Urban Forest Managment Plan

The Town of Los Gatos will be contracting a consultant to create an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). The Town of Los Gatos is seeking a consultant to work with Town staff and stakeholders to create an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). The successful candidate will perform urban tree canopy assessment mapping, analyze data and make recommendations, facilitate community outreach meetings, and provide a written UFMP to guide policy and management decisions with the final goal of equitable, sustainable, and climate resilient care, management, and growth of the Towns urban forest. The UFMP will recognize trees as critical infrastructure and support the inclusion and integration of urban forestry into all aspects of Town planning, codes, ordinances, and policies. The spatial analysis included in the UFMP will provide valuable data such as change in tree canopy cover and percentage of tree canopy on private property, as well as model climate change impacts and provide goals for replacing lost or missing urban tree canopy cover. The consultant will include a Community Engagement Plan and coordinate all stakeholder meetings.