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A <br />a STATUS OF THE URBAN FOREST (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TREES) <br />Table 2-5. Canopy Cover by Tree Maintenance District <br />1 <br />22.8% <br />27.6% <br />4.8% <br />2 <br />22.7% <br />29.8% <br />7.1% <br />3 <br />14.9% <br />24.3% <br />9.4% <br />4 <br />13.9% <br />17.9% <br />4.0% <br />5 <br />21.1% <br />25.4% <br />4.3% <br />6 <br />21.8% <br />25.4% <br />3.6% <br />7 <br />22.7% <br />26.1% <br />3.4% <br />8 <br />24.0% <br />26.2% <br />2.2% <br />9 <br />12.4% <br />18.8% <br />6.4% <br />10 <br />19.6% <br />25.8% <br />6.2% <br />11 <br />9.6% <br />15.9% <br />6.3% <br />12 <br />15.1% <br />30.0% <br />14.9% <br />13 <br />16.4% <br />21.1% <br />4.7% <br />17 <br />7.9% <br />16.6% <br />8.7% <br />122 1 CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />Neighborhoods <br />Among the 77 neighborhoods within the analysis <br />boundary, 72 experienced an increase, in absolute <br />canopy change percentage terms, ranging from 0.7% <br />to 22.7%, with Ruby Hill recording the largest increase <br />at 22.7%. Only one neighborhood, Jensen Tract, <br />saw a decrease of 0.2%. The average canopy across <br />neighborhoods increased from 23.0% in 2012 to 29.8% <br />in 2022. These results provide valuable insights for <br />the City to focus efforts on targeted areas that require <br />canopy enhancement. <br />Parks <br />Of the 48 parks within the analysis boundary, 39 <br />experienced an increase ranging from 0.8% to 22.5%, <br />while nine parks experienced a decrease ranging <br />from 0.2% to 19.8%. Vintage Hills Park saw the largest <br />increase at 22.5%, whereas Civic Park experienced the <br />largest decrease at 19.8% due to the loss of the mature <br />American Elm trees to Dutch Elm Disease. The average <br />canopy cover across all parks was 36.5% in 2012 and <br />41.9% in 2022. <br />Potential Reasons for <br />Canopy Cover Increase <br />The results reveal an overall increase in canopy <br />cover across all examined delineations from 2012 to <br />