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LAP <br /> EUGE!' E Public Works <br /> Maintenance <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> (541) 682 -4800 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Kurt Corey, Director, Public Works Department <br /> FROM: Mark Snyder, Urban Forester <br /> RE: American Forests contract for ITYgreen" project <br /> DATE: April 25, 2001 <br /> Attached, for your signature, is a contract with American Forests for services related to the <br /> "CITYgreen" project. <br /> The purpose of the project is to provide a regional and local analysis of forest canopy cover, <br /> including the entire Willamette Valley from Vancouver, WA to Eugene. Using "CITYgreen" <br /> software, the analysis will address changes in the regional and local forest canopy cover over <br /> several decades, including the quantifiable benefits of canopy cover, such as air pollution <br /> reduction, carbon sequestration, water quality improvements, etc. The project will provide <br /> baseline information which can be used in evaluating Eugene's urban forest canopy cover, tree <br /> preservation goals and regulations, and other forest management activities. <br /> The project will be a cooperative effort between national, state, and local agencies. American <br /> Forests, the oldest non - profit conservation organization in the U.S., is the sponsor of the project, <br /> providing the CITYgreen analysis software, technical expertise, regional data and analysis, and <br /> assistance with public outreach. The Oregon Department of Forestry's (ODF) Urban and <br /> Community Forestry Assistance Program will act as coordinator of the project, providing Eugene <br /> and other cities in the region with background information and technical advice. Other northwest <br /> cities who have confirmed participation in the CITYgreen project to date are: Vancouver, WA, <br /> Portland, Wilsonville, Beaverton, Albany, Tualatin, Salem and Corvallis. <br /> Deliverable products of the project, to be purchased from American Forests, are: a report <br /> containing the results of the regional canopy cover analysis, and detailed analyses of the local, <br /> Eugene, tree canopy cover in both hard copy and CD format. These products will be delivered <br /> before the expiration of the contract, December 30, 2001. Because of the cooperative nature of this <br /> regional -scope project, the coordinating role of ODF, and because of the trademarked CITYgreen <br /> software, American Forests is the only vendor that can provide these deliverables. <br />