Project Profile - Lakeville, MN

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PROJECT PROFILE

LAKEVILLE, MN

PROJECT TITLE: Tree Inventory and Statistical Sampling CLIENT: City of Lakeville, Minnesota TIME FRAME: September-December 2017 DESCRIPTION:

In phase one of this project, Plan-it Geo’s Certified Arborists conducted a comprehensive tree inventory for Lakeville’s Parks and Trails. They surveyed and assessed health and maintenance needs for over 5,000 trees, with 20% composed of Ash species (Fraxinus sp).

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In the second phase, sample surveys were conducted on the city street rights of way (ROW) and private property; all sampling was done according to the Journal of Arboriculture’s Statistical Method for the Accurate and Rapid Sampling of Urban Street Tree Population and the Community Engagement: Tree Inventory Manual from the MN Department of Forest Resources as requested from the city. In the ROW 2,300 trees were sampled and over 6,000 on private property; private property analysis yielded 8% Ash (Fraxinus species) composition. View the app: pg-cloud.com/Lakeville Jaenson, R., Bassuk, N., Schwager, S., & Headley, D. (1992). A Statistical Method for the Accurate and Rapid Sampling of Urban Tree Population. Journal of Arboriculture, 18(4), 171-183. North, E. (n.d.). [Community Engagement: Tree Inventory Manual]. Retrieved from http:// www.mntreesource.com/uploads/2/0/7/0/20706756/communitymanual-_2014.pdf

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