Project: Unite multiple groups currently working independently in the care of Janesville’s urban forest. Create more community awareness and help establish a sense of urgency to take action in Rock County, particularly the City of Janesville, relative to Emerald Ash Borer. Members: Melissa Carollo, Kari Drascic, Venesa Draves, Andrew Howard

1. LEAGUE
janesville
P r e s e n t e d B y : M e l i s s a C a r o l l o , A n d r e w H o w a r d , V e n e s a D r a v e s , K a r i D r a s c i c
URBAN FORESTRY

2. INITIAL
IDEA

3. Initial Investigation
City of
Janesville
Janesville Shade
Tree Advisory
Committee (JSTAC)
UW-
Cullen Slapak,
City of Janesville Parks Director
Scot SCHILLING & The JSTAC
Committee Meeting
Christy Marsden, Horticulture
Educator UW-Extention
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2
3

4. INTERVIEW
PROCES
S
Cullen Slapak &
Scott Schilling,
City of Janesville
Christy Marsden, UW
Extension
Dave Graham,
Owner & Landscape
Architect
Mark Dwyer,
Rotary Gardens
Mark Freitag,
City Manager -
Janesville
Janesville Shade Tree
Advisory Committee
(JSTAC)
Rich Bostwick,
County Supervisor

5. OUR
IDENTIFIED NEEDS
LACK OF
INFORMED
COMMUNITY
EXPENSIVE
TREATMENT
OVER POPULATION
OF MAPLE TREES
RESIDENTS RESPONSIBLE
FOR TERRACE TREES
OUTDATED
WEBSITE
OUTDATED PRINT
COLLATERAL
LACK OF PRESENCE AT
COMMUNITY EVENTS
EFFICIENT DISPOSAL
OF WASTE TREES
UNDER UTILIZED
SOCIAL MEDIA
NO FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
IN CITY OF JANESVILLE

6. JANESVI
LLE
is the “City of
Trees”
ASSETS:
 Lo cal Tale nt
 “B ird C ity”
 N e w C ity
Fo re stry P o sitio n
 Wid e Varie ty
o f O rganizatio ns
 Gro wing Sup p o rt
o f C ity M anage m
 O p e nness to
C o mmu nity

7. BIGGES
T
NEED - LOCAL
ARBORISTS &
BUSINESSES
LOCAL
GROUPS
CITY
UNIFIED TEAM
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES

8. DEFINE
SCOPE -
IN SCOPE
OUT OF
SCOPE

9. OUR
GOALS
RECONFIGURED CHARTER
TO IN-SCOPE & OUT OF
SCOPE ITEMS

10. Key Members
Were Brought
Together
An Agenda was
provided to guide
Communica
tionPositive
Accomplishme
nts Shared

11. Farmers
Market
Library
Meeting
Rooms
Needs
List
Contacts
List
Venesa’s
New
Role
URBAN FORESTRY
OPPORTUNI
TIES
Providing the League with Opportunities

13. you
thank