i-Tree: Tools for Consulting Arborists?€¦ · 12/6/17 8 Valueof Resource at Risk Emerald Ash...

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i-Tree:ToolsforConsultingArborists?ScottMaco,TheDaveyInstitute

i-Tree:DemonstratingThatTreesPayUsBack!

i-Tree:TheEarlyYears….

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PublicDomainscience

Basedonpeer-reviewedresearch

Technicalsupport

Continuouslyimproved

“PuttingUSFSUrbanForestscienceintothehandsofusers”

i-Tree is a Cooperative Initiative

i-Tree…10+yearslater

Benefit-BasedApproach

Value

Structure

Function

Strategic Management

Structure

Economic Value

Environmental Services

Strategic Management

Expandyourinfluence&effectivenessDemonstratetreevalueonALLlands

Assesstheforestbeyondpublictrees

Engagenewaudiences

Leverageresourcestoenhancecommunitytrees

Empower&createnewallies&programadvocates

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Theprogramcontinuestogrow….Ø Increasingnumberofusers,partnersandcapabilities

ThenandNow: 4desktop&9webapps

effort:

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i-Tree Eco

i-Tree Canopy

i-Tree Landscape

i-Tree Design

i-Tree Species

i-Tree MyTree

Nowak

McPherson

Bloniarz

Coreprogram: Øi-TreeEco assesses:ü Structureü Function

EnergyAirpollutionCarbonRainfallInterceptionVOCemissionsHumanhealthUVImpactWildlifeIndex

ü Value($)üManagementneeds

PestriskTreehealthCustomTasks

ü Forecastingü Cost-BenefitRatio

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Ecov6updatehighlights…ØNewuserinterfacedesign

ØMultipleyearspollution&Wx data

Ø Simplifiedset-up&datacollectionoptions

Ø ForecastingtoolØNewreportingfeatures

Ø Flexibledataimport

i-TreeEcoModelSchematic

Field Data

Location DB(City info)

Species DB(6,400+spp)

Hourly Pollution

Data

HourlyWeather

Data

Air Quality

www.itreetools.org/resources/archives.php

Carbon

Avoided Runoff

Energy Effects

Human Health

StructureForecast

Valuation

TheBasicScienceØ Measuredvariablesto

estimatefoliagevolumeandwoodvolume

Ø Estimatetreeleafareausingspeciesspecificequations

Ø Estimatebenefitslargelybasedonleafareainteractionswithlocalweatherandairpollution

Ø Summarizestructure,function,value

Tree height

Crown width

Crownbase

Tree DBH

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WhatfielddatadoIneed?Typicaltreemanagementinventory:ØRequired

üSpeciesüDBHüCondition

ØOptionalüManagementvariablesüPestdetection

i-TreeEco“classic”:1. Species2. DBH3. Totaltreeheight4. Heighttolivetop5. Heighttocrownbase6. Crownwidth(N-S&E-W)7. %crownmissing8. Condition(%dieback)9. Crownlightexposure10. Directiontobuilding11. Distancetobuilding12. Landuse

1. Treespecies2. DiameteratbreastheightDBH

Ecov6minimumrequiredtreevariables

Consider - accuracy of estimates will be affected with less tree measurements provided

Carbon Storage & Seq.

Species

DBH

Total Height

Crown Light Exposure

% Dieback (Condition)

Pollution

Species

Live Top height

Crown base height

Crown width

% Crown missing

Avoided Runoff

Species

Live Top height

Crown base height

Crown width

% Crown missing

Energy Effects

Species

Total Height

Dist. & Dir. to building

Structural Value

Species

DBH

Land use


Forecast

Species

DBH

Crown Light Exposure


EcoModelRoutinesandDataAssociations

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SampleorCompleteInventory?SampleØ LargeareasØ Efficient

CompleteØHighprofileareas

ØNeedspecificlocation

i-Tree Eco: Simplified inventory import

Do you have tree data with species and DBH? ØGet it into Eco within minutes! ØSummarize your forest structureØEstimate relative ecosystem services and

values!

RapidReports=SummarizedData

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Forecastingstructureandfunction

Mortality

Planting

Pestinvasion

ExtremeWx

Detailed,SpeciesSpecificData

Understandingtheeffectsoftrees

LondonPlane

Ø29%ofalltrees

Ø67%ofallleafarea

Ø59%ofannualC02

sequestration

CO2 SequestrationVictoria Business Improvement

District, London

Credit: London, Victoria and Treeconomics

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Value ofResourceatRisk

EmeraldAshBorerStructural Impacts:17.3%CanopyLoss587,000ashtrees$221millionstructuraldamage

Milwaukee Eco Assessment

EmeraldAshBorerFunctional Impacts:

$243,785lesspollutantremoval$138,000lessenergysavings$2.6millionreductioninstormwaterbenefits

VanNatta, A.R. et al.

InformedDecisions

Gettingstarted:onlineresourceswww.itreetools.orgVideosDocumentationOnlinetoolsSupportExamplesDownloadsYourstories

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Canopy

Helpsestimate:%TreecoverPollutionremovalCO2sequestrationCarbonstorage

i-TreeCanopy

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HowcanIuseCanopy?

Establishbaseline

Monitorchange:

ØPest&disease

ØLanddevelopment

Historicalchange

analysis

ØGoogleEarth

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

Year 1Year 2

Tree

Cov

er %

RecentTreeCoverChangeinU.S.Cities

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Example: Assesschangeintreecoverina100ftbufferforWissahickon creek.

What%ofbufferistreecovered?

What%treecovercouldbeadded?

Howhascoverchanged(2006-2011)?

Monitoringwithi-TreeCanopy

Changeintreecoverina100ftbufferforWissahickon Creek.

2011

2006

Monitoringwithi-TreeCanopy

i-TreeLandscape:i-Tree’sbestkeptsecret

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ExploringattheCommunityScale

Comparativeanalysisbyblockgroup

InformCommunityDecisionsandCityPriorities

Low Existing Canopy Density and High PovertyLow Existing Canopy

Density and Low Avoided RunoffLow Existing

Canopy Density and High Pollutant Emissions (PM2.5)

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Salesandconsulting

You can use census data to find… …areas with similar clientele…areas with existing trees…areas that need more canopy cover

Median home value

Median age

…andmore

Pest risk Surface temperature

Projected temperature change by

2060

Value of sequestered

carbon

Value of air pollution removal

Importance to drinking water

Wildfire potential Maximum UV index

i-TreeDesign

ParcellevelanalysisofindividualtreesGoogleMaps-based

Quick&easyWebaccessiblebyall

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Howdoesi-TreeDesignwork?1. Enteranaddress2. Drawbuildingfootprints(forenergybenefits)

3. Addtrees(existingorproposed)One structure… …Or many

1 or 2 trees … …Or many… …Or hundreds

MandolinGardensRedevelopment

Using i-Tree Design to assess 341 trees planted on redeveloped retention ponds.

i-Tree Design project provided courtesy of Mickey Merritt, Texas A&M Forest Service

ProjectTreeBenefitsforRedevelopmentProject

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341treesplantedatMandolinGardens…will provide $118,200 worth of benefits over the next 20 years …and growing

Benefits in 2044 = $11,682

Benefits in 2014 = $1,676

341treesplantedatMandolinGardens…

will intercept 11.1 million gallons of stormwaterworth $67,000 over the next 20 years

Designed for recreation and…

i-TreeSpeciesversion2.0- new

WebversionreplacespreviousdesktopversionØ AndreadyforMobile–

smartphoneortablet!

NewfeaturesØ HardinesszonesØ Pest/HostØ InvasivedesignationØ Bugfixes!

species.itreetools.org

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i-TreeMyTree - new

i-Treeonthego!ØRunningonthei-TreeDesignengine

www.itreetools.org/MyTree$108.34

lbs

lbs

Puttingi-Treetoworkforyou!

i-Tree:Yourportalforassessingtheecosystemservicesof

treesandforests

Visitusat:www.itreetools.org

TechnicalSupport:[email protected]

ScottMaco:[email protected]

ThankYou!

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