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Yard by Yard: Replanting After Asian Longhorned Beetle Mollie Freilicher Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Urban & Community Forestry Program

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Yard by Yard: Replanting After Asian Longhorned Beetle Mollie Freilicher, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Since the discovery of Asian longhorned beetle in Massachusetts in 2008, communities in Worcester County have lost over 32,000 trees, dramatically changing many neighborhoods. Since 2009, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has partnered with federal agencies and the Worcester Tree Initiative to replant trees, harnessing federal and state funding and developing a methodology for managing a large-scale tree planting program. This talk will cover hurdles, successes, and the lasting partnerships resulting from the replanting.

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Yard by Yard: Replanting After Asian Longhorned Beetle

Mollie FreilicherMassachusetts Department of Conservation

and RecreationUrban & Community Forestry Program

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Acknowledgements• Eric Seaborn, former Program

Coordinator, DCR Urban and Community Forestry

• Peter Church, Director of Forest Stewardship, DCR

• Julie Coop and Mary Cardwell, DCR, ALB Cooperative Eradication Program

• Clint McFarland, USDA-APHIS, ALB Cooperative Eradication Program

• John Parry and Bill Frament, U.S. Forest Service

• Peggy Middaugh, Worcester Tree Initiative• Arbor Day Foundation

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The Setting

0 10 20 30 405Miles

Legend

ALB Quarantine, Worcester County (10/17/11)

Worcester County

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Maples in Worcester

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Discovery of ALB in 2008

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Cutting

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Granville Ave Before

Photo by Ken Law USDA-APHIS

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Granville Ave After

Photo by Ken Law USDA-APHIS

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Worcester Tree Initiative

StateCity/Towns

Phases of Replanting

• 2009-2010: Phase 1 - USDA funds • 2010-2012: Phase 2 - ARRA funds• 2013-2015: Phase 3 - USDA & state funds

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First public meeting, August 2008

In the Beginning

Improve diversity Collect data

Ensure proper planting Utilize property owner support Local partnerships

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• Assist Worcester Tree Initiative

• Assist City of Worcester

Phase 1: USDA-APHIS

• $500,000 from USDA APHIS• Phase 1 Model

– DCR staff conduct site visits with property owners

– Collect GPS data on new trees

– Contractor plants trees with heavy equipment

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Phase 2: ARRA

Replanting Foresters Site Visits

Planting by Seasonal

Crews

$4.487 Million

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The ARRA Model

1 Replanting Forester

Supervisor

8 Field Replanting Foresters

40 Seasonal Laborers

15,000 Trees

UCF Program Coordinator

1 Data/Logistics Replanting Forester

1 Forestry Assistant (Logistics)

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The ARRA Crews

2 Replanting Foresters

10 Seasonal Laborers

Approximately 65 Trees/Week

X 4

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• Four Panasonic toughbooks

• “Sketchmapping” software

• External GPS • Plot trees• Enter data

Collecting Data

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• 23 fields of data• Address• Species• Location• Notes• Access• Drop-down

menus & text entry

Collecting Data

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• 1.0-1.5 in. caliper• Large shade trees &

ornamental trees• Non-host species• Container stock• Some balled & burlapped• Delivered weekly• Stored at the DCR chip

dump

The Trees

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Lots needed!

• Transportation– Trucks

• Rack• Dump• Pick-up

– Vans– Trailers– Watering tank

• Hand Tools– From shovels to pruners

• Safety Equipment• Computers

– Laptops and desktops– Printers

• Arbor tie• Stakes• Hoses

The Equipment

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Staffing levels supported• Planting• Appointments• Data• Scheduling

ARRA Planting

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Seasonality

Spring, Fall Planting SeasonOrganize Planting ScheduleContact DigSafeManage CrewsPlant TreesSchedule Appointments to Site TreesTrack Data

Winter, Summer

“Off” Season

Schedule Appointments to Site Trees

Post-Planting Inspection and Data Collection

Conduct Other Analyses

Water Trees (summer)

Track Data

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Program Model• Tree Giveaways• Neighborhood Outreach• Tree Steward Program• Educational workshops• Young Adult Foresters

Worcester Tree Initiative

Photos courtesy of the Worcester Tree Initiative

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City Planting

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• Planting Partnerships--DCR, WTI, and the City of Worcester

• Street Trees• School Plantings• Park Plantings

– Dodge Park

• Caring for New Trees

Working Together

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Trees for Tracks

• 2011 and 2012• CSX, ACTrees & Worcester

Tree Initiative– And DCR and City of

Worcester– Dodge Park

Exciting Projects

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Sweetgum

Ginkgo

Swamp white oak

Littleleaf lindenWhite oakRed oak

Pin oak

Dawn redwood

Honeylocust

Photos are from the University of Connecticut Plant Database. Swamp White Oak insets: Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org.

Trees for Replanting

Blackgum

Crabapple

White firKousa dogwood

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How to Continue Planting?

• $3 million in federal and state funding

• Scaled-back program

Phase 3: The Post-ARRA Era

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The Post-ARRA Era

3 Replanting Foresters

20 Seasonal Laborers

7,000 Trees

UCF Program Coordinator

3 Long-term Seasonal Laborers

1 Long-term Forestry

Assistant

Direct Grants to

Municipalities

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April 2013

• 12-week planting season• 1,229 trees• New yard at a city facility

The Post-ARRA Era

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Planting

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American arborvitae

Fir, White

Dogwood

Japanese tree lilac

Spruce, Colorado

Cherry, SargentServiceberryHoneylocust

Cherry

Sweetgum

Dawn redwood

Blackgum

Linden

Oak, Red

Crabapple

TuliptreeBeech

Pine, Eastern White

Oak, PinGinkgo

Oak, Swamp White

Oak, White

Species as a Percent of Total Trees Planted 2009-2013

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Plantings by Tree Type

Conifer Ornamental Shade Tree0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

39%

32%29%

Perc

ent

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Shade Tree Preferences

Oak, EnglishCucumber magnolia

OakKentucky coffee tree

ZelkovaOak, ScarletOak, White

Oak, Swamp WhiteHophornbeam

GinkgoOak, Pin

HornbeamBeech

TuliptreeOak, Red

LindenBlackgum

SweetgumHoneylocust

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Percent of Shade Trees

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Challenges

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Where we are Today• 7th planting season• Over 26,000 trees

planted– DCR– Worcester Tree Initiative– Towns and Cities

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Where We’ve Applied the Model

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Contact

Mollie FreilicherCommunity Action Forester

DCR Urban and Community [email protected]