Description
The City of Atlanta is seeking a consultant to develop a comprehensive Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) to guide the management, protection, and expansion of the city's urban forest. The plan will establish actionable goals, performance metrics, and implementation recommendations to guide the city's urban forest management over a 15-year planning horizon. The selected consultant will provide project management, technical analysis, public and stakeholder engagement, urban forestry assessments, policy and code review, data collection and evaluation, GIS and technology recommendations, implementation strategies, funding and resource analysis, and preparation of a comprehensive master plan. Key aspects of the project include:
• Reversing canopy decline and achieving 50% tree canopy coverage
• Ensuring equitable canopy preservation and maintenance
• Increasing efficiency of urban forest management
• Community engagement and participation
• Data collection and review
• Identification of logistics and resource needs to implement recommendations
• Development of a public engagement plan and community outreach