The 2015 Summer Storm:

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1 The 2015 Summer Storm: After the Storm Symposium Rob Landucci Urban Forestry Manager

2 Outline About Surrey Urban Forest Management Storms in Surrey Teachable moments New Initiatives

3 About Surrey Where are we?

4 About Surrey Normal Weather Patterns ast/modelclimate/vancouver_canada_ america/canada/british-columbia/surrey- 4345/#climate-graph

5 Urban Forest Management Guiding Policies

6 Urban Forest Management Urban Forestry Section

7 Urban Forest Management Urban Forestry Section

8 Urban Forest Management Operational Programs

9 Urban Forest Management Operational Programs

10 Urban Forest Management Operational Programs

11 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management

12 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Scheduled Tree Work Shade Tree Team Pruning Arterial road inspections Budget

13 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Scheduled Tree Work Natural Area Team Scheduled tree risk assessment Budget

14 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Capital 1-5 Program New forest edges Assessment and replanting Budget

15 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Demand Tree Work Resident requests Work control

16 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Demand Tree Work Tree risk assessments Budget

17 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Define categories of storms Establishes procedures, roles and responsibilities Establishes priorities

18 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Pre-season planning

19 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Storm Categories Minor Major

20 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Incident commander Priorities

21 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Tree Risk Assessors Climbing crew Reconnaissance crews

22 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Parks operations Eng - Streets

23 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan Private property Risk management

24 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Pre-season Meeting Review the Storm Response Plan with UF staff Review roles and responsibilities Review Standard Operating Procedures Ensure equipment and materials are ready for the season Initial Storm Response Planning Meeting Determine what level of storm response is required Identify the Incident Commander Determine staffing for required roles Storm Response Meeting Introduce the IC Allocate staff and equipment Review responsibilities of staff Review Standard Operating Procedures

25 Storms The southeasterly windstorm trackway Read, Wolf CMOS Bulletin 44:83-89

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27 Storms The southeasterly windstorm trackway

28 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind

29 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind Read, Wolf CMOS Bulletin 44:83-89

30 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind Fire season

31 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind

32 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind

33 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The response

34 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The response

35 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Natural areas Shade trees

36 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Cottonwoods

37 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Cottonwoods

38 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Natural areas Shade trees

39 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Costs

40 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath

41 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Trail repairs

42 Storms August 2015 An unusual summer wind The aftermath Replanting

43 Teachable Moments Funding Provincial disaster funding

44 Teachable Moments Funding Provincial disaster funding

45 Teachable Moments Operational programs Structural pruning

46 Teachable Moments Operational programs Planting

47 Teachable Moments Operational programs Communication Contracting work

48 Teachable Moments Operational programs Communication Year round Inter-department

49 Teachable Moments Operational programs Planting stock

50 Teachable Moments Development Soil volume

51 Teachable Moments Development Root barriers

52 Teachable Moments Failure patterns

53 New Initiatives Documenting failure patterns Cottonwood failures

54 New Initiatives New failure patterns Cottonwood failures

55 New Initiatives Forest professionals Forest health

56 New Initiatives Forest professionals Wind firming treatments

57 Questions? References: Read, Wolf CMOS Bulletin 44: eather/forecast/modelclimate/vanc ouver_canada_ Thank you! Rob Landucci

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60 Urban Forest Management Tree Risk Management Storm Response Plan When is a storm a storm

61 Lessons Learned Development New forest edge