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Natural Systems | 52Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 Strategy NS-1. Increase and optimize carbon sequestration and improve ecosystem resilience Existing Ongoing Actions E11. Pesticide Posting Program Emissions reduction City Cost N/A Co-benefits Community Cost N/A The City will continue to implement the Pesticide Posting Program and follow their Integrated Pest Management Program, using notices and signage to inform the public of ongoing pest management operations. E12. Municipal landscape management practice Emissions reduction City Cost N/A Co-benefits Community Cost N/A The City will continue to manage the amount, source, placement, and timing of plant nutrients and soil amendments in City parks, green spaces, and natural areas through actions such as applying recycled wood mulch from tree trimmings into planters, medians, and tree wells and leaving green waste on-site to the extent feasible. E13. Sustainable land management education Emissions reduction City Cost N/A Co-benefits Community Cost N/A The City will build upon existing land management education such as continuing the City’s Environmental Services Water Conservation efforts. For example, encouraging lawn conversion and improving landscape design through sheet mulching will reduce water use, support native habitats, and preserve the aesthetic benefits of well- designed outdoor spaces. Primary Actions P13. Urban Forest Master Plan Emissions reduction 366,2001 City Cost $486k Co-benefits Community Cost $470k The City will develop and implement an Urban Forest Master Plan that includes best practices for tree health and maintenance and reevaluates community tree regulations. The plan should aim to protect and increase tree canopy and native habitat, and to ensure trees are replanted with a "right-sized tree” sufficient minimum soil volume to thrive. The significant carbon storage potential of the plan makes it essential to reaching CAP 2.0 targets. As part of this effort, the following should be considered: • Consider a community planting program that incentivizes the community to increase the quantity of trees planted throughout the city on private property. • Create a community guide with information on the benefits of canopy cover, appropriate species (e.g., climate-adapted, drought-tolerant, and carbon sequestering species), and proper planting practices. For example, trees adjacent to channels should be properly sized and sited as to not impair the function or maintenance of channels. • Modify the municipal code as needed to require climate adapted plantings for projects of a certain size, facilitate tree planting throughout the city, and discourage tree removal. 1 Represents carbon sequestration.