Assessing Equitable Tree Canopy Coverage

Gjertson, Daniel
Kennedy, Jamie
Murphy, Megan
Scott, Derell
2021
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Assessing Equitable Tree Canopy Coverage

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2021

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Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota

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This resource is adapted from a student project and report originally created for the City of Woodbury, Minnesota, as part of a year-long partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (RCP), with financial support and technical assistance from the Metropolitan Council. This resource describes a replicable method used in the City of Woodbury to assess current tree canopy cover, as well as identify potential areas for additional investment to increase tree canopy cover in a way that is both equitable and sustainable.

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The toolkit was developed by University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources students in spring of 2021, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course “Urban Forest Management: Managing Greenspaces for People.” The project was completed under the supervision of course instructor Dr. Eric North, in collaboration with Woodbury’s Environmental Resources Specialist Kristin Seaman. The original student project report is archived in the University of Minnesota’s Digital Conservancy at https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/220179.

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This project was supported by the Resilient Communities Project (RCP), a program at the University of Minnesota whose mission is to connect communities in Minnesota with U of MN faculty and students to advance community resilience, equity, and sustainability through collaborative, course-based projects. RCP is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). Funding was provided by the Metropolitan Council.

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Gjertson, Daniel; Kennedy, Jamie; Murphy, Megan; Scott, Derell. (2021). Assessing Equitable Tree Canopy Coverage. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/261904.

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