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The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is currently developing an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). This plan will provide an important road map for the preservation and maintenance of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s urban forest over the next 40 years. The City has contracted Davey Resources Group, Inc. to facilitate its UFMP development. Your participation in this survey is essential to ensuring that the UFMP reflects the community’s vision for the future of the urban forest.

The urban forest includes all of the trees in Carmel-by-the-Sea, including those on public and private property. The urban forest provides significant environmental benefits and is vital to maintaining the character of the community as “a village in the forest by the sea.”

Your response to this survey will help us more clearly understand community values and the information you share will guide the development of the UFMP. This survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Please only complete one survey, whether a paper version or online. The closing date is Monday, November 13 at 12:00 PM.

Thank you for your participation!

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* 1. I believe Carmel-by-the-Sea has:

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* 2. Currently tree canopy covers 36% of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Considering that many trees are very mature, the urban forest management plan will need to consider replacing aging trees along with meeting community goals for future canopy cover. In your opinion, what is the ideal canopy cover for Carmel’s future urban forest?

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* 3. To help us better understand where YOU most value trees and shade in Carmel-by-the-Sea, please rank (1-6) the following responses, with 1 representing where you most value and enjoy trees and 6 representing where you least value trees.

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* 4. What characteristics of trees in Carmel-by-the-Sea do YOU appreciate most? Please rank (1-7) the following, with 1 representing the characteristic you most value and  7 representing the characteristic you least value.

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* 5. For a typical 4,000 square foot lot in the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, the City Municipal Code recommends the lot have 3 Upper Canopy trees (e.g., Monterey pine, Monterey cypress, and coast redwood) and 1 Lower Canopy  tree (e.g., coast live oak), for a total of 4 trees . Do you believe the recommended number of trees on a typical 4,000 square foot lot should:

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* 6. Describe your willingness to plant trees on your private property in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Check all that apply.

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* 7. The trees growing on my private property in Carmel-by-the-Sea are important to me.

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* 8. The trees growing in the public right-of-way in front of my house (or business) are important to me.

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* 9. Are you satisfied with the current level of care that the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea provides for public trees?

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* 10. Please tell us why you selected your response to the previous question:

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* 11. How do you feel about the level of funding and resources the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea currently allocates to provide for the care of public trees? The City should:

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* 12. Please indicate your priority for the following Public Works’ Forestry Division tasks, with 1 indicating the highest priority and 5 indicating the lowest priority:

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Tree planting
Tree watering
Stump removal
Tree pruning (i.e., thinning canopy, removing deadwood/broken limbs)
Inspect trees for risk/consultation on private property
Fire fuel reduction

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* 13. What tree benefits or "services" in Carmel-by-the-Sea do you value? Please select all that apply:

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