WA Dept of Natural Resources 5/20/2016

4. Describe how the inventory will be updated and/or maintained over time, including an anticipated time intervals for updating inventory data. The urban Forester will be the primary manager and user of this data set. The Urban forester has previous experience with ArcGIS, Microsoft Access and Excel. Support from 2 other GIS trained staff and a part time GiS specific student intern will be available to support with data management. Hand held GPS capable field computers are budgeted for 2016, though it may be the summer field season of 2017 before they are fully implemented into the program. Until field devices are available, paper maps and database information will be converted to MS Access for initial data analysis and work order communication. The original data will be maintained in the GiS format for mapping and seasonal data updates until field computers are available to update in real time. The data will be used to set program goals and a plan to implement them. Inventory will occur again at the end of the implementation cycle to monitor the program progress, and set new standards for the next planning cycle. The monitoring and planing cycles will parallel the parks 7 year management plan cycles (2019-2026). 5. Describe the scope of activities that may follow from the inventory results, including the applicant's obligations to DNR, if awarded. A previously approved tree inventory program is budgeted for purchase in 2016, and research into shared needs and potential uses for hand held GPS capable field devices is currently underway. li Previous data recently collected by park arborists will be entered into the new tree inventory program and park staff will continue data collection for the remaining 500 trees not covered in this proposal. After the state supported inventory is completed, it will be combined with staff data to gather a complete view of the landscape trees within the City of Everett Parks landscapes. Tree planting opportunities and open planting spaces will be mapped after assessing data efficacy, correlating data with political, economic, and landscape scale environmental variables. Maintenance priortization, budget planning, and park management plans will be developed using the data collected. in the future, Community Forestry Assistant grants may aid in natural forest area monitoring, and larger tree planting campaigns. 6. Estimated total number of trees (and planting spaces if applicable) on which data will be collected: 1600-1800 trees e 1 Revised 2015 Community Forestry Tree inventory Grant 2015 Page 5 of 7