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Locating Where to Plant City Trees
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Tree Planting Prioritization
2014 - 2015 planting events
The City of Austin’s Tree Planting Prioritization serves as a decision support tool for identifying tree planting areas by U.S. Census tract. The tool uses GIS and various datasets to locate and prioritize which areas should theoretically receive tree plantings. Prioritization is based on research and tracts are prioritized based on public health and safety, air quality, environmental justice, water quality, critical places, forest replenishment, forest preservation and development impacts, and urban heat island.
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Hundreds of trees are planted in Austin’s parks each year thanks to citizen volunteers, City operations staff, and local non-profits.
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Mapping Austin’s Urban
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The planting process is enhanced by GIS. In the planting prioritization data set, tracts are scored based on planting factors like population density, available planting space, and presence of existing tree canopy. Parks, and other public spaces, are then chosen for planting based on their priority score, public demand, and local knowledge—recognizing that the decision to plant trees is ultimately a human decision. Next, a site visit is conducted and a planting plan is created for each park to identify where trees will be planted in the ground. Once trees are planted, their locations and attributes are inventoried in GIS where maintenance crews may schedule tree care for the next three years. The inventoried trees will feedback into the planting prioritization layer with an update for next year’s planting season.
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Once a planting area is identified, a site-level planting plan is created.
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Alan Halter | City of Austin | Office of the Urban Forester City of Austin | ESRI N A D Miles 1 9 8 3 S t a t e P l a n e Te x a s C e n t r a l ( F e e t ) This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness.
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