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City of Buffalo, MN Tree Inventory <br />and Management Plan <br />Davey Resource Group, Inc. (DRG) was contracted by the City of <br />Buffalo, MN to conduct a tree inventory and management plan as <br />part of the city’s comprehensive tree care program. The results of this <br />project will help Buffalo better understand the composition, structure, <br />and maintenance needs of its urban forest; allocate resources; develop <br />risk management strategies; and promote the ecosystem benefits the <br />city’s trees provide to the local community. The proposed project has <br />the following key components: <br />Tree Inventory. The project is a GIS-based inventory of maintained <br />trees found along public rights-of-way (ROW) and in public parks and <br />properties. The inventory consists of DRG’s urban foresters locating <br />approximately 4,892 sites and recording the specified information <br />about each site in the inventory database. DRG bases our tree inventory <br />on the ANSI A300 Part 9 standards. <br />Tree Management Software. DRG offers a free, one-time, one-year <br />trial of our TreeKeeper® Software. DRG delivers the city’s inventory data <br />in TreeKeeper® and as ESRI® shapefiles and an Excel™ Spreadsheet. <br />Tree Management Plan. DRG uses Buffalo’s inventory data and <br />industry standards and best management practices to develop a tree <br />inventory management plan with a section focused on Emerald Ash <br />Borer upon completion of the inventory. <br />The City of Buffalo has a long-standing relationship with DRG and the <br />Davey Tree Expert Company. The city will continue to use the data from <br />the inventory and management plan to perform pruning, removals, and <br />planting according to the plan’s schedule. <br />BUFFALO, MN <br />Project Completion: 2022 <br />Project Owner: City of Buffalo, MN <br />Reference: Adam Farrell, Parks Supervisor | <br />adam.farrell@ci.buffalo.mn.us <br />