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FOR
URBAN FOREST
RESTORATION
Part2:Planningthework
Content
Chapter3:SiteInventory,Assessment,and
Selection
1.EstablishGoals
2.ReviewOpportunitiesandConstraints
3.AssessSitesintheField
4.EvaluateandPrioritizeSites
5.CaseStudy:AssessingSites:Opportunities
vs.Constraints
Establish
Restoration
Goals
Review
Opportunities
and
Constraints
Evaluateand
Prioritize
Sites
AssessSites
intheField
Establish Goals
Articulating overarching goals will help
guide your process, as you return to those
ideas to make decisions along the way, and
enable you to communicate more
effectively both internally and externally to
stakeholders.
Ex.SettingGoalsatDifferentSpatialScales
Maintopic:
1. GeographyandLandUseContext
2. EcologicalandVegetativeContext
3. SoilsandClimate
4. CulturalSignificance
5.PolicyandRegulation
Areviewofmultiplecategoriesof
informationcanhelptofocusforest
restorationworkonwhereitwillbe
mostsuccessful
EcologicalandVegetativeContext
The ecological context of a proposed site, in terms of what
surrounds it. Land types are adjacent to or near it, affects
the sustainability of a future forest.
Existingvegetation onasitecanbeastrongindicatorof
soilqualityandhydrology,whichinturncanbesuggestive
ofthepotentialeaseordifficultyofrestoration.
PolicyandRegulations
Some sites are subject to local, state, and/or federal
regulations. Depending on project size, location, and
agency jurisdiction, several permits may be required for
forest restoration.
EcologicalInformation
Vegetation
Topography
Hydrology
Soil
basiccharacteristicsofsoil
EvaluatingSoils
Depth
Texture
Moisture
Structure
Content
Chapter4:SitePlanningandDesign
1.GoalsandObjectives
2.RestorationPlanningConsiderations
3.DesigningtheForest
4.EstablishmentandAdaptiveManagement
5.CaseStudy:PlaNYC Reforestationat
Kissena CorridorPark
Conclusion
Thesuccessofrestorationdependsheavily
onmanagementafterplanting.Methodsof
watering,continuedinvasivecontrol,litter
removal,andprotectionfromherbivoryarethe
maincomponentsofalongtermmanagement
plan.
Athoughtfuldesignforsitepreparationand
installationcanonlybeachievedthroughthe
closestudyofagivensite.Understandthatyou
mayneedtoexperimentwithandadaptyour
strategiesandtechniquesovertime.