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Takoma Park Tree Canopy Assessment
2018 Excerpted from presentation provided to Takoma Park by Noah Ayles, University of Vermont March 23, 2019
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Wildlife Habitat
Social Cohesion Stormwater Runoff
Urban Heat Island
Air Quality
Why do we care about trees?
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Carbon Storage: $4,278,690
Air Pollution Removal: $234,072
Avoided Runoff: $76,473
Source: iTree
What is our tree canopy worth?
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58%
% of Takoma Park covered by tree canopy
2018
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2014 2018
* Based on land area (excludes water)
59% 62% 58%
2009
Tree Canopy % Comparison
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Aerial Image - 2017
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LIDAR Image – Tree Canopy & Land Cover
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Tree Canopy Distribution by Height
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Height Distribution by # of Trees
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Canopy Distribution by Patch Class
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Canopy Patch Class by Acres
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Land Use Classification and
Distribution
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Tree Canopy Metrics Summarized By Land Use
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Land Use Ownership Categories
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Tree Canopy Metrics Summarized By Ownership Type
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Existing Tree Canopy By Ownership Type
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Existing Tree Canopy by Ward
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Possible Vegetated Tree Canopy by Ward
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Tree Canopy Metrics Summarized By Ward
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LiDAR – Comparison of 2018 to 2014
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Change In Measured Tree Canopy Citywide - 2014 to 2018
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Change In Measured Tree Canopy By Land Use from 2014 to 2018
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Change In Measured Tree Canopy By Land Ownership from 2014 to 2018
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Preserve the current tree canopy It is less expensive and more efficient to retain the existing tree canopy.
Residents are the key Residents control most of the existing tree canopy and have the most room to plant new trees.
Takoma Park has a robust urban forest The percent tree canopy is relatively high for an urban area and on par with similar communities (Greenbelt – 63%).
General Conclusions