Good morning everyone!

Good morning Everyone! It’s like we are gathering on a big front porch and looking together out at our trees!

Good Morning, unfortunately my camera is not working but I believe my microphone is

Bob Irvine, is the turkey vulture picture from you?

Good morning, everyone!

Good morning everyone!!

Good morning friends, neighbors, and standing tree people!

Good Morning All!!

Good morning!!!

Good morning!

Good Morning All! Low bandwidth today, audio only. So sorry!!

you’re really low volume even with my volume full up

Good Morning to all

What is the name of the group formed to coordinate comments re type 2 tree permits?

Cat please speak a little slower

Springbrook Park is an urban forest

Trees which connect habitat

A system of trees supporting life within the community

Every tree in the community!

The forest should not have lots of invasive trees, however.

An urban forest is an ecosystem within a city that that helps with many aspects of the community

Community trees and forests

the trees that shade our neighborhoods

All canopy layers

greenery in our urban spaces

a large grouping of trees in a populated area

trees as they mix with city

Nature amongst our homes

the urban forest is a left over forgotten then found

Native trees and understory supporting native wildlife

Our green infrastructure

You are coming in loud and clear

Can accompanying lower trees provide a kind of surrogate taper for a taller tree with no lower branching?

I think all this wonderful info needs to be presented to the Parks and Natural Resources Advisory Board and the advice heeded in designing and deploying Parks and Natural management unless there is some reason why not. Again this is info that is wonderfully insightful!!

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No invite hjere

Jack. which group number am I?

I think you could add “Neglect” to the list as a Human item. i.e. problems (carpenter ants come to mind) that could be cured if caught early. Neglect can be benign such as simply not aware or lacking financial resource to cure.

Great to see the new Mayor and City Council members here! Thank you for caring about LO’s big trees!

I second that emotion

That's wonderful to hear!

anyone here from Woodside Circle HOA I would like to connect: marknmurphy@comcast.net thanks!

Thank you very much. I learned

Thank you Kristin for a positive route forward together!

thank you, this was wonderful!

Thank you, Kristin. Very nice, informative talk!

Kristen, thank you for imparting such important information.

For law makers what advice do you give them to preserve our urban forestry?

For everyone planting a Douglas-fir, what cubic feet of ground/soil would be needed for maturity?

If there were one thing you

Thank you Kristin for that informative talk

you could recommend, what would it be?

Is there a list of acceptable trees for the average homeowner to plant in their yard?? Is this list readily available?

Is there a building fee such as percent for trees - similar as a percent for the arts anywhere in the country?

I’m curious if the recommendation of planting certain trees

Kristin, you presented a rosy picture of Lake Oswego’s forest management. And maybe we’re better than most, but what we manage to save here in the way of trees is the result of people struggling against the cutters who want to remove trees for various reasons. It’s always a result of alert and active neighbors who jump in to prevent removing a tree for small reasons.

Tom, depends on site, other trees present, etc. I look at the portland plant list tree section.

I have the same question about planting re cedar in a mix of oak and ash

Would you recommend having a Natural Resource Advisory Board as we used to have?

Yes, Jim! And it’s so difficult to stay on top of all the permits

Thanks Monica D

Can you recommend some good UF Management Plans to use as a model?

Does the State have a “mulch in place,” initiative, i.e., allow leaves to be alone on soil surfaces?

Question: what’s the relationship between tree health and taper? I’ve never heard of that before (I came in late, so I may have missed your explanation.)

I second Jim Newcomers Comment. It has been a losing battle as there are too many hoops and fees to have citizens who care jump through - not resulting in anything at all to save groves and build huge mansions

Are you still comfortable recommending planting of Doug firs, cedars, etc that require more water than current climate changing would provide?

Do you believe that all urban forests should be managed? Is there ay room for wild” without human interference?

Very good feedback and input!

Thank you all for leadership!

Cindy, my opinion is that with climate change more invasive species are entering these natural spaces so it will take more management for natives to survive.

Urban forest depends on positive interactions by natural species—and also by human relationship and familiarity with these interactions. How do we encourage this wonder with our living environment?

Well said, Mike!

please add the Heritage Tree walk idea as it is a way to build awareness

I also agree with Jim Newcomer’s and Kate Miller’s comments!

Bus tour to the magnificent trees in our community, for senior care centers as a start! After COVID of course.

Great idea, Kate — and maybe more education about Heritage Trees — i.e., how to get them registered.

Not using herbicides and pesticides

Stop using gas powered leaf blowers

I echo Kathleen

Mulch in place

Leaves in place

Yes, down with gas powered leaf blowers

I second Nancy's comment!

Yes Mike, we have to prioritize the weeds. I talked with Megan BigJohn the other day and they are considering stopping treatment of shiny geranium and and Herb Robert

Bring back compliance with Statewide Land Use Planning Goal 5 which is to be reflected in Development Code.

The State of the Urban Forest assessment is several years overdue.

yes to accountability and metrics that are tangible

A “wellness” exam for our forest!

For those looking for a good urban forest management plan, see Saratoga Springs, NY. Excellent Plan document

Agree!!! Lets do it.

Agree with bringing in youth! At the high school level, too

We are looking forward to involving students (High school and elementary/middle) with iTree, Soil Your Undies, and more. Stay tuned.

Will this Zoom session and handouts be made available to all participants?

A recording will be available, as will follow up notes and information! Anyone who signed up or attended the summit will get this email in about a week!

Again, I will advocate for an Urban foresty plan goal, the details will follow if we're successful on the goal

Lake Oswego has the highest tree canopy of any city in the Metro area (50% if my memory is accurate. A great accomplishment and something that can be built on.

thank you, Jackie!

The presentations/notes from screen-sharing would be very helpful!

Thank you Jackie.

we could also add improve\ments for pollinators for right of ways

Great job Zoom team!

Zoom worked out well, thank you!

THANKS EVERYONE!! GREAT JOB!

Thank you for great information & ideas!

Excellent Zoom Meeting. Thank you to all who helped and planned this meeting.

Oswego lake watershed council donation link: https://www.oswegowatershed.org/donate/

Thank you all

What a great community!!

Very informative and beneficial everyone, thank you!

LOSN: https://www.losn.org/

Thank you to all of you who put this together and to all who participated! This was very helpful.

Great to hear all the ideas!

A forest of gratitude!

Thank you so much everyone!