Pittsburgh Urban Forest Master Plan

An Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan (UFMP) is a road map, pro­vid­ing detailed infor­ma­tion, rec­om­men­da­tions, and resources need­ed to effec­tive­ly and proac­tive­ly man­age and grow a city’s tree canopy. More impor­tant­ly it pro­vides a shared vision for the future of the urban for­est to inspire and engage stake­hold­ers in the care and pro­tec­tion of trees.

Com­plet­ed in 2012, the UFMP is Pittsburgh’s first mas­ter plan focused on the urban forest.

Many peo­ple were involved in the cre­ation of the Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan. Tree Pitts­burgh is grate­ful for the time and ded­i­ca­tion of all involved, espe­cial­ly the indi­vid­u­als on the Steer­ing Committee.

  • Danielle Crumrine

    Exec­u­tive Director
    Tree Pitts­burgh

  • Matthew Erb

    Direc­tor of Urban Forestry
    Tree Pitts­burgh

  • Lisa Ceoffe

    Urban Forester
    City of Pittsburgh
    Mem­ber, Pitts­burgh Shade Tree Commission

  • Jeffrey Bergman

    Direc­tor
    Tree­Vi­tal­ize Pittsburgh

  • Phil Gruszka

    Direc­tor of Parks Man­age­ment and Maintenance
    Pitts­burgh Parks Conservancy

  • Andrew Dash

    Senior Plan­ner
    City of Pitts­burgh Plan­ning Department

  • Jenny Arkett

    Veg­e­ta­tion Management
    Duquesne Light
    Mem­ber, Pitts­burgh Shade Tree Commission

  • Dr. Bill Elmendorf

    Penn State Uni­ver­si­ty School of Forestry Resources

  • Matt Smuts

    Sus­tain­abil­i­ty Coordinator
    Urban Rede­vel­op­ment Authority

  • Judy Wagner

    Senior Direc­tor, Com­mu­ni­ty Gar­dens and Green­space Program
    West­ern PA Conservancy

  • Ellen Roane

    Urban Forestry Pro­gram Coordinator
    PA Depart­ment of Con­ser­va­tion and Nat­ur­al Resources

  • Joe Gregory

    Urban Forestry Ser­vices Coor­di­na­tor, Nat­ur­al Resources Consulting
    Dav­ey Resource Group

  • Megan Cieslak

    Resid­u­als Specialist
    Alcosan

  • Janie French

    Direc­tor of Green Infra­struc­ture Programs
    PA Envi­ron­men­tal Council

  • Steve Quick

    Remak­ing Cities Institute
    Carnegie Mel­lon University

  • Bethany Davidson

    Deputy Direc­tor
    Pitts­burgh Com­mu­ni­ty Rein­vest­ment Group

Read through the entire Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan here:

Below are the com­po­nents of the Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan. If you are most inter­est­ed in one part, you can choose to read and/or down­load it.

If you are inter­est­ed in a full PDF of the plan, vis­it the City of Pitts­burgh web­site.

Pittsburgh Urban Forest Master Plan: A Road Map for the Effective Management of our Urban Forest

Table of Contents

Cov­er page, part­ners, and the table of contents.

Executive Summary

A sum­ma­ry of the Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan.

Introduction

The pur­pose and process of mak­ing the plan.

What Do We Have?

Historical Background

A sum­ma­ry of urban forestry in Pittsburgh.

2012 State of the Urban Forest

Our find­ings regard­ing tree canopy cov­er and con­tent in Pitts­burgh. Includes most com­mon species, a com­par­i­son of canopy cov­er by neigh­bor­hood, and the val­ue of our urban for­est at present.

What Do We Want?

Outreach Campaign, Survey Responses, Vision and Goals

How Are We Doing?

Looking Ahead

How we will mea­sure our progress as we imple­ment the Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan.

How Do We Get There?

Summary of Goals: Connect :: Engage :: Manage :: Plan :: Protect

An overview of the goals for the Pitts­burgh Urban For­est Mas­ter Plan

Connect

Goals: Inter­a­gency Part­ner­ships, Research, Equi­table Dis­tri­b­u­tion of the For­est and Neigh­bor­hood Maps

Engage

Goals: Neigh­bor­hood Tree Advo­ca­cy, Pub­lic Out­reach & Edu­ca­tion, and Volunteerism

Manage

Goals: Fund­ing, Proac­tive Man­age­ment, Risk Man­age­ment, and Tree Planting

Plan

Goals: Stormwa­ter Man­age­ment, Urban Tree Canopy Cov­er Goals, and Storm Preparedness

Protect

Goals: Man­age & Plan for Exot­ic Pests and Dis­eases, Pro­tect Trees Dur­ing Infra­struc­ture Improvements

Summary of Recommendations

Sum­ma­rizes all the rec­om­men­da­tions from the above sections.
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