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118 | CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN <br />STATUS OF THE URBAN FOREST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TREES <br />This section of the Technical Assessment provides a review <br />of the historical and existing canopy cover, and identifies <br />priority areas for increasing tree canopy by evaluating the <br />distribution of the tree canopy across the City. The canopy <br />cover analysis establishes the baseline condition from <br />which to develop short- and long-term goals and objectives <br />for maintaining and growing healthy and large trees and <br />increasing tree canopy to maximize resident enjoyment of <br />the environmental services provided by trees. <br />The following sections describe the current status of the <br />City’s tree canopy and provide recommendations that can <br />help advance the City toward maintaining existing tree <br />canopy and achieving a more equitable canopy cover that <br />improves the community. <br />2.3 Canopy Cover Assessment <br />A City-wide land cover classification and canopy cover <br />assessment was conducted for Pleasanton using 2022 <br />aerial imagery. This assessment included a canopy change <br />analysis that compared the 2022 canopy results with data <br />from 2012 and 2018 to identify trends and changes in <br />urban tree canopy cover over time. See Appendix F for the <br />methodology on the Land Cover Classification and Canopy <br />Change Analysis. <br />Land Cover Results <br />The land cover percentages for 2022 are presented in <br />Table 2-1, with the canopy cover illustrated in Figure 2-1. <br />Table 2-1. 2022 Land Cover <br />Land Cover Type Acres Land Cover Percent (%) <br />Canopy 3,472 25.3% <br />Low-Medium Vegetation 2,370 17.3% <br />Bare Ground 1,920 14.0% <br />Impervious Surfaces 5,809 42.3% <br />Water 149 1.1%