Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE
SEATTLE,WA 98195
Performing Department
Restoration Ecology and Environmental Horticulture
Non Technical Summary
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens will work with the City of Seattle to support the Trees for Neighborhoods program. The Trees for Neighborhoods program is a City of Seattle initiative to meet their goal to reach 30% canopy cover by 2037, as outlined in the 2013 Urban Forest Stewardship Plan (UFSP). This project most directly meets the goals of the UFSP's community framework. The planting and maintenance of trees in urban areas provides important environmental, social, economic, and public health benefits including the reduction of stormwater runoff and the consequent pollution of nearby waterways such as Puget Sound. UWBG will provide outreach to the public; organize and host planting training and tree distribution events for the public; provide nursery and workshop space; and find appropriate homes for all unclaimed trees. Supporting the Trees for Neighborhoods program will further the University of Washington Botanic Gardens' mission by engaging residents in tree planting and care and by educating the public on both the proper care of trees on residential property and the larger concept of the benefits trees provide, particularly in urban environments.
Animal Health Component
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Research Effort Categories
Basic
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Applied
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Developmental
100%
Goals / Objectives
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG) will work with the City of Seattle to support the Trees for Neighborhoods program. The Trees for Neighborhoods program is a City of Seattle initiative to meet their goal to reach 30% canopy cover by 2037, as outlined in the 2013 Urban Forest Stewardship Plan (UFSP).
Project Methods
We will:1. Organize and deliver three planting training and tree distribution events for the public. The events will be held October 24, 2015; November 8, 2015, and November 21, 2015.2. Find appropriate homes for all unclaimed trees. All 1,000 trees will be delivered to residential homes by Thanksgiving, November 26th, 2015.3. Provide two structural pruning workshops for Seattle residents who have received trees from Trees for Neighborhoods inprevious years. Both workshops will be delivered by December 15, 2015.4. Support utility marking work for street tree permitting. We will visit all addresses provided by reLeaf to mark proposed street tree planting sites in white paint, per Washington State law regarding underground utility location.5. Organize and staff two site selection workshops for potential participants. Workshops will be completed by August 1, 2015.6. Conduct field evaluation of street trees planted through the project in past years. We will:Collect data on approximately 220 selected trees, including recording information on provided data collection sheets.Transfer data to Excel spreadsheet.Take photos of each tree and record photo number in the data collection sheet.