Project Area
Management Goals
Residential goal: Protect and improve tree canopy in Fairfax County in residential communities
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Objectives:
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Maintain the 54.7% tree canopy (1 year)
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Plant 5000 trees on residential properties per year across the county (1 year)
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Fairfax County goals:
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Conserve and improve the quality of existing tree canopy on sites undergoing land development
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Manage nonnative/invasive species that threaten trees and the urban forest community.
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Objectives:
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Review and adapt tree planting list (1 year)
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Identify and preserve best remaining and intact forests (1 year)
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Create best management practices for use of managing invasive species (1 – 3 years)
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Outreach targeted to county residents in identification and management of invasive/nonnative species (1 – 3 years)
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Climate Change Impacts
Challenges and Opportunities
Challenges
Opportunities
Adaptation Actions
Project participants used the Adaptation Workbook to develop several adaptation actions for this project, including:
1.2. Maintain or restore hydrology
1.3. Maintain or restore riparian areas
1.4. Reduce competition for moisture, nutrients, and light
2.1. Maintain or improve the ability of forests to resist pests and pathogens
2.2. Prevent the introduction and establishment of invasive plants and remove existing invasive species
2.3. Manage herbivory to promote regeneration, growth, and form of desired species
4.2. Prioritize and maintain sensitive or at-risk species or communities
5.2. Maintain and restore diversity of native species
7.1. Reduce landscape fragmentation
9.1. Favor or restore native species that are expected to be adapted to future conditions
9.2. Establish or encourage new mixes of native species
9.6. Manage for species or genotypes with wide moisture and temperature tolerances