Tree Asset Management in Portland, Oregon

This report highlights the importance of recognizing the infrastructure value of urban trees and integrating them into asset management systems. It emphasizes the need for cities like Portland to quantify the performance and benefits of trees, establish tree asset management (TAM) procedures, and link them to capital investments and financing. The report discusses the challenges faced in valuing trees as capital assets and provides recommendations for conducting tree surveys, assigning monetary values to tree benefits, and incorporating tree maintenance as capital expenses. It also explores existing initiatives and partnerships that can support the implementation of TAM and maximize the ecological and community benefits of urban trees.