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How to Plan
•Continuous process
–Not a one-time event
•Don’t get overwhelmed
–Start small and build
•Allow for adaptability
–Natural disasters
–Economic changes
•Not in a vacuum
–Involve community, businesses, municipality
–Tie to comprehensive plan
What do we want?
What do we have?
How do we get what we want?
Are we getting what we wanted?

| An urban forest management plan is a continuous process where you constantly ask yourself, “what do we want from our forest”, “what do we currently have at our disposal to help us get what we want”, “how do we use what we have to get what we want”, and then reassess periodically to ask “Are we getting what we wanted”.
| This is not a one-time event.
| Management plans can be as detailed as you want to make them, but it easy to get overwhelmed.
| Start small and build from there to ensure the plan is used and not collecting dust on the shelf.
| Build adaptability into the plan because we can’t predict the future.
| Keep in mind that decisions urban forest management effect everyone living in the community, so include them in the planning process.
| A plan that includes residents, businesses, and municipal departments has a better chance of succeeding than one that doesn’t.
| Also a plan that addresses a city’s master or comprehensive plan will be much more useful to the community and will more likely be supported by policy-makers.