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Green Infrastructure Strategies for Local Officials: Enhancing Urban Tree Canopy Cover

Discover how local officials can boost environmental quality through green infrastructure, including setting tree cover targets and using data for decision-making.

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Green Infrastructure Strategies for Local Officials: Enhancing Urban Tree Canopy Cover

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  1. What CanLocal Officials Do? Gary Moll, Vice President of Urban Forestry, American Forests

  2. Trees = Environmental Quality Tree Cover = Green Infrastructure

  3. Green Infrastructure = Measurable $$ Value

  4. Tree Canopy GoalsGeneral Recommendations • Metro Area Average 40% • Suburban Residential 50% • Urban Residential 25% • Central Business 15%

  5. Infrastructure

  6. Infrastructure

  7. Green Data Layer for Daily Decision Making

  8. What You Should Do • Create a Green Data Layer for Your GIS • Set a Tree Cover Target For the City • Meet or Exceed Tree Cover Targets Yearly • Use the Green Data Layer for Daily Decision Making

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