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6 <br /> ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES <br /> Proposals must fall under one of the following four project categories. The grant funds <br /> will be distributed by the following percentages: 50% program development, 25% tree <br /> planting, 15% education, and 10% maintenance. -- <br /> Program Development <br /> Examples of projects in this category include, but are not limited to: <br /> • Ordinance Development <br /> • Urban Forestry Board or Commission Development <br /> • Vegetation Resource Inventory and mapping <br /> • Efforts toward becoming a Tree City USA <br /> • Planning or Management Document Development, i.e., Street-tree Master Plan <br /> or Urban Forest Strategic Management Plan <br /> • Adopt-A-Tree Program Development <br /> Education <br /> Examples of projects in this category include, but are not limited to: <br /> • Curriculum Development <br /> • Urban Forestry Reference Library Development or Enhancement <br /> • Research Projects that include an explanation of how the results will be shared <br /> • Public education and outreach <br /> Tree-Planting and Riparian Restoration <br /> Examples of projects in this category include, but are not limited to: <br /> • Arboretum Development or enhancement <br /> • Street or Park-Tree Planting <br /> • Urban Stream Restoration <br /> Urban and Community Forestry Program guidelines require that all planting projects <br /> have a one-year guarantee of stock from the nursery and a three-year maintenance <br /> guarantee from the grantee (e.g., trees must be alive through the third year). In <br /> addition, all planting specifications must follow DNR planting guidelines. <br /> Maintenance <br /> Examples of projects in this category include, but are not limited to: <br /> • Hazard Tree Evaluation, Removal, and Replacement <br /> • Contract Pruning using International Society of Arboriculture standards <br /> • Tree and Sidewalk Conflict Resolution with an emphasis on tree-preservation <br /> NOTE: All tree planting grants must have a Certified Arborist or Certified Landscape Technician(CLT)on-hand at the time the <br /> plants are delivered,when planting occurs,and for a post project inspection of the trees. The grant award will include two hundred <br /> dollars for this requirement. If the applicant already has a Certified Arborist or CLT on staff they may perform this function and credit <br /> their time as match. <br /> 5 <br /> ,� 1 _ 33 <br />