Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances on the Web (G-5-99-20-079)

Development of a website designed to assist citizens and local governments with the process of developing, revising, and evaluating the effectiveness of tree ordinances.

Through this project, we established a free website based on the publication Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances, a publication originally produced for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Urban Forest Program. The website is designed to assist citizens and local governments with the process of developing, revising, and evaluating the effectiveness of tree ordinances. The site describes how to integrate tree ordinances with a community tree management program. It provides detailed descriptions of methods used to monitor community tree resources, tree management activities, and community attitudes. Rather than using a "model ordinance"approach, the website provides an extensive list of annotated examples of effective tree ordinance provisions, drawn from tree ordinances in use in communities throughout the country. These examples and accompanying commentary provide a useful reference point for anyone attempting to draft or modify a tree ordinance. The Guidelines website encourages local innovation over the use of static models and serves as a forum for quickly disseminating improved or novel approaches throughout the country. Response to the website has been favorable, based on use statistics, unsolicited comments, and responses to a survey of potential site users.

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