Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2114Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 14, 2022An act to amend Section 4799.08 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest resources. An act to add Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forests.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2114, as amended, Kalra. Forest resources: urban forestry. California Pocket Forest Initiative.Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative, administered by the department in conjunction with the act to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests, as defined, on their public land and to offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for specified public schools. The bill would require grant applications submitted to the department to contain specified information. The bill would require entities that receive a grant to take specified actions, including following the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.The California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 has a purpose of, among other things, promoting the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including expanded urban forest canopy. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the law relating to the acts purpose.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, California hosts 281 threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.SECTION 1.Section 4799.08 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4799.08.(a)The purpose of this chapter is to do all of the following:(1)Promote the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A)Expanded urban forest canopy.(B)Community greening.(C)Increased carbon sequestration.(D)Reduced energy consumption.(E)Reduction of impacts of the urban heat island effect.(F)Improved management of stormwater and dry weather runoff.(G)Improved local water capture and efficient use of water for urban forest maintenance.(H)Climate adaptation, with an emphasis on disadvantaged communities.(2)Stop the decline of the states urban forest resources, facilitate the planting of trees in urban communities, and improve the quality of the environment in urban areas through the establishment and improved management of urban forest resources.(3)Facilitate the creation of permanent jobs in tree maintenance and related urban forestry activities in neighborhood, local, and regional urban areas to enable workforce training for young adults in disadvantaged communities.(4)Optimize the potential of tree and vegetative cover in reducing energy consumption and producing fuel and other products.(5)Encourage the coordination of state and local agency activities in urban forestry and related programs and encourage maximum community participation in their development and implementation.(6)Assist the Department of Agriculture to prevent the introduction and spread within this state of known and potentially damaging or devastating invasive pests and diseases.(7)Reduce or eliminate tree loss resulting from invasive pests and diseases.(8)Promote policies and incentives for implementing entities that advance improved maintenance of urban forest canopy to optimize multiple benefits.(b)In implementing this chapter, the department shall consult with the State Water Resources Control Board to identify additional opportunities to improve water resources management through urban forestry projects.
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2114Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 14, 2022An act to amend Section 4799.08 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest resources. An act to add Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forests.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2114, as amended, Kalra. Forest resources: urban forestry. California Pocket Forest Initiative.Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative, administered by the department in conjunction with the act to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests, as defined, on their public land and to offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for specified public schools. The bill would require grant applications submitted to the department to contain specified information. The bill would require entities that receive a grant to take specified actions, including following the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.The California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 has a purpose of, among other things, promoting the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including expanded urban forest canopy. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the law relating to the acts purpose.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2114
Introduced by Assembly Member KalraFebruary 14, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra
February 14, 2022
An act to amend Section 4799.08 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forest resources. An act to add Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to forests.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2114, as amended, Kalra. Forest resources: urban forestry. California Pocket Forest Initiative.
Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative, administered by the department in conjunction with the act to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests, as defined, on their public land and to offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for specified public schools. The bill would require grant applications submitted to the department to contain specified information. The bill would require entities that receive a grant to take specified actions, including following the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.The California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 has a purpose of, among other things, promoting the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including expanded urban forest canopy. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the law relating to the acts purpose.
Existing law establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection within the Natural Resources Agency. Existing law vests the department with specified responsibilities, including providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary. Existing law, the California Urban Forestry Act of 1978, has as a stated purpose the promotion of the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities.
This bill would establish the California Pocket Forest Initiative, administered by the department in conjunction with the act to provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests, as defined, on their public land and to offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for specified public schools. The bill would require grant applications submitted to the department to contain specified information. The bill would require entities that receive a grant to take specified actions, including following the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.
The California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 has a purpose of, among other things, promoting the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including expanded urban forest canopy.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the law relating to the acts purpose.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, California hosts 281 threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.SECTION 1.Section 4799.08 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:4799.08.(a)The purpose of this chapter is to do all of the following:(1)Promote the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A)Expanded urban forest canopy.(B)Community greening.(C)Increased carbon sequestration.(D)Reduced energy consumption.(E)Reduction of impacts of the urban heat island effect.(F)Improved management of stormwater and dry weather runoff.(G)Improved local water capture and efficient use of water for urban forest maintenance.(H)Climate adaptation, with an emphasis on disadvantaged communities.(2)Stop the decline of the states urban forest resources, facilitate the planting of trees in urban communities, and improve the quality of the environment in urban areas through the establishment and improved management of urban forest resources.(3)Facilitate the creation of permanent jobs in tree maintenance and related urban forestry activities in neighborhood, local, and regional urban areas to enable workforce training for young adults in disadvantaged communities.(4)Optimize the potential of tree and vegetative cover in reducing energy consumption and producing fuel and other products.(5)Encourage the coordination of state and local agency activities in urban forestry and related programs and encourage maximum community participation in their development and implementation.(6)Assist the Department of Agriculture to prevent the introduction and spread within this state of known and potentially damaging or devastating invasive pests and diseases.(7)Reduce or eliminate tree loss resulting from invasive pests and diseases.(8)Promote policies and incentives for implementing entities that advance improved maintenance of urban forest canopy to optimize multiple benefits.(b)In implementing this chapter, the department shall consult with the State Water Resources Control Board to identify additional opportunities to improve water resources management through urban forestry projects.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, California hosts 281 threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, California hosts 281 threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.(e) According to the United States census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) California is home to a wide variety of rich, biodiverse natural habitats.
(b) Natural habitats offer many benefits, such as groundwater recharge.
(c) According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System, California hosts 281 threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. It is also home to thousands of other species that fill crucial roles in the states ecosystems. Many of these species require access to natural habitats in order to survive.
(d) Access to natural green spaces is beneficial to human health and happiness, especially for children and economically disadvantaged communities.
(e) According to the United States census, 95 percent of Californias population lives in urban areas. This makes it the most urban state in the nation.
(f) Pocket forests can benefit society in a number of ways. First, they can confer some of the benefits of natural habitat onto urban areas. Second, they can attract and sustain species that may otherwise struggle to thrive in highly developed, low biodiversity regions. Third, they can provide easy access to natural green spaces for the growing number of urban-dwelling Californians.
(g) California works diligently to conserve its unique, biodiverse natural habitats and improve the health and happiness of its residents. Therefore, it is in the states interest to promote the creation of pocket forests.
SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read: CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.
SEC. 2. Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 4799.12.2) is added to Part 2.5 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative
CHAPTER 2.1. California Pocket Forest Initiative
4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.
4799.12.2. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) Initiative means the California Pocket Forest Initiative.
(b) Miyawaki method means a method of planting that first analyzes and improves a plots soil conditions, then densely plants the plot with between 50 to 100 native main tree species, subspecies, shrubs, and ground-covering herbs. The trees planted through this method should, if possible, be grown from seeds, not grafts or clones.
(c) Pocket forest means a small plot of urban land that has been planted according to the Miyawaki method.
4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.
4799.12.3. The California Pocket Forest Initiative is hereby established in the department. The department shall coordinate implementation of the initiative in conjunction with the California Urban Forest Act of 1978 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06)). The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Adjust the Miyawaki method to be compatible with Californias unique ecological features and challenges, as necessary.
(b) Create guidelines that determine the native plant species that are appropriate for each pocket forest. These guidelines shall emphasize the use of drought-resistant native plant species.
(c) (1) Provide grants to cities, counties, districts, nonprofit organizations, and public schools to create pocket forests on their public land.
(2) The department shall prioritize disadvantaged communities and communities that lack publicly accessible green space.
(d) Provide resources to grant recipients to help them source the necessary seeds and seed-grown saplings for their project.
(e) Offer grade-appropriate urban forestry and ecology curriculum for public schools that are approved for pocket forest grants.
4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.
4799.12.4. Grant applications submitted to the department shall contain both of the following:
(a) A description of the land that will be planted with a pocket forest.
(b) Any additional information that the department deems necessary.
4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.
4799.12.5. An entity that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall do both of the following:
(a) Have a well-defined project with meaningful partnerships for implementation and a plan for long-term maintenance of the pocket forest.
(b) Follow the departments advice and guidance when establishing and maintaining their pocket forest.
(a)The purpose of this chapter is to do all of the following:
(1)Promote the use of urban forest resources for purposes of increasing integrated projects with multiple benefits in urban communities, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A)Expanded urban forest canopy.
(B)Community greening.
(C)Increased carbon sequestration.
(D)Reduced energy consumption.
(E)Reduction of impacts of the urban heat island effect.
(F)Improved management of stormwater and dry weather runoff.
(G)Improved local water capture and efficient use of water for urban forest maintenance.
(H)Climate adaptation, with an emphasis on disadvantaged communities.
(2)Stop the decline of the states urban forest resources, facilitate the planting of trees in urban communities, and improve the quality of the environment in urban areas through the establishment and improved management of urban forest resources.
(3)Facilitate the creation of permanent jobs in tree maintenance and related urban forestry activities in neighborhood, local, and regional urban areas to enable workforce training for young adults in disadvantaged communities.
(4)Optimize the potential of tree and vegetative cover in reducing energy consumption and producing fuel and other products.
(5)Encourage the coordination of state and local agency activities in urban forestry and related programs and encourage maximum community participation in their development and implementation.
(6)Assist the Department of Agriculture to prevent the introduction and spread within this state of known and potentially damaging or devastating invasive pests and diseases.
(7)Reduce or eliminate tree loss resulting from invasive pests and diseases.
(8)Promote policies and incentives for implementing entities that advance improved maintenance of urban forest canopy to optimize multiple benefits.
(b)In implementing this chapter, the department shall consult with the State Water Resources Control Board to identify additional opportunities to improve water resources management through urban forestry projects.