priority (Dubrovnic) • Funding! • “Take care of what we’ve got” • Integration at project, program, policy levels • Policy-level support is critical
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GREATER KANSAS CITY REGIONAL FOREST
249,450,000 trees cover 18.6%
of our region’s land
A. Platte B. Clay C. Ray D. Jackson E. Cass F. Johnson G. Wyandotte H. Leavenworth
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Regional Assessment
FEATURE • Number of trees • Tree cover • Pollution removal • Ozone removal • Carbon storage • Carbon sequestration • Building energy reduction • Total value per year
MEASURE • 249,450,000 • 18.6% • 37,000 tons/yr ($286M/yr) • 23,040 tons/yr ($207M/yr) • 19.9M tons ($411M) • 1.0M tons/yr ($20.7M/yr) • $14M/yr • $320.7M/yr
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Emerging issues
• Water and energy nexus • Heat island abatement and air quality • Energy conservation • Green infrastructure conservation at the
landscape, watershed and site scales • Land use-transportation-environmental
planning
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From Pike 1998
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Air Temperature Cooling
Source: NASA: Bright red = 65oC; Dark green / blue ~ 25oC Increased air temperatures: + 2–11oF
Maximum: + 20oF
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Air Temperature and Power Use
Source: Lawrence Berkeley Lab
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POLICY & PLANNING
FRAMEWORK
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Framework: Our Approach
• Raising the bar • Regional integration • Flexible local implementation
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Overarching concepts
• Green infrastructure is an integral element of community infrastructure
• Builds upon long local history of commitment to trees in flexible ways
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TREE CITY USA (2010)
Blue Springs Bonner Springs DeSoto Fairway Gardner Gladstone Grain Valley Independence Kansas City, KS Kansas City, MO Lake Quivira
Lansing Leavenworth Leawood Lee's Summit Lenexa Liberty Louisburg Merriam Mission Mission Hills North Kansas City
Olathe Osawatomie Overland Park Paola Parkville Prairie Village Raytown Roeland Park Shawnee Spring Hill Westwood Westwood Hills
Communities in the Greater Kansas City Region 34
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Framework: Regional Elements
• Regional canopy coverage goal • Integration through Regional Plan for
Sustainable Development – Air and water quality – Transportation – Energy – Land use – Green infrastructure
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A preliminary, aspirational regional canopy coverage goal
10% increase (28.6%) over 25 years Goals in other communities range from 25 – 40% Equivalent of approximately one tree/household every other year
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Ecosystem benefits of 10% increase in canopy coverage over 25 years
• Adds $151M ecosystem services/year • A total of $8B after 25 years
– Air Pollution Removal: 1.0 million tons ($7.8 billion)
• VOC Emissions: 3.1 million tons
– Carbon sequestration: 9.4 million tons ($194 million)
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Number of trees/year needed to achieve 10% goal in 25 years
Total: 4,590,000/year, assuming 90% come from natural regeneration, and a 4% mortality rate
Leaving a need to planting ~ 460,000/year in: • Transportation ROW (1/40th of available land) • Along streamways and parks (1/27th of riparian
area in MetroGreen corridors) • Institutional landscapes (1/9th of CAAP Plan long-
range goal for native landscaping) • Parking lots (1/64th of land in region’s parking lots)
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Framework: Local Elements
• Practical, flexible implementation in 4 categories: – Policy/planning – Design – Operations & maintenance – Education/engagement
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POLICY AND PLANNING FRAMEWORK
STRATEGY REGIONAL ACTION (EXAMPLE)
LOCAL ACTION (EXAMPLE)
POLICY & PLANNING Plan Integration Adopt Tree Protection and Replacement Ordinances
URBAN DESIGN MetroGreen Implement conservation-focused stormwater BMPs and sustainable site design
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Workforce Development Create public – private partnerships for tree care
ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION
Public Relations / Outreach Implement Regional Tree Fund; Support Heartland Tree Alliance
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LOCAL CASE STUDIES:
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SELECTED LOCAL CASE STUDIES
• City of Kansas City, MO Tree Replacement Policy
• City of Liberty, MO TreeLiberty
• City of Overland Park, KS Ordinances/Design Stds.
• City of Raymore, MO Tree Protection Plan
• Heartland Tree Alliance Education, Volunteers
• Johnson County, KS Biodiversity Policy
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PROJECT PARTNERS
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CONTACT:
Tom Jacobs Mid-America Regional Council 816/701-8352 [email protected] http://www.marc.org/Environment/itree.htm