Last week the Mayor of San Francisco, announced new online tool
developed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection (Cal Fire), in cooperation with Friends of the Urban
Forest (FUF) and the City of San Francisco, to catalogue the
city’s trees. “You can add the trees around your home, office,
school, or local café to the Urban Forest Map, or you can use it
to learn more about the trees in your neighborhood,” said Amber
Bieg, manager of the project. “It’s like a census for trees.”
Anyone with a web browser, whether on a mobile device, laptop or
desktop computer, can add information about specific trees to
the Urban Forest Map, such as their location, species, size, and
health. That data can then be used by urban foresters and city
planners to better manage trees in specific areas, track and
combat tree pests and diseases, and plan future tree plantings.
Climatologists can use it to better understand the effects of
urban forests on climates, and students can use it to learn
about the role tree