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KNOXVILLE URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN
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The Process

UFMP Process

The road leading up to the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) started in Fall 2020 with an urban tree canopy assessment. Upon completion of this study, which looked at tree canopy cover across the entire area of Knoxville (city and county), Trees Knoxville decided to pursue a master plan for the urban forest, to best utilize this new information and create a strategic plan for the entire community related to trees.  The overall timeline for this project, along with the members of the project Steering Committee and Advisory group is found below.  
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Team Members

Steering Committee
Upon launching this project, Trees Knoxville formed a Steering Committee made up of member of the community, city and county, to help direct this work over the next twelve months.  

Kasey Krouse, Urban Forester, City of Knoxville
Dale Madden, Trees Knoxville (Chair) & Earthadelic Landscape & Construction
Tom Welborn, Trees Knoxville (Past Chair)
Debbie Sharp, Office of Neighborhoods - City of Knoxville 
Chad Weth, Public Service Department - City of Knoxville
Jessie Hillman, Knoxville Knox County Planning
Tommy Smith, 1st District City Councilman - City of Knoxville
Bob Graves, East Tennessee American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Kayla Stewart, City of Knoxville Tree Board
Elaine Reed, Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)
Khann Chov, Keep Knoxville Beautiful (KKB)
Karin Beuerlein, Trees Knoxville
Jessica Rodocker, Knox Area Association of Realtors (KAAR)
Bethany Morris, Landscape Architect Facility Services, University of Tennessee
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Our consultant for this project is Urban Canopy Works, based out of the Northern Kentucky / Cincinnati metro area.
Consultant Team:
Rachel Comte, Principal/Project Lead 

​Mindy Mohrman
Cassandra Homan
Gloria Desanker, Map Nerds
UFMP Advisory Group
A group of representatives from non profits, city/county staff, utilities, development, architects/engineers, education, a representative from each neighborhood, and more were invited to the UFMP Advisory Group.  This group was formed to provide in-depth knowledge and insight into Knoxville's urban forest.  To join the group, members were required to commit to attending three workshops.  These workshops are designed as a forum to collectively explore current conditions in Knoxville, and start to identify challenges and solutions to the most pressing issues. They provide one of the opportunities for the community at-large to self-evaluate the sustainability of Knoxville’s urban forest.   Additional opportunities will be set up for the public to provide input and get involved as well.
Garfield Adams, Knoxville County Schools (Operations)
Sam Adams, University of Tennessee (Arborist)
Andrea Bailey, Aslan Foundation
Cheryl Ball, City of Knoxville (Mayor's Office)
Vicki Baumgartner, Dogwood Arts
Ben Bentley, Knoxville Community Dev. Corp (housing authority)
Karin Beuerlein, Trees Knoxville
Katherine Bike, Knoxville County Schools (Board)
Rick Blackburn, Blackburn Development Group
Brian Blackmon, City of Knoxville (Office of Sustainability)
Angel Bowman, Neighborhood Rep - Lonsdale Neighborhood Assoc.
Kali Burke, University of Tennessee (Student Rep)
Ashley Burnette, Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville
Jayne Burritt, Knoxville Public Building Authority
Rachel Butzler, City of Knoxville (Public Service)
John Cadotte, Neighborhood Rep - Scottish Pike Neighborhood
Khann Chov, Keep Knoxville Beautiful
JoAnn Coakley, Knoxville Garden Club
Gordon Coker, Neighborhood Rep - Fourth and Gill Neighborhood
Martin Cordell, Neighborhood Rep - Old North Knoxville
Jason Cottrell, University of Tennessee (Facility Services)
Carl Courter, University of Tennessee (Student Rep)
Greg Easterly, Neighborhood Rep - Norwood Community Assoc.
Carol Evans, Legacy Parks
Joyce Feld, Scenic Knoxville
Jennifer First, University of Tennessee (College of Social Work)
Bob Graves, Carex Design Group / East TN ASLA
Duane Grieve, East TN Community Design Center
Avery Hawkins, University of Tennessee (Student Rep)
Tim Hester, City of Knoxville (Parks and Recreation)
Tim Hill, Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission
Jessie Hillman, Knoxville -Knox County Planning
Melissa Hinten, University of Tennessee (Sustainability)
Philip Hipps, Neighborhood Rep - Norwood Homeowners Assoc.
Breyauna Hollaway, Neighborhood Rep - Mechanicsville Community Association
Jim Holleman, Avison Young
Monty Howard, Neighborhood Rep - Historic Gibbs Drive
Michele Hummel, Downtown Knoxville Alliance
Dylan Jackson, City of Knoxville (Civil Engineering)
Sharon Jean-Philippe, University of Tennessee (Urban Forestry)
Josh Johnson, Knoxville Utilities Board
Kelsey Jones, City of Knoxville (Tree Board)
Rebekah Jane Justice, City of Knoxville (Mayor’s Office)
Matthew Kellogg, Appalachian Mountain Bike Club
Barbara Kelly, Knox/Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC)
Allison Kelly, Trees Knoxville
George Kemp, Citizens Cemetery
Lindsey Kimble, Bike Walk Knoxville
Kasey Krouse, City of Knoxville (Forestry)
Charles Kwit, University of Tennessee (Forestry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Emily Laird, University of Tennessee (Student Rep)
Jon Livengood, City of Knoxville (Engineering & Transportation)
Joseph Mack, Knox County Parks and Recreation
Dale Madden, Trees Knoxville (Chair)
Cross McCallie, Tate & McCallie Realtors, Inc.
Gerry Moll, Native Plant Rescue Squad
Bethany Morris, University of Tennessee (Landscape Architect- Facility Services)
Ben Nanny, Ijams Nature Center
Jason Periard, Knox County Schools (Operations- Security)
Andy Pulte, University of Tennessee (Gardens)
Elaine Reed, Knoxville Utilities Board
Jim Richards, Knoxville Botanic Garden
Mark Riehl, City of Knoxville (Plans Review & Inspections)
Liz Riester, TN Riverline
Charlotte Rodina, Beardsley Farm
Jessica Rodocker, Knox Area Association of Realtors / Trees Knoxville
Lee Rumble, Knox County Extension/ TN Landscape Association
Hancen Sale, Knox Area Association of Realtors
Jason Scott, CAC Americorps
Wade Seifert, University of Tennessee (Health and Wellness)
Debbie Sharp, City of Knoxville (Office of Neighborhoods)
Randy Short, Tennessee Valley Authority
Doug Shover, Knox County Schools (Operations - Facilities)
Kinsey Simmerman, Knox County Health Department
Charles Sims, University of Tennessee (Baker Center)
Tommy Smith, City of Knoxville (City Council)
Wes Soward, Urban Wilderness Coordinator
Nick St. Sauveur, Cortese Tree Specialist
Dan Steinhoff, City of Knoxville (Tree Board)
Kayla Stuart, City of Knoxville (Tree Board)
Tiffany Sutton, Aslan Foundation
Rylan Thompson, Knox County Master Gardeners
Jerry Thorton, Sierra Club Harvey Broom Group
James Tomerlin, Neighborhood Rep - Cumberland Estates Neighborhood
Chris Towe, Knox County Schools (Operations - Maintenance)
Paige Travis, City of Knoxville (Communications)
David Vandergriff, GriffArbor Consulting
Diane Warwick, Tennessee Division of Forestry
Brent Waugh, Neighborhood Rep - Historic Fourth and Gill
Tom Welborn, Trees Knoxville (Past Chair)
Chris Welsh, TN Ornithological Society - Knoxville Chapter
Chad Weth, City of Knoxville (Public Service)
Curtis Williams, City of Knoxville (Engineering)
Belinda Woodiel-Brill, Knoxville Area Transit
First Advisory Group Workshop.  A group of 75 members of the UFMP Advisory Group (see member list above)  met on Thursday, February 23rd, for the first of three workshops.  A copy of the presentation, a summary of input received, as well as a recording of all the raw notes collected can be found at the links below.  
  • AGW1 Presentation
  • AGW1 Meeting Summary  (also available: raw comments)
  • AGW1 Matrix on The Trees
  • Handout: Climate Change Tree Atlas Table
  • Handout: Neighborhood Data Table
This project is made possible by a community partnership between the following organizations:
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