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Urban Forest Program Updates for Urban Forestry Committee F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 0 Topic Highlights • Urban Forest Health • Climate Change Planning • Youth Engagement • Coordination • Urban Forest Grant Urban Forest Health • Neighborhood level oak wilt suppression • Emerald Ash Borer planning Climate Change Planning • June 2019 Workshop: Vulnerability Assessment • November 2019 Workshop: Planning and Adaptation • Summer 2020: Final Report Published Climate Change Planning V u l n e r a b i l i t y A s s e s s m e n t o f A u s t i n ’ s U r b a n F o r e s t a n d N a t u r a l A r e a s C h a p t e r 1 : T h e C o n t e m p o r a r y L a n d s c a p e d e s c r i b e s e x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s , p r o v i d i n g b a c k g r o u n d o n t h e p h y s i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t , e c o l o g i c a l c h a r a c t e r , a n d c u r r e n t m a n a g e m e n t o f d e v e l o p e d a n d n a t u r a l a r e a s i n t h e A u s t i n r e g i o n . C h a p t e r 2 : C l i m a t e T r e n d s , P r o j e c t i o n s , a n d I m p a c t s s u m m a r i z e s o u r c u r r e n t u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f p a s t a n d p r o j e c t e d f u t u r e c h a n g e s i n c l i m a t e i n t h e A u s t i n a r e a . C h a p t e r 3 : V u l n e r a b i l i t y o f A u s t i n ’ s T r e e s s u m m a r i z e s t h e p r o j e c t e d c h a n g e s i n h a b i t a t s u i t a b i l i t y a n d a d a p t i v e c a p a c i t y f o r t r e e s f o u n d i n t h e A u s t i n r e g i o n . C h a p t e r 4 : V u l n e r a b i l i t y o f A u s t i n ’ s U r b a n F o r e s t s u m m a r i z e s t h e v u l n e r a b i l i t y o f t h e u r b a n f o r e s t i n t h r e e d e v e l o p e d a r e a s a n d f o u r n a t u r a l c o m m u n i t y t y p e s i n A u s t i n . C h a p t e r 5 : M a n a g e m e n t I m p l i c a t i o n s Youth Engagement – Program Launch • 12 interns hired in January • 1st meeting held in February • National Arbor Day • See handout Coordination • Forestry Leadership Team • Public Land Management • Interdepartmental Tree Working Group Urban Forest Grant FY19 Report (handout) COA Projects Supported (FY20) • Rain Catcher Pilot Program • • 2020 Bright Green Futures Grant 2016 Mobility Bond Community Driven Projects (2020) • 10 applications under review Emily King Urban Forester Community Tree Preservation Division Development Services Department Emily.King@austintexas.gov