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Urban Forest Operations Review and <br />Strategic Plan <br />City of University City, Missouri <br />Davey Resource Group • <br />1500 N Mantua St • PO Box 5193 • Kent, Ohio 44240-5193 • 800-828-8312 • www.davey.com 1609 Missouri Avenue • St. Louis, <br />University City’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry <br />MO 63104 • 314-822-7700 <br />maintains over 30,000 trees on public streets and parks. It has one of the oldest recognized <br />forestry departments in the country and has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the <br />National Arbor Day and Missouri Department of Conservation for over 25 years. The city is <br />identified, in large part, by its tree-lined streets. <br />Recently, the city has started the process of developing an Urban Forest Operations <br />Review and Strategic Plan. This plan will provide guidance for balancing the built <br />environment with the urban forest, and will discover efficiencies and improvements that can <br />be made to the city’s management practices and operations. <br />Goals <br />Provide a thorough review with strategies, policies, standards, and actions to protect, enhance, expand, <br />and preserve the city’s public forest resource. <br />Coordinate and improve the city’s tree management in an equitable, economic, and sustainable manner. <br />Provide a valuable strategic planning tool that will become part of the city’s forestry operational style. <br />For more information, contact: <br />Skip Kincaid, Project Manager <br />Davey Resource Group <br />1609 Missouri Avenue <br />St. Louis, MO 63104 <br />skincaid@davey.com <br />314-822-7700 <br />James Crowe, City Forester <br />City of University City <br />jcrowe@ucitymo.org <br />314-505-8619 <br />Please take a few moments to answer the questions on the attached page. <br />Answers can be hand written and returned by mail to Skip Kincaid, or sent to his email address. <br />Simply put “U City Trees” in the subject line and start each response with the question number. <br />Your input will greatly assist this project! <br />Return no later than January 30, 2009 <br /> <br />