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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 3 <br />24CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SERVICES RFQ NO. 16-06-02 <br />Lake Worth Tree Inventory and Management Plan <br /> <br />Client City of Lake Worth <br /> <br />Contact Felipe Lofaso, Assistant Director of Public Works <br />1749 3rd Avenue South, Lake Worth, Florida 33460 <br />Tel. (561) 586-1720 Fax. (561) 586-1750 Email. flofaso@lakeworth.org <br /> <br />Project Dates: 5/2014 – 5/2015 <br /> <br />Location City of Lake Worth – Various Locations <br /> <br />Project Budget/Fees $27,317 <br /> <br />Description <br /> <br />Lake Worth is a coastal city of 37,000 residents and seven <br />square miles, located in Palm Beach County, Florida. The <br />Atlantic Ocean and the broad waters of the Lake Worth <br />Lagoon form the City's east boundary and the beautiful <br />fresh waters of Lake Osborne its west. <br /> <br />Lake Worth’s tree canopy has been integral to the City’s <br />identity since incorporation in 1919. In 2013, the City’s <br />Public Services Department initiated a City-wide tree <br />inventory, canopy coverage assessment and management <br />plan project to provide a baseline status of the City’s <br />canopy and to plan for the future. <br /> <br />In 2014, E Sciences was awarded the tree inventory and <br />management plan contract. We provided the following <br />services: <br /> <br /> SA certified arborists conducted a city-wide tree inventory using a Trimble GPS data collector with a laser range finder <br />improving accuracy, speed and efficiency. <br /> Observations were made during the tree inventory about the environmental context of the City’s trees including soils, <br />encroachment by invasive species, and general trends in tree and plant health. <br /> A canopy assessment was conducted of the City’s urban forest canopy for three different time periods. The assessments <br />provided canopy coverage percentages for each period with a standard error of less than 2 percent. Using this <br />information, E Sciences was able to estimate the percent canopy lost during the hurricanes of 2004/2005 and the <br />rejuvenation that has occurred since. <br /> The City’s code was analyzed to determine regulations on tree protection and landscape planting requirements. <br /> <br />After all the data was collected, analyzed and discussed, E Sciences prepared a management plan that provided <br />recommendations to manage public and private trees, an analysis of risks to the urban forest associated with plant pests, <br />development, sea level rise and other climate change issues, and recommendations for adaptive management. <br /> <br /> <br />ESciences, Inc.