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FY 2023 Scope of Work ($60k total)
Canopy will assist the City of East Palo Alto to implement elements of the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan - Goals 1 and 2. In order to expand the benefits of trees to foster a clean environment, a healthy community, and a prosperous future, Canopy shall provide the following professional arboriculture services in the City of East Palo Alto with the support of the City who allows Canopy staging materials at the City's Maintenance Corporation Yard.
UFMP Goal 1: Grow a healthy, extensive, vibrant, and diverse urban forest to provide 20% canopy cover by 2062 and 30% by 2122.
1. Help EPA plant 25 trees in FY23 (increasing to up to 150 trees in FY24 and beyond) a. With the help of the City who will identify planting locations, Canopy will organize 1-3 events to plant public trees.
b. Canopy will plant climate-adapted species with the intention of planting the right tree in the right place to maximize benefits for public health, wildlife, and resilience. Trees will vary according to the habitat zone in the city, the specific planting locations, and to maintain species and age diversity within the urban forest of EPA.
c. Canopy will work with the City to prioritize the planting of new trees on sites designated as sensitive receptors (e.g. schools, health centers) or that are in close proximity to sources of air pollution such as freeways and heavily traveled road corridors.
d. Canopy will work with the City to encourage planting of fruit trees and other edible landscaping in private development for food sources for residents and foraging opportunities for wildlife, and fruit trees when feasible on public property. e. Canopy will coordinate tree plantings with PGE and other utility entities to avoid potential conflicts with utilities.
f. Canopy will continue to work with East Palo Alto youth via the “Teen Urban Forester Program (TUF)."
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2. Develop a city-wide tree planting and monitoring strategy to increase equity with neighboring cities
a. Include a plan for monitoring the tree canopy, including an on-the-ground update to the existing public tree inventory
b. Develop the outreach plan for residents, and identify public areas to plant trees like community centers, parks, churches, and schools
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3. Seek opportunities for additional funding
2 a. Canopy will work with the City to identify opportunities to obtain additional funding to support urban forestry/urban greening programs 5k
Goal 2: Connect with an engaged and informed community to provide stewardship of the urban forest.
4. Connect with the community around tree stewardship.
a. Canopy will help the City draft a multi-year inclusive public outreach program around the City’s UFMP and focus on building awareness of the benefits of trees and how and why trees are protected in the city. We will identify additional opportunities to expand current outreach programs. Benefits of urban trees include shade, improved air quality, filtration of stormwater, and wildlife habitat. b. Canopy will continue to actively engage the community through current community outreach programs, provide education, marketing, community outreach on tree-related issues such as tree care, benefits of trees, community plantings, etc. Canopy will work with the City to garner more support for urban forestry by local residents and other shared community groups like community centers, schools, and churches.
c. Canopy will help the City celebrate trees, with events such as MLK day community planting and day of service, Mayor’s tree planting, pursuing the dedication of the Wangari Maathai Grove.
Activities will include:
● Summer canvassing residents with TUFs
● Providing up-to-date information about tree protections and management on the Canopy and/or City website
● Providing 2-4 community tree planting and community engagement days to celebrate trees
● Training students through Canopy’s Community Forestry School to become advocates for the East Palo Alto urban forest
● Employing members of Nuestra Casa’s local Promotoras group to help deepen community ties and disseminate knowledge about urban forestry 20k
5. Assist in obtaining Tree City USA status.
a. Canopy will organize a day of activities for Arbor Day, as noted in task 4. In addition to activities described above Canopy will help prepare an arbor day proclamation, will provide an estimate of the value of Canopy’s work in the City. 5k