An important part of any municipality's urban and community tree program is the "boots on the ground" inventory. From recording the overall species composition of your municipality's trees to estimating the age and size of canopy cover, a municipal tree inventory serves as a baseline for future tree planting and removal, maintenance needs, budgets, and heritage tree care. Most importantly, conducting a tree inventory brings everyone outside to closely observe trees and talk to the people who live, work, and play near them.

Municipal Tree Inventory Data conducted through VT UCF is public data collected both by, and for, municipal and public use. View a snapshot of existing inventory data on the Municipal Tree Inventory Dashboard or dive deeper into all municipal data with the Municipal Tree Inventory Web Map. 

Municipal volunteers, staff, student groups, and non-profit groups can contact our program to receive free and in-person training to conduct a Municipal Tree Inventory using our digital platforms.

In these trainings, we discuss:

• Who will conduct the inventory
• What geography the inventory will encompass
• How to use the free applications ArcGIS Field Maps and ArcGIS Survey 123 to collect location, species, condition, and management guidelines about trees.
• How to take and view current and past photos of each tree in the inventory
• Any previously collected tree inventory data and how we can update it
• A plan and timeframe to update or complete each section of inventory
• How to view, sort, filter, and print data as it is collected and once field work is complete.