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6C <br />City Forestry Information and Frequently Asked Questions Web Site <br />1) Scope <br />a) Trees/Forestry <br />b) City Parks <br />c) City Properties <br />d) City Right of Ways <br />e) Resident Education and Services <br />2J Purpose <br />a) Fulfill PR&F function <br />b) Maintain Tree City Recognition <br />c) Tree Inventory Definition & Management <br />d) Disease Management Plan <br />e) Storm Management Plan <br />f) Resident Education, Guidance and Services <br />g) This best management practices (BMPs) guidebook for conserving wooded areas in developing <br />communities of Minnesota was developed by an advisory committee composed of a wide <br />representation of stakeholders from public, private, and nonprofit organizations. The goals of <br />these BMPs are: • to provide communities with a better understanding and appreciation of <br />economic, social, and environmental benefits of wooded areas and individual trees, • to provide <br />decision makers, city planners, landowners, developers, and citizens with land -use approaches to <br />conserve the ecological integrity and functions of wooded areas, including wildlife habitat and <br />corridors throughout the landscape, • to help builders, utility companies, contractors, machine <br />operators, and crews minimize impacts of construction on wooded areas and trees, and • to <br />provide citizens with a better place to live and work <br />3) Vision <br />4) Guidance Documents <br />a) Tree City USA Standards https//www arborday ore/groerams/treecitvusa/standards.cfm <br />b) Chap 405 —Parks and Recreation Commission <br />c) Chap 605 —Shade Tree Disease and Pest Control <br />d) Chap 909 —Parks and Recreation Areas <br />e) Chap 910—Right of Way Management <br />f) Chap 1127—Tree Preservation &Landscaping <br />g) Chap 1402.01 Electric Franchisee/ Subd 4—Tree Trimming <br />h) Conserving Wooded Areas in Developing Communities— Best Practices in Minnesota (2000) <br />http•//files dnr state mn us/forestry/urban/bmps pdf <br />5) Definitions —Refer to..... <br />6) Plan <br />a) Park, Recreation and Forestry <br />b) Tree City Certification Standards <br />i) A Tree Board or Department <br />ii) Tree Care Ordinance <br />iii) A Community Forestry Program With an Annual Budget of at Least $2 Per Capita <br />