Tree Summit 2019 PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Agenda 9:00am – 9:10am Welcome Jeff Ramsey, Science and Policy Specialist, PP&R Urban Forestry 9:15 am – 10:00 am Results from Portland’s First Inventory of Neighborhood Park Trees Bryn Davis and Bianca Dolan, PP&R Urban Forestry 10:05 am – 10:20 am Canaries in the Coal Mine: Studying urban trees reveals climate impacts on native forests Aaron Ramirez, Professor of Biology, Reed College 10:25 am – 10:40 am Thuja plicata, Hakuna Matata? The Mystery of Western Redcedar Decline in the Pacific Northwest Christine Buhl, Forest Entomologist, Oregon Department of Forestry 10:45 am – 11:00 am Break 11:00 am – 11:15 am Art and Activism in the Urban Forest: The Tree Emergency Response Team Ashley Meyer, Elisabeth Art Center 11:15 am – 11:30 am Film Screening: 82nd and Verdant Filmmaker James Krzmarzick and Dave Hedberg of the Canopy Stories Film Project 11:35 am – 11:45 am Bill Naito Community Trees Award Ceremony Jenn Cairo, City Forester, PP&R Urban Forestry 11:50 am – Noon Growing Portland’s Future Forest Together Angie DiSalvo, Science and Outreach Supervisor, PP&R Urban Forestry Noon – 1:00pm LunchPORTLANDPARKS.ORG and Breakout | Commissioner Session Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Hamilton Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Alberta Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Alberta Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long The Tree Inventory Project PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long South Park Blocks Tree Inventory Project Goals PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Urban Forestry Goals J. Wood Hill Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Where Do We Inventory? PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Woodstock Park 2019 Parks PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long All Parks PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long 2019 Over 200 volunteers 1,500 hours volunteered Nearly 10,000 trees All of the Park Tree Inventory Over 800 volunteers 6,600 hours volunteered 25,643 Trees! PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long What is Collected? PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Data Collection Methods PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long The Results Are In! 305 Different Species Largest DBH: 99” Giant sequoia, Mt. Tabor Park Tallest: 190’ Douglas-fir, Mt. Tabor Park Largest Crown Spread: 140’ x 100’ Northern red oak, Powell Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Distribution of Park Trees Average Park Total Tree Region # Parks Canopy Cover Count West 47 48% 5,310 North 30 42% 4,527 Northeast 26 39% 3,471 Southeast 36 40% 6,230 East 36 32% 5,731 N NE W E SE PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Ten Most Common Trees Common Park Trees % of population Douglas-fir 27% Norway maple 6% Western redcedar 4% Northern red oak 3% Pin oak 2% Incense cedar 2% Bigleaf maple 2% Flowering cherry 2% American elm 2% Giant sequoia 1% PORTLANDPARKS.ORGTotal | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director53% Adena Long Native Trees in Parks Common % of population Park Trees Douglas-fir 27% Norway maple 6% Western redcedar 4% Northern red oak 3% Pin oak 2% Incense cedar 2% Bigleaf maple 2% Flowering cherry 2% American elm 2% Giant sequoia 1% Oregon White Oaks in PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Sellwood Park Sellwood Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Common Family & Genera % of % of Family Genus population population Pinaceae 36% Pseudotsuga 27% Sapindaceae 15% Acer 14% Fagaceae 9% Quercus 8% Rosaceae 9% Prunus 5% Cupressaceae 7% Pinus 4% Tanner Springs Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Functional Types Broadleaf Conifer larch Deciduous Persian Ironwood Dawn Redwood cork oak Evergreen Holly Oak Incense Cedar PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Functional Types in Parks Broadleaf Conifer larch 1% Deciduous Persian Ironwood Dawn Redwood cork oak 1% Evergreen Hollyevergreen Oak oak Incense Cedar PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Functional Types in Parks Broadleaf Conifer 56% 1%larch Deciduous Persian Ironwood Dawn Redwood cork oak 1% 42% Evergreen Hollyevergreen Oak oak Incense Cedar PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Mature Tree Size Small Medium Large Dogwood, Redbud Tupelo, Katsura Oak, Linden, Douglas-fir PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Mature Tree Size PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Mt. Scott Park Mature Tree Size PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Tree Size Diversity by Region PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Lynchwood Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Spring Garden Park Park and Street Trees % of tree % of tree Most Common Most Common population population Park Trees Street Trees N = 25,269 N = 218,610 Douglas-fir 27% Norway maple 9% Norway maple 6% Red maple 7% Western redcedar 4% Cherry 6% Northern red oak 3% Pear 5% Pin oak 2% Plum 5% Incense cedar 2% Maple, other 5% Bigleaf maple 2% Ash 4% Flowering cherry 2% Dogwood 4% American elm 2% Oak, deciduous 3% Giant sequoia 1% Crabapple 3% PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Park and Street Trees % of tree % of tree Most Common Most Common population population Park Trees Street Trees N = 25,269 N = 218,610 Douglas-fir 27% Norway maple 9% Norway maple 6% Red maple 7% Western redcedar 4% Cherry 6% Northern red oak 3% Pear 5% Pin oak 2% Plum 5% Incense cedar 2% Maple, other 5% Bigleaf maple 2% Ash 4% Flowering cherry 2% Dogwood 4% American elm 2% Oak, deciduous 3% Giant sequoia 1% Crabapple 3% PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Age and Class Size Spanish fir London plane tree 1.4” DBH 65.8” DBH at Washington Park at Grant Park PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Age and Class Size Mature Middle-age Young PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Age and Mature Tree Size Small Form Medium Form Large Form % of Total Trees % of Total Diameter Class Size PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long West Portland Small Form Medium Form Large Form % of Total Trees % of Total Diameter Class Size | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long PORTLANDPARKS.ORG Gabriel Park East Portland Small Form Medium Form Large Form % of Total Trees % of Total Diameter Class Size PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Lincoln Park Top 5 Young Trees % of Young Tree Species Population Western redcedar 4.9% Black tupelo 3.8% Douglas-fir 3.2% Oregon ash 3.0% Oregon white oak 2.7% South Waterfront PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Greenway East Portland Young Trees Species % Total Population 7.3% Bird cherry Western redcedar 6.6% English hawthorn 5.1% Douglas-fir 4.9% European beech 4.4% PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Lincoln Park Condition of Park Trees 2 Sellwood Riverfront PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Park Best & Worst Condition % in % in Species Poor Species Good & Fair Condition Condition Crabapple 23.2% Grand fir 100% (all cultivars) Cherry 21.8% (all cultivars) Deodar cedar 100% Paper birch 20.7% Blue Atlas cedar 100% Red alder 18.8% Giant sequoia 100% Eastern redbud 16.7% Large leaf linden 100% PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Condition of Young Trees Species % in Poor Condition Western redcedar 10.9% Oregon ash 8.8% Oregon white oak 5.7% Douglas-fir 4.8% Black tupelo 3.4% PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Willamette Park Park Tree Services PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Park Tree Services PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Climate Resilience in Parks Older Western redcedars Young Western redcedar along Cesar Chavez Blvd PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Longin Hillsdale Park Climate Resilience in Parks % of tree Most Common population Street Trees N = 25,269 Douglas-fir 27% Norway maple 6% Western redcedar 4% Northern red oak 3% Pin oak 2% Incense cedar 2% Bigleaf maple 2% Flowering cherry 2% American elm 2% Giant sequoia 1% Douglas-fir stand PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long in Mt. Scott Park Vulnerability to Invasive Pests Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Anoplophora glabripennis Agrilus planipennis Image credit: Photograph by Barbara Strnadova/Getty. Image credit: Photograph by Rose City Park Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources- Forestry. PORTLANDPARKS.ORG | Commissioner Nick Fish | Director Adena Long Pest Vulnerability Pest Vulnerability % of tree population