20140721 wrlc overview plus trees

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Western Reserve Land ConservancyOUR LAND, OUR LEGACY

Enduringand

Prosperous


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From the City to theCountryside, we

provide our region

with natural placesthat

nourish and supportenduring and

prosperouscommunities


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We aspire to a total of

400,000 acres preservedby 2025 in our region.Our philosophy is:

Collaborative Strategic Interconnected


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harmony
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=muskingum+watershed+conservancy+district&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=r2vdmh0XdkQYoM&tbnid=L5DEghhmeFqKLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.starkscenes.org/water-quality-watershed-groups/&ei=uH4NUdvHK4yN0QGy4oHYBg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNEQZOCyeBuWZZU-ycq60MhorxMj9Q&ust=1359925181732169


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Natural areas and biodiversity
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=muskingum+watershed+conservancy+district&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=r2vdmh0XdkQYoM&tbnid=L5DEghhmeFqKLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.starkscenes.org/water-quality-watershed-groups/&ei=uH4NUdvHK4yN0QGy4oHYBg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNEQZOCyeBuWZZU-ycq60MhorxMj9Q&ust=1359925181732169http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Q8KKVSvVBJXn1M&tbnid=gLmsCQM9jleg2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.wildlifehc.org/certification/&ei=SLQOUbPBKeq10QGEooH4Ag&bvm=bv.41867550,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNFsFtxJRT8m6KhsDJPkR9Jurf21iA&ust=1360004527852320http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=muskingum+watershed+conservancy+district&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=r2vdmh0XdkQYoM&tbnid=L5DEghhmeFqKLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.starkscenes.org/water-quality-watershed-groups/&ei=uH4NUdvHK4yN0QGy4oHYBg&bvm=bv.41867550,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNEQZOCyeBuWZZU-ycq60MhorxMj9Q&ust=1359925181732169


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Prime Soils, Working Lands


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Urban revitalizationRemoval of Toxins


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Urban Revitalization

Remove Toxins, Add Nutrients.


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Why did

we expandinto cities?

Cuyahoga County1950 to 2000


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Why did this happen to Clevelandand what can be done?

1. All living things are a reflection of theirenvironment, not of an emergentinnate property

2. All living things move away from toxinsand towards nutrients if they can


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1972 Stem Cell research: genetically identical daughter cellsmanifest differently. Only difference was each petri dish

provided a different culture medium or environment

Muscle BoneFat

At the microscopicorganism level


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All living thingsare reflections

of theirenvironment,

not of

themselves

Silvermaple,

a super-organism


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Large Elm Tree thatpreceded the silver

maple and died afew years ago


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Full expression Silver MapleAdaptive Silver Maple canopy
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=silver+maple+tree&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=DsRp7e1VJY6u8M&tbnid=h40Ee780lK2pbM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.arbordoctor.net/homeowners.html&ei=jWZ-UcGsDPen4APX3YGQBw&bvm=bv.45645796,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNEGRSnFYwcMHICCduCb-VrUq4s1Sw&ust=1367324646438138


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East Cleveland, Ohio, en routeto Kirk Middle School

The story of David Strong
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=east+cleveland+ohio+blight&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=h0GdODvUITMBnM&tbnid=olg1wYDLK-M9sM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://rustwire.com/2010/09/14/sprawl-and-the-undoing-of-cleveland/&ei=7jubUeWIFqq_0gGcwYFQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGzNwRHxm23VY4Zj_cOHMzaLB1OKw&ust=1369214200513012http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=east+cleveland+ohio+blight&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=h0GdODvUITMBnM&tbnid=olg1wYDLK-M9sM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://rustwire.com/2010/09/14/sprawl-and-the-undoing-of-cleveland/&ei=7jubUeWIFqq_0gGcwYFQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGzNwRHxm23VY4Zj_cOHMzaLB1OKw&ust=1369214200513012http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=east+cleveland+ohio+blight&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=h0GdODvUITMBnM&tbnid=olg1wYDLK-M9sM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://rustwire.com/2010/09/14/sprawl-and-the-undoing-of-cleveland/&ei=7jubUeWIFqq_0gGcwYFQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGzNwRHxm23VY4Zj_cOHMzaLB1OKw&ust=1369214200513012


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Kirk Middle School was demolished in 2002

David

Strongmatriculatedto University

School inHunting

Valley, Ohio

in 1983
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldohioschools/2240717862/in/set-72157603844562000


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Kirk Middle School to UniversitySchool: 10 miles

a world apart
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=hunting+valley+ohio&source=images&cd=&docid=kGRI__PKBU8vHM&tbnid=OcG4z7pKmQSjQM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.jjhuddle.com/news/articles/2009/7/8/preppers-prevail-hunting-valley-university-school-wins-the-2008-09-ohio-high-cup&ei=BU2dUaizNOTn0QHat4DIBw&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNEDGp4JDdexFamdmBatWEj6tR5FqA&ust=1369348058853145http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=blight+homes&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=hrKe0KaT-WVGlM&tbnid=i9lyaTt7BRHG2M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://perfectmisspierce.blogspot.com/2012/01/after-moping-in-bed-during-gray-and.html&ei=QE-dUfCtOezH0AHcj4H4AQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNEFYhac5k5wtpqb9Bjr3nnQ5Ap-Ew&ust=1369350219121941


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Hunting Valley, Ohio, home of University School


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David Strong went on to attend Johns Hopkins, wherehe earned 4 varsity basketball letters, and then earned

his MD. He is now an ER doctor.

University School.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=university+school+hunting+valley+ohio&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=OnXIsxah2qc_wM&tbnid=-v7Z7JNiAVqwKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://asumag.com/science-laboratory-amp-research-facilities/educational-tool-university-school-hunting-valley-ohio&ei=b0CbUfDeBrTh0wGl4IHABQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNERH1ALA-ruN98kmUMPq0wAS1lRNA&ust=1369215467559991http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=university+school+hunting+valley+ohio&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=OnXIsxah2qc_wM&tbnid=-v7Z7JNiAVqwKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://asumag.com/science-laboratory-amp-research-facilities/educational-tool-university-school-hunting-valley-ohio&ei=b0CbUfDeBrTh0wGl4IHABQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNERH1ALA-ruN98kmUMPq0wAS1lRNA&ust=1369215467559991http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=university+school+hunting+valley+ohio&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=OnXIsxah2qc_wM&tbnid=-v7Z7JNiAVqwKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://asumag.com/science-laboratory-amp-research-facilities/educational-tool-university-school-hunting-valley-ohio&ei=b0CbUfDeBrTh0wGl4IHABQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNERH1ALA-ruN98kmUMPq0wAS1lRNA&ust=1369215467559991


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Nutrients

toxins

All living things move away from toxinsand towards nutrients if they can
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=toxins&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=gC14YkJFVWPuaM&tbnid=jIOENWoOX9o8YM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.answers.com/topic/toxin&ei=oVCdUciOIK2v0AH0hYH4CQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGtm78z82R2GeC_GSUJmQJaKhTO8w&ust=1369350644631431http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=petrie+dish+prokaryotes+cluster&source=images&cd=&docid=SYvco4V1-kzrEM&tbnid=X6TMGA-GxBBZKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.wisegeek.org/how-many-species-of-bacteria-are-there.htm&ei=fEubUYndD4yK0QGC5YCoBg&psig=AFQjCNEhhBXq8HkSw4D9eDjrxUm3TQbkCw&ust=1369218288541163http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=toxins&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=gC14YkJFVWPuaM&tbnid=jIOENWoOX9o8YM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.answers.com/topic/toxin&ei=oVCdUciOIK2v0AH0hYH4CQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGtm78z82R2GeC_GSUJmQJaKhTO8w&ust=1369350644631431http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=toxins&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=gC14YkJFVWPuaM&tbnid=jIOENWoOX9o8YM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.answers.com/topic/toxin&ei=oVCdUciOIK2v0AH0hYH4CQ&bvm=bv.46751780,d.dmg&psig=AFQjCNGtm78z82R2GeC_GSUJmQJaKhTO8w&ust=1369350644631431http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=petrie+dish+prokaryotes&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=gPpGCba6JLBV-M&tbnid=0-Hkq_Baj1NJQM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.microscopemaster.com/prokaryotes.html&ei=z0qbUc73F8Xi0gGtjoCQBQ&psig=AFQjCNGF5F0MX0sIvRNI-6HAKJZp7hLFzA&ust=1369218107787288http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=petrie+dish+prokaryotes+cluster&source=images&cd=&docid=SYvco4V1-kzrEM&tbnid=X6TMGA-GxBBZKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.wisegeek.org/how-many-species-of-bacteria-are-there.htm&ei=fEubUYndD4yK0QGC5YCoBg&psig=AFQjCNEhhBXq8HkSw4D9eDjrxUm3TQbkCw&ust=1369218288541163


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Northeast

Ohio is also apetri dish

Cleveland:

915,000 to 390,000

Cuyahoga County:1.4 million to 1.265 million

E t bli h d b t 20


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Established about 20

new county land banks

Raised $232 million

for urban

revitalization, most ofwhich is for demolition

of vacant, abandoned

and stripped homes

Established and lead a

statewide Land Bank

Network

House the VAPAC,

which is the leading

voice for addressingthe scourge of vacant

homes in Ohio

Launched ReForest

Cities to restore the

urban canopy


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Urban revitalizationRemoval of Toxins


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Urban Revitalization

Remove Toxins, Add Nutrients.


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Wisdom is always the Middle Path.

Not all Green: a wilderness without people.

Healthy Wealthy and

Wise

Not all

grey,

a toxicwasteland
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Im91vmMMHDUp6M&tbnid=lA8ce44EkgeVdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/multimedia/slideshows/climate-energy/air-pollution-china-nationwide/Small-Boy-in-Linfen-China/&ei=S4pZUp_KL7TD4AO-0IDAAw&psig=AFQjCNErEXKp2oyTWbOppcpUS0rVvr4u9g&ust=1381686176675536http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Im91vmMMHDUp6M&tbnid=lA8ce44EkgeVdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/multimedia/slideshows/climate-energy/air-pollution-china-nationwide/Small-Boy-in-Linfen-China/&ei=S4pZUp_KL7TD4AO-0IDAAw&psig=AFQjCNErEXKp2oyTWbOppcpUS0rVvr4u9g&ust=1381686176675536http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Im91vmMMHDUp6M&tbnid=lA8ce44EkgeVdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/multimedia/slideshows/climate-energy/air-pollution-china-nationwide/Small-Boy-in-Linfen-China/&ei=S4pZUp_KL7TD4AO-0IDAAw&psig=AFQjCNErEXKp2oyTWbOppcpUS0rVvr4u9g&ust=1381686176675536http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Im91vmMMHDUp6M&tbnid=lA8ce44EkgeVdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/multimedia/slideshows/climate-energy/air-pollution-china-nationwide/Small-Boy-in-Linfen-China/&ei=S4pZUp_KL7TD4AO-0IDAAw&psig=AFQjCNErEXKp2oyTWbOppcpUS0rVvr4u9g&ust=1381686176675536http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Im91vmMMHDUp6M&tbnid=lA8ce44EkgeVdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/multimedia/slideshows/climate-energy/air-pollution-china-nationwide/Small-Boy-in-Linfen-China/&ei=S4pZUp_KL7TD4AO-0IDAAw&psig=AFQjCNErEXKp2oyTWbOppcpUS0rVvr4u9g&ust=1381686176675536


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The foundational nature of our work

Healthy places are enduring & prosperous


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Parks improve property value.Studies of three neighborhoods

in Boulder, Colo. indicated that property values decreased by

$4.20 for each foot away from a park or preserve

Healthy Wealthy Wise

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A clear fault line begins at upper

16thstreet NW and follows the

Potomac south


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Improves cognitive and

creative development in children and

replaces medical treatments for ADD

Alleviates dementia, stress anddepression

HealthyWealthy and Wise


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Trees reduce home energy

use by 30-50%

Oneyoung, healthy tree = 10room-size air conditionersrunning 20 hours per day

Trees help fight globalwarming;and reduce the urban heat-island effect

Lining every U.S. city street withtrees would reduce U.S.energy costs by $4 billion

Lining every U.S. city street with

trees would absorb 33 milliontons of CO2

Trees save energy
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=V2T5JUVRI4zJnM&tbnid=uMgJcRCNdBjULM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://indulgy.com/post/DFQOwcHu51/nyc-treelined-streets&ei=11uDU734EsOeyATXnQE&bvm=bv.67720277,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNFJHGuzHt4cNvo4w-DrxSJfsjs0rA&ust=1401203974515972


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filter storm water, reduce runoff anderosion, allow ground water recharge,prevent sediment and chemicals from

flowing into streams and lakes.

Trees improve water quality


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Trees ARE

GOOD FOR

BUSINESS!

Trees stimulate economic development, attract andretain new business, and generate tourism.

Commercial retail areas are more attractive to hoppers

Apartments rent more quickly, tenants stay longer, and

space in wooded settings is more valuable to sell or rent.

Vancouver and Vienna The epitome of Enduring and


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Vancouver and ViennaThe epitome of Enduring and

Prosperous. The Common Denominator?

Trees and Parks

50 per cent of Vienna (about 50 000


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50 per cent of Vienna (about 50,000

acres) is green.

Most is for free public use.


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Cuyahoga County


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Top 5:

Chagrin Falls 77%Bentleyville 74%

Gates Mills 73%

Moreland Hills 70%

Hunting Valley 70%

Bottom 5:

North Randall 10%

Brook Park 18%

Warrensville Hts 19%

Cleveland 19%

Linndale 20%

Every city couldachieve 70% or

more Tree

Canopy

y g y

Tree Canopy by

Municipality


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Clevelands long history with trees


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IN 1877, CLEVELAND HAD GREAT TREE COVER4

Cleveland s long history with trees

Referred to as The Forest City dating back to the 1820s


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today, the forest city is Denuded

CURRENT TREE CANOPY

City of Cleveland18% Cuyahoga County38%

Cleveland has so FEW trees that city boundaries can be


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Cleveland has so FEW trees that city boundaries can be

easily seen on google earth!

O i i


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Thriving Communities Institute

FROM VACANCY TO VITALITY

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Re-establishCleveland as

The Forest City

Our vision

Re forestation The TIME is no


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Opportunities in Cleveland nearly half the

land could be suitable for planting

Urban living on the rise here and nationally

Trees are THE key to neighborhoodrevitalization

Demolition creates new opportunities

City does not have the capacity to do amajor tree-planting program without help

Millions available in potential funding sources

Re-forestation: The TIME is now


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Assisted Clevelandwith applications for$2 million in grants

Launched pilot program inCentral neighborhood

Heavy involvement inrevitalization & reforestation

We are playing

a key role

Many potential partners


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Many potential partners

OTHER SUCCESSFUL MODELS
http://www.fairmountminerals.com/Fairmount-Corporate.aspx


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OTHER SUCCESSFUL MODELS

Seattle

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Pittsburgh

Chicago

Step one creating a master plan


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Step one creating a master plan

Use AI to describe a

shared vision to inspire

and engage

stakeholders in caringfor and protecting

trees?

An urban forestry master plan is a roadmap to a healthy canopy and an

enduring and prosperous community

ReForest our City Were Cleveland, and you cant see


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ReForest our City. We re Cleveland, and you can t see

us from Google Earth anymore!

Enduring and Prosperous Communities


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Enduring and Prosperous Communities

Are always the result ofappropriate natural assets

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