Key Eugene Stats
Human population: ~166,000 people
Street tree population: We just completed a com-
prehensive street tree inventory last summer; we
have 76,220 trees and 406 different species. The
street tree stocking level is about 82% (with 16,000
potential planting sites identified). The total replace-
ment value of our street tree population is calcu-
lated at $152, 281,528; the annual environmental
benefits are valued at $5,136,039. City-wide canopy
cover is about 23%. We have a target of 30% UTC
within the next 10 to 20 years. Thanks to a recent
LiDAR assessment, we know our entire metropoli-
tan area has 1,086,748 trees that are 35 feet or taller,
with 75% of those situated on private property.
Park tree population: We are currently working on a
ground-based tree inventory project in developed parks
and hope to wrap up this project shortly. At present,
we have almost 6,000 trees inventoried. We also are
working with a team from Portland State University to
give us figures for our undeveloped park/extensively
managed tree population, using LiDAR-based data.
Urban forestry budget: $2,350,000
for Fiscal Year 2019
Number of urban forestry staff: Ten FTE, with several
seasonal employees and interns each year as well.
Eugene's Urban Forestry team with
some of the giant sequoia seedlings
they'll be planting as part of the
City's 2,021 by 2021 project.
An old bigleaf maple street tree
with structural issues (with Scott
Altenhoff inside).
The log-loading trailer greatly helps the team
repurpose trees that require removal.
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