Alameda Urban Forest
Project
Urban and Community Forestry Inflation
Reduction Act Grant Program
City Council
September 5, 2023
Urban Forest Plan Goals
• Update and expand the 2010 Master Street Tree Plan to include park trees and promote and increase in the overall tree canopy • Develop a forward-focused plan and policies based on the needs of the city
• Review the structure and funding of urban forest management • Advance social equity and contribute to an improved quality of life www.alamedaca.gov/UrbanForestPlan
2 Total Trees Needed to Meet Draft 20% Canopy Cover
Goal
• 25,959 trees in City’s
current urban forest
inventory
• 10,500 additional trees
needed to meet draft 20%
canopy cover goal over 30
years
Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act
Grant Program
• $1 Billion available nationally
• Increase equitable access to urban tree canopy and associated human health, environmental and economic benefits in
disadvantaged communities
• Broaden community engagement in local urban forest planning • Improve community and urban forest resilience to climate change, pests and storm events through best management and
maintenance practices.
5 Alameda Urban Forest Project – grant request
• Plant 500 trees annually over five years
• Focus planting in areas with lower than citywide average tree canopy • Partner with Alameda Backyard Growers to conduct 4 community workshops
• Partner with Ploughshares Nursery to create free tree voucher program • Total project cost $3,965,500
o 50% local match ($1,982,750 ) provided by in-kind staff time and Public Works and ARPD operating budgets
6 Recommendation
• Endorse the City of Alameda’s grant application to the U.S. Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grant Program for the Alameda Urban Forest Project.
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