This page provides overview guidance on designing and running an i-Tree Eco survey.
The attached guide (i-Tree Eco Sample-Plot Projects: A guide to planning, designing, and delivering a sample-plot project) has been designed to facilitate an increase in i-Tree Eco projects across the United Kingdom by enabling project leaders to conduct their own, through the provision of guidance, support, and experience. Timescales, considerations, and suggested equipment for the planning and preparation of projects are detailed.
Full guidance is available in the i-Tree Eco v6 manual, available as free download from the resources’ section of the i-Tree website.
Designing and delivering your i-Tree Eco survey should include the following stages:
Planning
Preparation
Fieldwork
Data Analysis and Reporting
Help with designing your i-Tree Eco survey can be found at the following:
Research to understand the contribution that urban trees make with respect to: the resilience of current and planned urban tree stocks to climate change, their role in regulating temperatures, and water management in urban areas