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B - Tree Master Plan - Draft

Facilities & Transportation Committee
December 4, 2024

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B - Tree Master Plan - Draft
Meeting
December 4, 2024
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Facilities & Transportation Committee
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City Manager Janelle Cameron
Mayor Juan González III
City Council
Project Team
City Department Staff
Focus Group Participants

Redress Inequities
Proactive Maintenance and Growth
Ecosystem Benefits for All

Community Forest Ethos
Key Themes Align with Tree Master Plan Goals

History of the Land
Modern-Day San Leandro
Aligning with San Leandro’s Existing Plans
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San Leandro Creek

Quality of Life
Urban Cooling
Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)
Ecosystem Restoration
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PEOPLE
Public agency cooperation
Involvement of large private and institutional land holders Green industry cooperation
Neighborhood action
Community - municipality - business interaction
General awareness of trees as a community resource
Regional cooperation
City staffing

PERFORMANCE
Relative canopy cover
Age Distribution of the trees in the community
Species suitability
Species distribution
Condition of publicly owned trees (trees managed intensively) Publicly owned natural areas
Native vegetation
Tree risk management
Maintenance of publicly owned intensively managed trees

PLANNING
Tree inventory
Canopy cover inventory
Citywide management plan
Tree establishment planning and implementation
Publicly owned natural areas management planning and
implementation
Municipality-wide funding
Tree habitat suitability
Tree protection policy development and enforcement

Ecosystem Benefits

Vulnerable Populations
Planting Prioritization

Urban Canopy and Racist Housing Policies
Untended Consequences
Opt-Out Programs

Earth Day
Tree Planting Projects
Focus Groups
Community-Based Organizations
Indigenous Communities
Young People
Community Responses
Survey Highlights

MOST IMPORTANT
QUALITY OF TREES:

SHADE AND REDUCING

TEMPERATURES

CITY RESOURCES
SHOULD GO TO:

SETTING AND ACHIEVING

TREE CANOPY GOALS

AREA TO PRIORITIZE
PLANTINGS:

STREETS AND MEDIANS
GREATEST CONCERN:

WATER CONSUMPTION,

ESPECIALLY DURING

DROUGHT

GREATEST EDUCATIONAL
INTEREST:

CREATING WILDLIFE

HABITAT
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY:

JOB CREATION &

WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT
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HIGHLIGHTS

GENUS DIVERSITY
10-20-30 Rule

SPECIES DIVERSITY

PARK TREES

MONARCH BAY GOLF COURSE TREES
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STREET TREES

TREE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Prioritization of the Tree Work

Reactive Tree Care
Urgent Hazards and Risks
Proactive Tree Care
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Mitigation Planting for No-Net-Loss
Planting for Canopy Growth
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Recommended Tree Species List

Urban Forestry Team
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Outreach +
Event Planning
Training +
Workforce
Development
Volunteer
Recruitment +
Coordination
Local
Knowledge +
Tribal
Traditions
Funding + Grants
+ Donations

POTENTIAL TREE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM PARTNERS
Potential Partners
Local Knowledge and
Tribal Traditions Funding, Grants, and
Donations Outreach and Event
Planning Training and Workforce
Development Volunteer Recruitment
and Coordination
Tree Ordinance Checklist

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You and the tree in your backyard come from a common ancestor. A billion and a half years ago, the two of you parted ways. But even now, after an immense journey in separate directions, that tree and you still share a quarter of your genes….” ― Richard Powers, The Overstory
How Will San Leandro Use the
TMP?
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