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RIHE-5.2cIncrease tree planting in Communities of Concern by identifying city lands/spaces that need trees.

Progress

  • Not started
  • Planning
  • In progress
  • Implementation
  • Continuous

Official description

Increase tree planting in Communities of Concern by identifying city lands/spaces that need trees.
(Full action name in the CAP)

The City's new Trees for Communities project is identifying locations in three priority areas and will plant and maintain new trees there to increase the urban tree canopy cover. Once tree planting in those areas is complete, the City will continue to plant trees Communities of Concern or other areas determined by CalEnviroScreen 4.0. Please visit the Trees for Communities website for more information and priority area maps.

Interdependent actions

Preliminary
Planning
RIHE-5.2a. Create a Street Tree Master Plan with a target of planting 100,000 trees by 2035...
In progress (On time)
RIHE-5.2b. Conduct a new Urban Tree Canopy assessment.
Planning
RIHE-5.2-SA2. Revise Council Policies and Municipal Codes to strengthen tree protection policies and enhance tree planting efforts.
In progress (On time)
RIHE-5.2-SA4. Implement a Citywide protocol for tracking planted, removed, and maintained street trees
Foundational
Implementation
RIHE-5.2c. Increase tree planting in Communities of Concern by identifying city lands/spaces that need trees.
Next
Continuous
RIHE-5.2d. Reform, streamline, and expand the No Fee Street Tree program to remove [participation] barriers...[for] residents withi…
Planning
RIHE-5.2-SA3. Streamline permitting for tree planting, dedicate resources to planting in non-traditional street tree locations, and pr…
Implementation
RIHE-5.2e. Develop policies that encourage and incentivize developers, homeowners' associations, and other organizations to preserv…

Indicators

Trees - Number of new street trees planted

Timeline

Continuous

Lead department

  • Council Prioritization Score

    65.2

Action Timing

Information updated 09/13/2024

How this action contributes to the outcome