Stakeholders: Blue Island
Department of Planning, Natural Path Urban Forestry, Chicago Regions Trees Initiative (CRTI), Openlands Timeline: Initial Plantings: 1-5 Years Maintenance: 10+ years
within the study area. • Implement the Forestry Management plan developed by the Natural Path Urban Forestry with the help of the Planning and Public Wo r k s Department. In residential areas • Identify residents that could function as tree stewards to help maintain young trees planted in their neighborhood.
In 2016, Blue Island saw most of its tree canopy be reduced due to disease. At minimum, the city needs to replace the trees that were lost. All 3 tracts of the study area have a tree canopy of less than 50%.62 For each tree planted, Blue Island could see an average annual benef it upwards of $112 depending on the size of tree.63 Municipal Implementation & Coordination Blue Island can: • Refer to the 2012 Co m p re h e n s i ve Tre e Inventory conducted by Natural Path Urban Forestry • Leverage grant programs from the CRTI and Openlands to revitalize the tree canopy
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5.2 Tree Canopy Restoration & Expansion
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Tree canopy, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Weekly, 2017.
