Percentage of communities having community forestry activities before and after receiving utility-based funding through the Trees Forever organization.
| Community forestry activities or actions added | Number | Response (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before funding | After funding | Communities adding activities | ||
| Volunteer tree-planting group | 97 | 24 | 92 | 68 |
| Tree board | 97 | 12 | 65 | 53 |
| Fund-raising activities for tree planting | 97 | 13 | 66 | 53 |
| Inventory or Iowa DNR assessment of community tree population | 98 | 7 | 57 | 50 |
| Community tree-management plan | 98 | 12 | 41 | 29 |
| Annual Arbor Day Tree planting | 100 | 24 | 52 | 28 |
| Community designation of “Tree City U.S.A.” | 98 | 8 | 36 | 28 |
| Line item in community budget for tree-related activities | 97 | 36 | 60 | 24 |
| Shade tree or street tree ordinance | 96 | 48 | 68 | 20 |
| Community forester | 99 | 7 | 8 | 1 |