APPLICANT INFORMATION 1. Primary Contact (project manager) Information Name Erik Josephson Municipality/Organization Name (applicant) Does the municipality/organization have any qualified Tree Tenders on its project team? {!) Yes City of Harrisburg Federal employer identification number (required) Mailing address 10 N. 2nd Street Harrisburg, Pa 17101 Phone Email 2. Do any of the project team members have training in urban forestry, arboriculture, or similar knowledge of those subjects? (!) Yes QNo 2a. If yes, please list name of person(s): Scott Pace - Shop Supervisor and Shade Tree Crew Leader, Todd Herbster - Shade Tree Crew, Robert Ferretti - Shade Tree Crew, Erik Josephson - City Arborist ISA Certified PD2314A. All Shade tree crew members are Certified Tree Tenders. 3. (Municipalities only) Is the municipality recognized as a "Tree City USA"? @ Yes 4. Does the municipality or organization have an established shade tree commission? {!)Yes QNo example of approved application 4a. If yes, please list current president : City of Harrisburg has a Urban Tree Advisory Committee, not a commission. Currently Erik Josephson.city arborist, is acting president. 5. Has the municipality or organization conducted a successful tree planting in the past? {!) Yes 0 No Sa. If yes, please provide the following information: Number of previous tree plantings: Over 1 O Total number of tree planted in previous 3 years: Approximate percentage of trees that survived the first two years post-planting : >g O ¾ 85 Page 2 of 9
13. Please provide information concerning volunteer programs involved in this planting project (maybe new or existing relationships) and the estimated number of volunteers anticipated. Please note: any volunteer/in-kind donations must be tracked and documented in the final project report. We currently work with a large local accounting firm, PWC, and their 'Green Team'. This team has participated in our plantings (25 people) and tree monitoring (8 people). We also work with Communities of Hope, this group has helped us plant trees in the past and want to be involved in long term urban forestry in Harrisburg. 15-20 volunteers would be helpful for this project. 14. Does the municipality/organization have any trained Tree Tenders available to assist with this project? If so, please include their information. Erik Josephson -, Scott Pace -city employee, Robert Ferretti - city employee, Todd Herbster -city employee 15. Please provide the names, titles and organizations of the municipal/organizational staff, community members, and/or volunteers registered to attend a Tree Tenders training in relation to this project. Note: a minimum of one (1) person must attend a Tree Tender training per 25 trees planted. Fees to attend a Tree Tenders training are eligible for grant funds. Marc Lanza - new hire - Landscape Tech I - city employee 16. Please describe how, if appropriate, the planting plan fits into a larger community/organization-wide green infrastructure plan. This project is going to focus on planting trees in multiple communities around Harrisburg. Trees will be new to 19th and Forster Playground whereas trees will continue to create age and species diversity in Riverfront Park. As we plant and attempt to gain and gauge interest in different communities in Harrisburg, our goal to create awareness and appreciation for trees throughout Harrisburg as a whole. example of approved application 17. Incorporating young folks in urban and community forestry is an essential component to TreeVitalize's mission. Please provide information related to the applicant in general and the proposed planting plan related to the following: Will this project engage youth in any capacity? Will this project create and/or sustain a new or ongoing partnership with youth-focused organizations? Our last tree planting involved a class from St. Stephan's Episcopal School. We are doing a fall tree planting with Londonderry School. As we have no formal agreement for a planting with a school group in the spring, our multiple locations allow for a greater chance to incorporate youth into involvement of this project. Page 5 of9