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Home My WebLink About2020-08-12 - Agendas - FinalCITY OF �- FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS Urban Forestry Advisory Board Meeting August 12, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. MEETING WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM AGENDA Members: Will Dockery - Chair, Alan Ostner - Vice -Chair, Glenda Patterson, Eric Boles, Robert Stafford, Audra Rogers, Preston Thibodaux City Staff: Sonya Morell, Operations Assistant; John Scott, Urban Forester; Melissa Evans, Urban Forester 1. Call to Order Will Dockery, Chair 2. Approval of Previous Month's UFAB Minutes- Will Dockery, Chair June, and July 3. Ozark Native Plant Society Presentation — Sara Guertz or Jennifer Ogle or Lissa Morrison 4. Native or Invasive Plant Presentation- Preston Thibodaux • Sept - Boles • Oct - Dockery • Nov - Rogers • Dec - Patterson S. Monthly numbers. In July, the Development Services team approved three projects for grading permits. There were 13 acres of the tree canopy, and 1.5 acres were preserved. 11.5 acres of tree canopy was removed in July. Developers were required to plant 302 trees to meet landscape requirements. Year to date, 38% of the 44.3 acres of tree canopy were preserved, and 2,551 trees have been required as mitigation, street, stormwater, or parking trees. A total of 27.5 acres of tree canopy has been removed for the year. 6. Other Business A. Amazing Tree of 2020- We got the green light from Advertising and Promotions B. Preston is back as a voting member of our board. New Quarter. C. Tree escrow project Updates — Cato Springs Trail / Adopt a Spot planning on planting 160 trees along the trail. D. Staff updates on Work- Tree inventory and Assessment E. Watering Trees F. EnerGov is installed and now being used. G. Celebration of Trees- October 24t" Saturday is the date. 7. Adjourn Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE MEETING MINUTES ARKANSAS Urban Forestry Advisory Board June 10, 2020 4:00 pm Zoom Meeting Members: Will Dockery - Chair, Alan Ostner - Vice -Chair, Glenda Patterson, Eric Boles, Robert Stafford, Audra Rogers, Preston Thibodaux City Staff: Sonya Morell, Operations Assistant; John Scott, Urban Forester; Melissa Evans, Urban Forester 1. Call to Order: Dockery called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. 2. In Attendance: Dockery, Ostner, Patterson, Boles, Rogers, Thibodaux Absent: Stafford Staff: Scott, Morell 3. Approval of Previous Month's UFAB Minutes: UFAB Motion: Thibadoux moved to approve last month's minutes. Rogers seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0-0. 4. Native or Invasive Plant Presentation: • July - Ostner • August - Thibodaux • Sept - Boles • Oct - Dockery • Nov - Rogers • Dec - Patterson 5. Monthly numbers: In May two projects were approved for grading permits. There were not any trees removed for one a utility project and the other site did not have any trees on site. They were required to plant 20 trees to meet landscape requirements. Year to date, 51 % of 27.3 acres of tree canopy has been preserved. 1,797 trees have been required as mitigation, street, stormwater, or parking trees for the 13.5 acres of removed trees and general landscape requirements. 6. A. Amazing Tree of 2020- Trees updates No updates B. Tree escrow project Updates — Cato Springs Trail Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 200 Native trees to be planted between Great House Park and Mt Kessler C. Tree Removed on Huntsville Road • Large Oak Tree that was supposed to be preserved • Sub -contractor came in and removed the tree • Reached out to Rausch Coleman with no response • Will require metal fencing to protect other trees on that project • They will have to mitigate for it, plant 10 new trees Dockery asked where the board was at on 167 and 177. Scott said there is no movement at all, it has stalled out. He doesn't believe there is a lot of interest from the administration to change. D. Staff updates on Work- Tree inventory and Assessment Scott continues to work on park inventories. E. Staff updates — Project Updates • Tree inventories and assessments • Inventory on parks themselves F. Development Review Discussion- Communicating with commercial landscape companies Scott has been working with Evans on the communication with commercial landscape companies. Staff would like preconstruction meeting with the sub -contractors. Mr. Ostner suggested printing a flyer and giving it to landscape companies with information on what is permitted. G. Sycamore Tree Update - Scott updated the board on the following: • Sycamores are wilting all over the city • Yearly infections, begin in the spring, fungus outbreaks, due to the rain • Some articles say it can go away once it dries out • Can be treated with a fungicide • Staff will put together a Press Release for information to citizens 7. Adjourn: Dockery adjourned the meeting at 4:45 pm. 8. Submitted by Sonya Morelli, Operations Assistant UFAB minutes provides the basic discussions and motions of the UFAB meeting. For more information, please refer to the UFAB meeting video provided on the city's website, www.favetteville-ar.gov N CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE MEETING MINUTES ARKANSAS Urban Forestry Advisory Board July 8, 2020 4:00 pm Zoom Meeting Members: Will Dockery - Chair, Alan Ostner -.Vice-Chair, Glenda Patterson, Eric Boles, Robert Stafford, Audra Rogers, City Staff: Sonya Morell, Operations Assistant; John Scott, Urban Forester 1. Call to Order: Dockery called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. 2. In Attendance: Dockery, Ostner, Patterson, Boles, Stafford Absent: Rogers Staff: Morell, Scott 3. Approval of Minutes: UFAB Motion: Patterson moved to have an email sent to the board with June's minutes and vote at the August meeting. Stafford seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0-0. 4. Native or Invasive Plant Presentation — Alan Ostner Alan Ostner presented on Monarch Habitat Design Essentials and discussed the following: • A great location is needed with 6 hours of sun per day. • Keep out of the way of strong winds. • 10x10 plot needed to get started. • Monarchs need nectar from flowers. • Native plants are the best. • Monarchs like and feed on milkweed. • Brush is needed for protection. • Upcoming Presentations: o August - Thibodaux o Sept - Boles o Oct - Dockery o Nov - Rogers o Dec — Patterson 5. Monthly numbers. In June, four projects were approved for grading permits. There were 4 acres of tree canopy and 1.5 acres were preserved. 2.5 acres of tree canopy was removed in June. Developers were required to plant 432 trees to meet landscape requirements. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 Year to date, 49% of the 31.2 acres of tree canopy was preserved and 2,249 trees have been required as mitigation, street, stormwater, or parking trees. A total of 16 acres of tree canopy has been removed for the year. 6. Other Business - A. Amazing Tree of 2020- Trees updates No updates a. Walker Stone House — Two Cedars B. Tree escrow project Updates — Cato Springs Trail C. Staff updates on Work- Tree inventory and Assessment D. Watering Trees a. Rodney Ryan Park E. Updated Certified Tree Care/Pruners List a. Outdated information on the website b. Updated list with liability insurance F. Development Review Discussion- Communicating with commercial landscape companies- Flyer Follow up a. Met with Flying Burrito and it was helpful to have the communication G. Sycamore Tree Follow Up a. Sent out Press Release with information H. Celebration of Trees- Start Planning a. Species were discussed b. Date to be determined c. Due to COVID-19, may do the same as last year, at the parking deck 7. Adjournment Time: Dockery adjourned the meeting at 4:35 pm. 8. Submitted by: Sonya Morell, Operations Assistant UFAB minutes provides the basic discussions and motions of the UFAB meeting. For more information, please refer to the UFAB meeting video provided on the city's website, www.fayetteville-ar.gov Our annual Celebration of Trees held in October can continue without interruption this year with some careful planning. Last year, we held the event in the Spring Street parking garage due to the weather, which worked well. A drive-thru tree pick-up in the garage was the result of the changes and kept citizens out of the rain and in their cars. We want to continue to use the Spring Street parking garage this year because we think it is ideally suited to allow for integrating best practices for Covid 19 into the process. We will add stipulations to allow for maximum social distancing and no direct contact with citizens and that protect staff and volunteers. Staff proposes that we do the following: • Citizens will be notified as usual via social media/media of the event, location, times, and tree species available, with the added elements of social distancing, masks required at all times in the cars, and no direct contact for the event. • Citizens will place a note in their windshields that informs staff of which tree species and how many they would like. Similar to picking up children from school, which requires the child's name in the windshield for pick up. • Citizens will enter the garage at the lowest floor entrance from Spring Street where they will be directed to one of two possible lines. The first line is for those who know what species of trees they want and the second is for those who need to decide. Those who know immediately proceed to where trees are handed out. Those who do not go to a line that will have display trees set so they can view them. Additionally, information on the species will be available if they need to review. Once they pass this station, they can write their species on the paper for the windshield or they can tell staff who can write the species for them. • The citizen will proceed up the ramps of the garage to the tree pickup area, and the team will place the requested trees in their vehicle. They will not be allowed to get out of their cars and cannot get out of their vehicle and "pick" their tree. • After receiving their trees, they will exit the garage onto N. School Street. • Citizens that need more information or have questions will be in another line. They will have the option to read laminated handouts. The laminated cards are wiped down after every use. This information line will be slower but allow citizens that know which tree they want to move quicker through the process. • Masks are required for citizens in their vehicles, staff/volunteers selecting trees. Staff members will also wear gloves when picking the trees for the citizens or handing them information cards. Information cards are sanitized after every use. Information cards will also be a link on the Celebration of Trees webpage which will be modified to help people make selections before they arrive at the garage. Urban Forestry staff is open to other suggestions and requirements for this event. � r /ter, tia'a I A Case for Native Trees and Shrubs Plants are the foundation of the entire food web. Trees and large shrubs make especially important contributions: • Shade for our homes, parks, and commercial settings. • Lower the temperatures of our cities in the summer. • Habitat & food for wildlife. • Food for humans such as nuts and berries. • Filter pollution and turn carbon dioxide into life giving oxygen. Unfortunately, not all plants provide equal benefits: • Non-native plants do not support a healthy food web and offer few ecosystem services. • Nature thrives on diversity, and native trees are responsible for supporting the greatest biodiversity. • Native plants are disproportionately important for sustaining wildlife populations especially in urban settings. For example, native oak trees support around 500 different types of butterflies and moths (pollinators). • Reproductive success of all higher order consumers (higher on the food web) declines as the use of non-native plants increases. • Non-native plants often become invasive and take over entire ecosystems, choking out native species. (e.g. Bradford Pear, Bush Honeysuckle, Privet) • Native plants reduce the need for and use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and water, therefore keeping our lakes, streams and drinking water cleaner. • Native trees & shrubs are adapted to the extremes of Arkansas weather, from floods to drought. Urbanization has resulted in the near eradication of native plants in our cities and towns, therefore starving our local ecosystems. One of the most positive actions we could take would be to create a 'Recommended Tree List' that lists close to 100% natives. Studies show that urban settings with native trees and large shrubs have significantly more birds, butterflies, pollinator insects and diversity. (www.pnas.org/content/115/45/11549) The following list has been put together by the Arkansas Native Plant Society Education Committee, with input from NWA landscape architects, landscape designers, horticulturists, and wildlife biologists. LARGE SPECIES - Mature ht. 45' or above +Street tree Acer rubrum Red Maple Grows poorly in compacted soil. Not good street tree Acersaccharum Sugar Maple Grows poorly in compacted soil. Not good street tree eetula nigra River Birch Extended dry soil leads to leaf drop. Avoid high pH Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Nuts -plant away from storm drains Carya illinoinensis Pecan Nuts -plant away from storm drains Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Nuts -plant away from storm drains Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa + Large seed pods -plant away from drains Celtis laevigata Sugarberry + Celtis occidentalis Hackberry + Fagus grandifolia American Beech Intolerant of poorly drained soil Gleditsia triacanthos form inermis Thornless Honeylocust + Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffeetree + Use male trees close to street Juglans nigra Black Walnut Nuts - plant away from storm drains Liquidambars. 'Rotundifolia' Sweetgum + Sterile -no gum balls. Narrow form Liquidambarstyrocifluo Sweetgum + Gum balls -plant away from storm drains Liriodendron tulipifero* Tulip Tree *Native to Crowley's Ridge in E. AR. Requires moist fertile well drained soil. Weak wood in high winds. Moclura pomifera Osage Orange Large fruits on females -plant away from storm drain Magnolia grandiflora* Southern Magnolia* *Native south of Arkansas Nysso sylvatica Black Tupelo + Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine + Needs room for taproot Pinus strobus * Eastern White Pine* *Native in Northeast US Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Quercus alba White Oak + Quercus bicolor * Swamp White Oak* + *Native north & east of AR. Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak + Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Large acorns Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin Oak + Quercus nigra Water Oak + Quercus phellos Willow Oak + Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak + Quercus shumardii Shumard oak + Quercus velutina Black Oak + Taxodium distichum * Bald Cypress * *Native south of NW Arkansas Tilia americana American Linden Requires moist fertile well drained soil Ulmus americana 'Jefferson' Jefferson Elm + U.americana 'Lewis & Clark' Lewis & Clark Elm + U.americana 'New Harmony' New Harmony Elm + U.americana 'Princeton' Princeton Elm + U.americana 'Valley Forge' Valley Forge Elm + MEDIUM SPECIES Mature height 30' -45' +Street tree Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye Prefers moist fertile shade. Taproot. Buckeyes (nuts) Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam or Musclewood + Shade to part shade Cladrastis kentuckea Yellowwood Deep roots Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Hawthorn Large (1.5-3") thorns Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn + No thorns Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn + Only occasional small thorns Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Messy fruit in fall Ilex opaca American Holly Evergreen flex attenuata 'E.Palatka'* East Palatka Holly *Hybrid between 2 native hollies from coastal S. Ostrya virginiana American Hophornbeam + Intolerant of extended dry or wet soil Sapindus saponaria Soapberry + Sassafras albidum Sassafras Will colonize Thuja occidentalis* Eastern Arborvitae *Native to Great Lakes region. Evergreen SMALL SPECIES Less than 30' in height + Street tree Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye + Appreciates afternoon shade Amelanchier arborea Serviceberry + Drops leaves when dry Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry Asimina triloba Pawpaw Cercis canadensis Redbud + Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree + Cornus olternifolia Alternate Leaved Dogwood Appreciates afternoon shade Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Appreciates afternoon shade Corylus americana Hazelnut Thicket forming Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree Hamamelis vernalis Ozark Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana Common Witch Hazel Ilex decidua Deciduous Holly Ilex vomitoria * Yaupon Holly *Native to southern half of Arkansas flex attenuata'Eagleston' * Eagleston Holly *Hybrid btw. 2 hollies native to coastal S. Ilex attenuata'Fosteri' * Foster Holly *Hybrid btw. 2 hollies native to coastal S. Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'* Bracken's Brown Magnolia *Native south of Arkansas Magnolia virginiana* Sweet Bay Magnolia *Native to coastal south Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum + Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw + SHRUB SPECIES Mature Ht. Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry 4-6' Callicarpa americans American Beautyberry 5' Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush 6-12' Prefers medium to wet soil Clethra alnifolia* Sweetshrub 3' *Native to coastal S.E. Prefers medium to wet soil Hydrangea quercifolia* Oakleaf Hydrangea 4-10' *Native to south Arkansas Hypericum prolificum St. John's Wort 24 Ilex decidua Deciduous Holly 10-12' Ilex glabra* Inkberry Holly 3-4' *Native to coastal S. Evergreen -prefers med. to wet Ilex vomitoria* Yaupon Holly 15' *Native to east & south Arkansas Ilex vomitoria (dwarf)* Dwarf Yaupon 34 *Native to east & south AR. Evergreen mounded shrub Lindera benzoin Spicebush 6-8' Prefers medium shade & moist soil Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark 3-10' Rhus aromatica Dwarf Sumac 2-4' Cultivar'Gro-Low' spreads like a ground cover Ribes aureum Golden Current 3-7' Sambucus canadensis American Elderberry 5-12' Sprawling, suckering Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood 4-6' Viburnum nudum Smooth Witherod 4-5' Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw 12-15' Multi branched shrub form Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw 12-15' Multi branched shrub form Yucca arkansana Arkansas Yucca 2' Yucca filamentosa* Adam's Needle 34 *Native to US coastal regions VINE SPECIES Aristolochia tomentosa Dutchman's Pipe Vine Bignonia capreolata Crossvine Gelsemium sempervirens* Carolina Jasmine *Native to central and south Arkansas Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Not to be confused with Japanese or Bush honeysuckle Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper 7/24/2020 Arkansas Native Plant Society Education Committee -Rbrj�ita Vision of the ANPS Education Committee To expand public understanding of native plants, thereby increasing attractive native gardens in public, residential and commercial landscapes that will support pollinators and other wildlife. Committee Member Backgrounds Sarah Geurtz is a landscape architect holding a BS in turf and landscape horticulture and a BLA in landscape architecture. She is passionate about Arkansas' native plants and in the positive ecologic impact and public educational potential created through specification of native plants. Lissa Morrison has been in the horticulture industry for more than 35 years and has recently retired as Horticulture Supervisor and Garden Designer at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. She is currently involved in native plant education through the ANPS and is Vice President of Wild Ones Ozark Chapter. Jennifer Ogle is the Collections Manager of the University of Arkansas Herbarium and Coordinator of the Arkansas Native Seed Program. She is co-editor of the 2013 publication Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas and co-author of the forthcoming Ozark Society Foundation field guide Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of Arkansas. Alan Ostner is a licensed, independent, local NWA landscape architect with 17 years experience. He has a professional emphasis on native habitat design in addition to drainage and erosion solutions design. He holds a BLA in Landscape Architecture and a separate BA in English literature. Michelle Wisdom is the Recruitment and Special Projects Coordinator, and Instructor, in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Arkansas. She holds a M.S. in Horticulture, with a focus on pollinator friendly turfgrass systems. Michelle owns Wisdom Native Plants & Pollinators; whose mission is to use native plants to enhance local landscapes while transitioning non-native habitats into sustainable environments for the future.