Tree Inventory
What is a tree inventory and why is it important?
A tree inventory collects information about trees inlcuding health, age, size, location and species. This information is essential to determine management plans, maintenance needs, and planting potential for the future. This creates a tree health and asset baseline to determine what we have - both assets and issues. Knowing the current state of our urban forest helps us to determine what is needed to be where we want to be generations down the road.
Spokane Urban Forestry is in the process of updating its inventory. The last inventory was completed in 1996, just before ice-storm hit our area causing extensive damage. The completed inventory allowed us, however, to apply for FEMA funding to take care of over 300 hazard tree removals. This summer we received a grant from the Washington Department of Natural Resources and USDA Forest Service to complete a neighborhood tree inventory. Logan Neighborhood was selected for this process and the results are in!
The preliminary findings of the Logan Neighborhood Pilot Project:
- Number of public trees: 3494
- Total Asset Value: $14,561,050
- Total Annual Benefits: $150,322 ($53,964 as energy savings, $1,562 in CO2 sequestered, $14,798 in stormwater mitigation, and $78,946 in aesthetic/property value)
