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Task 4: Manage urban forest analysis and planning with each municipal working group PLAY Boulder will support the municipalities in technical and data assistance. • Support learning new tools, such as the PlanIT Geo platform, an urban tree canopy tool that is being developed by the county to assess percentage of plantable space available in each community, what rate the canopy is being lost or maintained, and which areas have the highest heat and lowest ability to adapt. • Use the PlanIT Geo tool when available to guide equitable decision making in the urban forestry pilot and identify potential planting project sites. • Assist OSCAR to identify the best neighborhoods to focus on in 2025 for community engagement and possible tree plantings to achieve the most equitable outcomes possible. • Serve as a point of contact for PlanIT Geo to implement system updates. • Assist in designating primary UTC points of contact for each municipality. Task 5: Coordinate local tree planting initiatives through an urban forestry pilot PLAY Boulder will distribute trees via an urban forestry pilot in the City of Boulder, City of Louisville, City of Lafayette, and possibly unincorporated Boulder County. • Manage the urban forestry pilot program. • Plant and distribute trees at schools, parks, and neighborhood sites. • Lead coordination between the municipal partners, county, local nonprofits, schools, and community volunteers to make this successful. • Assign responsibilities, provide updates, and make collaborative decisions on plantings and program tasks with above partners. • For plantings at schools, strive to increase school -based participation and engagement in community forest activities. • Create an ongoing monitoring program for trees being planted. • Utilize the tree tender training program and CFC to support the planting, maintenance, and watering of trees. • Coordinate community engagement with preference toward bilingual staff leading outreach and engagement. • Track # of active community participants in each location, # of planting projects initiated and completed, # of tree planted, # of youth participants by event, and total hours of youth engagement. • Support OSCAR in coordination and communication with the other partner cities in the U.S. completing this pilot and CFC program (i.e. Cleveland, Alburquerque, and Boise).