.and wlLh cllmaLe change, Lhe beneLs are far more compelllng.
Mlugauon-energy reducuon, carbon sequesLrauon uefense agalnsL local eecLs of global warmlng (heaL, oodlng, soll eroslon, properLy damage)
PosplLal Plll maLure oaks, 2014 nauonal CllmaLe AssesmenL, 2014 Severe sLorms are on Lhe rlse-Lrees help us weaLher. Czone formauon ls dependenL on heaL, and wlll worsen wlLh global warmlng. Large shade Lrees reduce local LemperaLure and remove Lhe mosL polluuon. 1rees are long-Lerm, !""#$%&!'() lnfrasLrucLure. arsons Llm 1ree, Cld SouLh SL, early 20 Lh
cenLury and Loday WhaL does an lnLelllgenL and comprehenslve munlclpal Lree program look llke? ClLy of 1oronLo, 2014-Successlon planung of urban Lrees 1. lnsLalls a professlonal 1ree Warden
2. erforms basellne Lree lnvenLory
3. uevelops an urban foresLry plan
4. Leverages resources 3. ls supporLed by a healLhy budgeL
2003 ordlnance esLabllshed Lhe norLhampLon 1ree Commluee
lmproved zonlng requlremenLs re. Lrees no Lree lnvenLory
no Lree managemenL plan
lrusLraLed publlc and dlsenchanLed commluee members uecllnlng Lree canopy 8eacuve model of planungs, care & monlLorlng CurrenLly defuncL commluee norLhampLon's Lree program over pasL 10 years
SusLalnable norLhampLon lan references Lo Lrees oorly slLed redbud Lree along Munroe SL, norLhampLon 1own of AmhersL: A model Lo emulaLe uecades of Lree neglecL and canopy decllne 2007: CrassrooLs educauon, lobbylng of publlc omclals, publlc commluees volunLeer 1ree Warden lnsLalled- lnvenLory begun 8uy-ln from 1own Manager and uW ulrecLor 2011: CreaLed full ume posluon ulrecLor of 1rees & Crounds"
Pow dld AmhersL geL Lhere? 2011: 1ree lnvenLory compleLed 2012: 8onded $612,000 Lo planL 2000 Lrees over Lhree years norLhampLon cluzen Lree advocaLes undergolng l1ree Lralnlng, Aprll 2014 1rees are Lhe only publlc lnfrasLrucLure LhaL appreclaLes ln value over ume, and LhaL value wlll be uuerly evldenL ln 20 years wlLh rlslng LemperaLures and LempesLs. WlLh LhaL fuLure ln mlnd, Lhe Chlnese proverb has never been Lruer:
SmlLh College, Aprll 2014 norLhampLon-3-S1A8 SusLalnable CommunlLy-- would be wlse Lo lnvesL ln a comprehenslve Lree program. Pelp us geL Lhere! 8rldge SL, norLhampLon, LaLe 19 Lh