<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">After reading through this U.S. Forest
Service report I'm glad we established permanent UFORE sample plots in
Oakville to monitor long-term changes in canopy cover.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Shame no agency is doing same for the
entire GTA.</font>
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<td bgcolor=white><font size=3 face="Arial"><b>John McNeil, </b></font><font size=2 face="Arial">MBA,
Registered Professional Forester, Certified Arborist/Municipal Specialist</font><font size=2 color=#000080 face="Arial"><i><br>
Manager of Forestry & Cemetery Services </i></font><font size=2 face="Arial"><i><br>
Parks & Open Space Department</i></font><font size=3 color=blue face="Arial"><u><br>
</u></font><a href=mailto:jmcneil@oakville.ca><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>jmcneil@oakville.ca</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Arial">
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” <i>Urban Forestry is the Front Line of Defence against Global Climate
Change</i> </font><font size=2 color=#000080 face="Arial">”</font>
<p><font size=1 color=#000080 face="Verdana"><b>Central Operations</b></font><font size=3 color=#000080 face="Arial">
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1140 South Service Road West<br>
Oakville, Ontario, L6L 5T7 <br>
Tel. (905) 845-6601, Ext: 3395 </font><font size=3 color=#000080 face="Arial"><br>
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Mailing Address:</i></b><br>
Town of Oakville <br>
P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road<br>
Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 </font><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u><br>
</u></font><a href=http://www.oakville.ca/><font size=1 color=blue face="Verdana"><u>http://www.oakville.ca/</u></font></a></table>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">12/19/2007 05:20 PM</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">[UFRESEARCH] San Francisco Bay Area
State of the Urban Forest Final Report available!</font></table>
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News Release</b><br>
USDA Forest Service <br>
Pacific Southwest Research Station<br>
Center for Urban Forest Research<b><br>
Release No. 07-04</b> Contact: Jim Simpson (530) 759-1724 </font><a href=mailto:gmcpherson@fs.fed.us><font size=3 color=blue><u>jrsimpson@fs.fed.us</u></font></a><font size=3>
or Greg McPherson (530) 759-1723 gmcpherson@fs.fed.us</font>
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<br><font size=3>Date: December 19, 2007</font></div>
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<br><font size=3>San Francisco Bay Area<br>
State of the Urban Forest Final Report Released<br>
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<br><font size=3>The Center for Urban Forest Research has just published
our most recent study, the <i>San Francisco Bay Area State of the Urban
Forest Final Report</i>, written by Jim Simpson and Greg McPherson. Starting
tomorrow, you can download the report from our home page at </font><a href=http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/><font size=3 color=blue><u>http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/</u></font></a><font size=3>
under What’s New.<br>
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The project had three main goals: (1) to describe the historic changes
to the region’s urban canopy cover and amount of impervious surface, (2)
to quantify the value of ecosystem services the current forest provides,
and (3) to estimate future benefits based on possible expansion of the
urban forest. This information will enhance our understanding of the relevance
of urban forests and of the extent to which they affect the environmental
and economic health of Bay area communities.<br>
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Some of the most interesting findings in the study include the following:<br>
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· Urbanization has led to a 10% increase in
canopy cover over the last 20 years, but also to a 17% increase in impervious
surfaces.<br>
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· Total annual benefits for the region were
estimated at $5.1 billion per year!<br>
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· A modest increase of just 3% in the urban
canopy will increase annual benefits by $475 million or $69 for each person
in the Bay area.<br>
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For those interested in the historic changes in the urban forests of the
San Francisco Bay area and the benefits the trees provide, this document
provides a wealth of information. It also offers inspiration for residents
of other regions to learn about the ecosystem services their urban forests
provide and to work to care for their trees.<b><br>
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<p><font size=3>Kelaine Vargas<br>
Urban Ecologist<br>
Center for Urban Forest Research<br>
US Forest Service<br>
1731 Research Park Dr.<br>
Davis, CA 95618<br>
Phone: 530.759.1726<br>
Fax: 530.756.1409</font><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
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