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URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES <br />Current Practices <br />The City of Pleasanton uses the mulch generated from <br />tree work as landscaping material for parks and medians. <br />The City's Climate Action Plan (CAP) has set forth a goal to <br />manage the amount, source, placement, and timing of plant <br />nutrients and soil amendments in City parks, green spaces, <br />and natural areas through actions such as applying recycled <br />wood mulch from tree trimmings into planters, medians, and <br />tree wells and leaving green waste on-site to the extent <br />feasible. The City has also repurposed wood such as in 2017, <br />when the City recycled a black locust tree to craft a bench <br />for a public plaza in front of the Cultural Arts Center on Black <br />Avenue (Figure 1-3). <br />Recommendations <br />■ Consider alternative and creative uses for urban wood <br />repurposing, such as partnership projects with local <br />schools, artisans, and lumber mills. Utilize the City's <br />contractor, West Coast Arborists, in this capacity as they <br />have capabilities for milling. <br />■ Encourage tree contractors to provide mulch to residents <br />or consider establishing mulch giveaway locations <br />throughout the City. Another resource to inform residents <br />about is the website chipdrop.com. Note: mulch should not <br />be given away or installed in areas defined as very high <br />severity fire zones by CalFire (see Appendix A). <br />114 1 CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />