Regional Tree Canopy Assessment

Greater Bridgeport Regional CouncilTree Canopy in the Greater

Bridgeport Region

Prepared by: Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne Mark Goetz

• Council of Governments: Chief Elected Officers serve as the GBRC Board of Directors

• Federally Designated Transportation Planning Organization

• Provide services to the six member municipalities (Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford & Trumbull)

ORGANIZATION

SERVICES

• Planning Studies & Project Management

• Comprehensive and Strategic Plans

• Transportation Demand Modeling

• Transit System Analysis

• GIS Mapping & municipal map scanning

• Economic Development/ Demographic/ Market Analysis

• Grant applications, submissions and administration of federal/state programs

• 2013 Basemapping Flight

• 3 inch pixel color and infrared

• Lidar

• Planimetric compilation

• Contours

• RTK GPS

• Parcel Migration and Conversion

Regional Database Development

Funded through State of Connecticut Regional Performance Incentive Program

How much tree canopy do we have?

How much room is there to plant trees?

Environmental Justice

Stewardship

Master Plans

Regulatory

Goal Setting

Targeted Plantings

Prioritization

Awareness

Long Term Monitoring

Correlation

DBH Species

Ecosystem Services Condition

Buildings

Roads/Railroads

Other Paved

Tree Canopy

Grass/Shrub

Bare Soil

Water

Tree Canopy Existing Percent

6% - 15%

16% - 30%

31% - 42%

43% - 56%

57% - 81%

Tree CanopyPossible Percent

17% - 24%

25% - 34%

35% - 44%

45% - 57%

58% - 74%


3% - 14%

15% - 26%

27% - 39%

40% - 56%

57% - 84%

Tree CanopyPossible Percent

15% - 28%

29% - 39%

40% - 48%

49% - 59%

60% - 77%


14% - 26%

27% - 43%

44% - 67%

68% - 77%

78% - 93%

Tree Canopy Possible Percent

7% - 14%

15% - 25%

26% - 32%

33% - 47%

48% - 62%

Tree CanopyExisting Percent

0% - 23%

24% - 46%

47% - 66%

67% - 85%

86% - 100%

Surface Temperature

58 - 61

62 - 63

64 - 66

67 - 70

71 - 80

UrbanizationPrincipal Urban Centers

Metro Cities

Suburban

Urban Outskirts

• Parcels• Road Rights-of-Way

• Municipal• State

• Council Districts