TreeMapLA is the most ambitious OpenTreeMap project yet, presenting information on nearly half a million trees in LA County. Data comes from municipalities, TreePeople volunteers and the general public. Urban Ecos served as the project lead and provided the following
In its original version, the San Diego Tree Map served as a platform to present official inventory data from eight municipalities (more than 340,000 trees), while offering individuals and organizations a means to collect tree data and learn about the
Title: (Technology) Tools for Making Use/Sense of Your Urban Forest Inventory(Technology) Tools for Making Use/Sense of Your Urban Forest InventoryWhere: Leveraging Your Urban Forest Inventory in Local Government Workshop, Walnut Creek, CAWhen: February 2015Summary: Once a city has paid for and conducted an urban
Frequently asked questions New Version of the San Diego Tree Map This new version of the San Diego Tree Map looks very different from the one I used to use. What happened? Since the original San Diego Tree Map was
Authors: Paula J. Peper, Kelaine E. Vargas (Ravdin), E. Gregory McPhersonTechnical report to: Stonebridge PropertiesPublished: November 2007Summary: The Center for Urban Forest Research conducted a field study to better understand how trees contribute to making Sacramento’s favorite neighborhoods so successful. What species were
In 2013, the California Urban Forests Council and Urban Ecos teamed up with Friends of the Urban Forest to plant trees at a middle school in Novato, CA. Schools and other public institutions can be valuable places for larger tree planting
Urban Ecos partnered with Dr. Matt Ritter, professor of Botany at Cal Poly, and Jeff Reimer of the Urban Forests Ecosystem Institute to develop the Urban Tree Key. The Urban Tree Key is a web-based guide to help users identify the
In 2013, Urban Ecos led EarthWatch volunteers on expedition’s to collect data on San Francisco’s urban forest. Our goal was to gather benchmark data to allow changes over time to be observed. The information we collected will support improved management of urban trees and
In March 2015, Kelaine sat down with DeepRoot’s Leda Marritz to talk about OpenTreeMap, the Tree Inventory of the Future.OpenTreeMaps are collaborative, crowd-sourced projects where citizens help inventory urban trees, learn about the environmental benefits trees provide and explore nature
In August 2015, Kelaine was invited to participate in California ReLeaf’s Network Leadership Workshop with a presentation on “Writing a Great Urban Forestry Grant Application.”