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    DOI10.15468/fsryhj

    Occurrence dataset Registered March 11, 2021

    New York City Street Tree Census - 2005

    Published by United States Geological Survey
    Greenfield J • Simpson A
    data.cityofnewyork.us
    LicenceCC0 1.0

    Description

    Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.

    Purpose

    Quantifying the enormous benefits of New York’s street trees, from pollution reduction to savings on air conditioning bills. Street trees provide almost $122 million in benefits annually to City residents and "are one of the best investments around."

    Geographic scope

    Description

    New York City: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten IslandThe area was divided into 1,649 zones for recruitment of volunteers to collect the data.

    Latitude
    From 40.497 to 40.913
    Longitude
    From -74.255 to -73.701

    Temporal scope

    range
    January 01, 2005 - December 31, 2006

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    165 tree species.

    Coverage
    Platanus acerifoliaLondon planetreeTilia cordataLittleleaf lindenAcer platanoidesNorway mapleFraxinus pennsylvanicaGreen ashPyrus calleryanaCallery pear

    Methodology

    Sampling

    Citywide count of trees that grow on New York City streets and are managed by Parks

    Study extent

    New York City; Citywide; 2005-2006

    Method steps

    1. Full methodology is described here:https://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/images/treecount_report.pdf

    Metrics

    Additional info

    This is related to other NYC Tree Census datasets (1995 and 2015, to date). New York City tree censuses are conducted every 10 years.

    Contacts

    • Jennifer Greenfield

      Originator
      Metadata author
      User
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      NYC Parks
      Position
      Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources
      Address
      24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      User
      Administrative point of contact
      Phone

    • Annie Simpson

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      USGS Core Science Systems
      Address
      12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone
      User ID

    • Benjamin Osborne

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      NYC Parks
      Position
      Chief of Forestry and Horticulture
      Address
      24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
      Phone

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    March 11, 2021
    Metadata last modified
    March 01, 2023
    Publication date
    January 04, 2023
    Hosted by
    United States Geological Survey
    Installation
    USGS GBIF-US IPT
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/fsryhj
    Alternative identifiers
    GBIF registration details

    Citation

    Greenfield J, Simpson A (2023). New York City Street Tree Census - 2005. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fsryhj accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-18.