Actions
Action GHG-02-a:
Develop and adopt an Urban Forest Management Plan to increase and maintain the urban forest, which includes:
the identification of potential tree planting sites to meet goals of 15,000 net new trees by 2030 and 62,000 net new trees by 2045, highlighting priority areas in Environmental Justice Communities;
street and park tree preservation;
tree species and design guidelines, prioritizing native trees; and
watering and maintenance practices.
Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-b:
Develop and annually update an urban forest work plan to identify a budget and specific tree planting and maintenance projects for implementation each year consistent with the goals and targets of the Urban Forest Management Plan. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-c:
Adopt an ordinance to require new development to plant an appropriate number of trees onsite to provide a 50 percent canopy cover over parking surfaces and a 20 percent canopy cover over the remainder of the site. Exemptions to the ordinance may be provided in cases where tree canopy may conflict with solar photovoltaic (PV) system siting on the development site, or with the Solar Shade Control Act. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-d:
Amend the Tree Preservation Ordinance to require that
applicable tree removals during discretionary projects on private property that require a tree permit be replaced by an appropriate size and species tree as determined by Planning and Environmental Review, and
where onsite replacement of an appropriate tree is not feasible, the permit applicant shall pay a fee equivalent to the County's cost for planting and maintaining each appropriate tree to the Tree Preservation Fund.
Also, amend the ordinance to expand the tree types for which the ordinance is applicable to include:
any tree native to Sacramento County; and
"heritage trees" that are 50 years or older or have a connection to a historical event, building, district, or person.
Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-e:
Continue to partner with the Sacramento Tree Foundation to use existing programs such as Sacramento Shade, NeighborWoods, and NATURE to increase the tree canopy through offering free tree planting on private property, prioritizing drought-tolerant species in Environmental Justice Communities. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-f:
Identify and partner with community cooperatives, and Sacramento Tree Foundation, to organize at least three tree-planting and maintenance events each year in different census designated places in the unincorporated county, to highlight and realize the community benefits of urban trees. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-g:
Inform county residents and businesses of the availability of free trees, from partnerships with Sacramento Tree Foundation, by including information on accessing the program on the County's website and through semi-annual newsletters, social media posts, or mailers. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-h:
Conduct a targeted outreach campaign to promote the availability of free trees, from partnerships with Sacramento Tree Foundation, in Environmental Justice Communities that may include multilingual printed outreach materials and promotion at community events. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-i:
Identify appropriate community-based organizations, and jointly submit applications for grant funding for urban forest expansion in underserved communities through the US Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program. Status: Not Started.
Action GHG-02-j:
Develop a tracking system to ensure that the number of trees planted through County efforts is trackable, through internal County departments, the County's permitting system, and annual data requests from partner organizations on the number of trees planted, and removed, in the unincorporated county. Status: Not Started.
