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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN
What is an Urban Forest?
An urban forest is all trees in the City, like those that grow along streets, in parks, and on private and commercial properties. Urban trees that grow within communities help Guadalupe residents adapt to more extreme weather such as heat, storms, and flooding by providing shade, cleaning air, and reducing stormwater impacts, and supporting local wildlife.
Why does Guadalupe Need an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP)?
- Healthier and Safer Trees: A UFMP helps us maintain the health and diversity of our trees, ensuring trees are thoughtfully planted and maintained to serve the next generations and minimize risks to life and property.
- Environmental Benefits: Trees provide shade, absorb pollutants, reduce stormwater runoff, and combat climate change by sequestering carbon. A UFMP will help the City leverage trees strategically to address challenges faced by the community of today and the future.
- Community Well-being: Guadalupe’s parks and green spaces promote physical and mental health, offering places for recreation and relaxation. The City’s UFMP will help guide the City toward growing and maintaining Guadalupe’s urban forest so that everyone in the community has equal access to trees and the benefits they provide.
- Economic Value: Well-maintained trees can increase property values and attract businesses, boosting our local economy. The UFMP will create strategies for enhancing and preserving these valuable community assets. A well-maintained urban forest also provides more opportunities for workforce development in the green jobs sector.
Guadalupe Urban Forest Management Plan
The City has completed the Guadalupe Urban Forest Management Plan. You can access the UFMP, Executive Summary, and Appendices in the links below:
- Guadalupe UFMP pdf doc: Guadalupe_UFMP_100%_Final_draft_20260218
- Guadalupe UFMP Executive Summary pdf doc: City of Guadalupe_Executive Summary_Graphic (1)
- Guadalupe UFMP Appendices pdf doc: Guadalupe UFMP Appendices_Final
Contact
Have any other questions or input? Please email: Dayanira Kamal Cruz at dcruz@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Funding Acknowledgement
The City of Guadalupe was awarded a grant from the California Department of Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program.
Contact the Public Works Department
City Administrator
David Trujillo
P: 805.356.3891
dtrujillo@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Contract City Engineer
Jeff van den Eikhof
P: 805.470.1910 ext 101
jeff@eikhofdesigngroup.com
Dayanira Kamal Cruz
Engineering Technician
P: 805.310.9052
dcruz@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Your Public Works Team
Streets:
Rudy Gutierrez – Maintenance Worker Lead
rgutierrez@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Water Department:
Jaime Vidales – Water Department Supervisor
JVidales@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Wastewater Department:
David (Dave) Miklas – Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Supervisor
dmiklas@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
Facilities and Parks:
Eddie Schubert – Facilities Maintenance Lead
eschubert@ci.guadalupe.ca.us
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918 Obispo Street
Guadalupe, CA 93434
By Mail:
PO Box 908
Guadalupe, CA 93434
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