Location: Downtown Madison
Beginning in 2017, the UTA partnered with the Madison Metropolitan School District to develop a comprehensive management strategy for its trees. This began as a complete inventory and analysis of existing tree resources, with particular attention to ash trees and their projected decline from the emerald ash borer. This analysis was then used a basis for estimating future tree-related costs and work priorities.
Tree planting needs were identified and quantified as a central component of the resulting urban forest master plan. This planting component has directed four subsequent years of planting efforts to replace ash trees and further grow and diversify campus canopies. To date, we’ve planted over 320 trees at 18 Madison schools.
In 2018, the Campus Canopy Project also grew to include the following school districts: Middleton/Cross Plains, Waunakee, Stoughton, Monona Grove, and Sun Prairie. An urban forest management plan was prepared for each of these districts. In Waunakee, the UTA has helped facilitate an additional 45 tree plantings.
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