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Appendix 3: Annual Operating Costs
Table 3 provides annualized operating cost estimates for various urban forest management activities at current and target canopy levels.
Current total annualized cost: $215,000Estimated annualized cost for 30% canopy: $505,000Estimated annualized cost for 40% canopy: $1,325,000Tree planting activity cost: $150.00 per unit
Appendix 3 Annual Operating Costs
Table 3. Annualized operating cost estimates.
| LC Activities | Activity Cost ($) | Current Frequency | Current Annualized Cost (2045) | Frequency (30 – 40%) | 30% Annualized Cost (2045) | 35% Annualized Cost (2045) | 40% Annualized Cost (2045) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Size | 10,000 | 13,600 | 21,750 | 36,900 | |||
| Tree planting | $150.00 | 1 | $37,500 | 1 | $27,500 | $45,000 | $72,500 |
| Inventory updates | $8.00 | 0 | $0 | 11.4 | $17,000 | $27,500 | $44,500 |
| Planned pruning | $150.00 | 0.5 | $18,750 | 11.4 | $316,000 | $517,000 | $831,000 |
| Reactive pruning | $200.00 | 1.2 | $60,000 | 0.8 | $29,500 | $48,000 | $77,500 |
| Structural pruning | $30.00 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $16,500 | $27,000 | $43,500 |
| Watering | $30.00 | 0.5 | $3,750 | 3 | $11,000 | $27,000 | $43,500 |
| Soil management | $30.00 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $16,500 | $18,000 | $29,000 |
| Removal | $300.00 | 1 | $75,000 | 1 | $55,500 | $90,500 | $145,500 |
| Stumping | $80.00 | 1 | $20,000 | 1 | $15,000 | $24,000 | $39,000 |
| Total | $215,000 | $505,000 | $825,000 | $1,325,000 |
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