Wake Forest Urban Forest Management Plan - 2013

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Concept sketch of Volunteer Tree Nursery, currently under construction

facilities

Town staff and volunteers are currently working to create a Volunteer Tree Nursery behind the maintenance facility at Joyner Park (pictured at right). This nursery will provide in- expensive trees for planting, volunteering opportunities for residents, and storage space for tools and materials. The 1,680 gallon cistern used to water the nursery trees could also be used to fill watering trailers during tree planting.

Young trees at the City of Raleigh’s tree nursery

The Parks and Recreation Department and Facilities Department are planning to ex- pand the maintenance facility in upcoming years to pro- vide space for additional vehicles and Facilities Department staff. When this expansion is designed, we recommend that space be provided for Urban Forestry Program vehicles, trailers, and staff.

Urban Forestry Program Budget

TABLE 16: Urban Forestry Program Budget, 2007-present

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

$140,000 $135,000 $140,000 $140,000 $125,369 $80,000 $110,000

Landscape Services (5463)

Urban Forestry Projects (5490)

$55,000 $95,000 $75,000 $85,665 $25,833 $8,500 $25,000

Administration

$10,855 $15,035 $11,020

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Salary & Benefits

$65,690 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $60,000 $60,000 $61,714

Total

$271,545 $282,535 $263,520 $263,165 $211,202 $148,500 $195,047

Population

24,970 26,634 27,217 28,539 30,329 31,073 31,073

Urban forestry expenses per capita

$10.87 $10.61 $9.68 $9.22 $6.96 $4.78 $6.27

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