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The Economic Contribution of Urban Forestry in the State of California:
A Survey of Cities
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) has commissioned a comprehensive study of the economic contributions of urban forestry throughout California. Information about these contributions is critical for policy making and budgetary allocations.
Your participation in this survey is voluntary but crucial. Your city may spend money or hire people for tree planting, tree pruning, tree removal, and other services related to urban forestry. Your answers to the questions below will be treated confidentially. The information that you provide will help us to estimate the economic impacts of urban forestry in the state.
We ask that the following questions be answered for 2009 or your most recent fiscal year. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. Information about actual expenditures or employment is preferred to budgeted amounts. An estimate or a rounded number is better than no answer. Please write ‘UE’ if you are unable to estimate. Please answer these questions by March 30th, 2010.
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| Please indicate whether the information you are providing is for your department or for the entire city. |
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| Please indicate whether the information you are providing is for: |
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| Please indicate whether the information you are providing is for: |
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| Urban Forestry Ordinances and Regulations |
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| Did your city have a tree protection ordinance or tree protection regulations during the time for which you are reporting? |
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| Did your city have a street tree ordinance or street tree regulations during the time for which you are reporting? |
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| Did your city have a view protection ordinance or view protection regulations that pertained to trees during the time for which you are reporting? |
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| Did your city have a landscaping ordinance or landscaping regulations that pertained to trees during the time for which you are reporting? |
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| Total Urban Forestry Expenditures and Employment |
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| Does your organization provide or contract out any of the following services (check all that apply):
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| How much did your city spend on its tree program and other urban forest-related activities in 2009 or your most recent fiscal year? | | |
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| How much ($ amount) of this expenditure was payment to private companies or individuals for contractual work? | | |
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| How many full-time equivalent employees performed, supervised, or provided support for tree pruning, tree trimming, sidewalk repair, tree planting, and other urban forestry activities in 2009? (For example, one full-time worker and two 50% workers equal two full-time equivalent workers.) | | |
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Expenditure Breakdown:
Tree Planting |
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| How much did your city spend on tree planting in 2009 or your most recent fiscal year? (Please include expenses for plant material, labor, overhead, etc.) | | |
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| Of this total, how much ($ amount) did you spend on tree plants from private nurseries? | | |
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| How much ($ amount) of the total expenditure on tree planting was payment to private individuals or companies for contractual work? | | |
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| Tree Trimming and Pruning |
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| How much did your city spend on tree pruning, trimming, or both in 2009 or your most recent fiscal year? | | |
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| How much ($ amount) of this expenditure was payment to private individuals or companies for contractual work? | | |
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| How much did your city spend for tree removal in 2009 or your most recent fiscal year? | | |
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| How much ($ amount) of this expenditure was payment to private companies for contractual work? | | |
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| How much did your city spend for sidewalk repair due to root damage in 2009 or your most recent fiscal year? | | |
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| How much ($ amount) of this expenditure was payment to private companies for contractual work? | | |
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| How much did your city spend in 2009 for on other tree-related activities (e.g. tree care training opportunities for city residents)? | | |
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| How much ($ amount) of this expenditure was payment to private companies for contractual work? | | |
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| Please provide detail below on other tree-related activities (e.g., what kind of other programs or activities are included in this number): | | |
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| If city employees were to plant an extra tree somewhere in the city, maintain it, and if necessary remove it, approximately how much would that cost? | | |
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| If you were to contract this out, how much would it cost? | | |
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| Please specify the type of tree you were considering: | | |
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| Are you aware of the California Climate Action Registry’s Urban Forest Project Reporting Protocol? |
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| Who is the most appropriate person for CALFIRE to contact about urban forestry in your city? | | | | Job Title or Position: | | | | Department: | | | | Mailing Address: | | | | | | | | | | | | City: | | | | Phone Number: | | | | Email Address: | | |
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| Would you like us to send you a copy of the results of our research? |
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| Your Name: | | | | Job Title or Position: | | | | Department: | | | | Mailing Address: | | | | | | | | | | | | City: | | | | Phone Number: | | | | Email Address: | | |
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