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CC8 - Tree Steward Community <br /> <br /> <br />Related Actions <br />● GreenStep Cities & Tribal Nations BPA 16.6: Build community capacity to <br />protect existing trees by one or more of: <br />○ Having trained tree specialists. <br />○ Supporting volunteer forestry efforts. <br />○ Adopting an EAB management plan/climate adaptation plan for the <br />urban forest. <br />Related Goals & <br />Metrics <br />N/A <br />Potential <br />Outcomes and <br />● Pollutants Reduced: <br />○ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced: Trees serve as carbon sinks. <br />Gold Leaf <br />Challenge <br />Award <br />Gold Leaf Challenge Action <br />Leaf <br />Recognition <br />Criteria <br />Leaf <br />(Action completed) <br />Tree Steward Community: Participate in the Tree Steward <br />Program <br />Per annual <br />documentation <br />(1+/lifetime); <br />1/year <br />Gold Leaf <br />(Goal met) <br />Gold Leaf Award Goals from the Minnesota Climate Action Framework: <br />● By 2035, increase by 25% the amount of carbon sequestered and stored <br />annually in natural and working lands, compared to 2014-2018 average <br />levels. (MN CAF, pg 33.) <br />● Achieve 30% overall tree canopy cover in Minnesota communities by <br />2030 and 40% by 2050. (MN CAF, pg 42.) <br />● By 2030, reduce the age- adjusted rate of heat- related ER visits to 10 <br />per 100,000. (MN CAF, pg 57.) <br />● Increase jobs in all sectors of the clean economy, including new and <br />emerging sectors such as land management, transportation, long-lived <br />wood products, etc. (MN CAF, pg 63.) <br />Gold Leaf Award Goals from Your Community: Find your community/ <br />organization’s sustainability goals relevant to this action. Check the Welcome <br />Guide’s section on Integrated Goals for more information. You can track these <br />goals on your work plan.