Beyond Housing

Beyond Housing, aided by an EPA grant, aimed to enhance community forestry in 24:1 area communities. They partnered with DRG to conduct a tree canopy assessment, produce tailored reports, and develop visual tools for local planning, emphasizing equity and community engagement.

Supporting An Expanding Urban Forest

After being awarded a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, Beyond Housing—a community development organization aimed to help 24:1 area communities become better places to live—looked to expand their forestry efforts by increasing part-time staff, expanding education and certification initiatives for residents and local government officials, and developing plans for the expansion of tree planting and conservation. Beyond Housing contracted Davey Resource Group, Inc. (DRG) to support this effort to plan and implement a tree canopy assessment, analyze the assessment data, and provide information that the city forester can use for local planning.

Focusing On Equity

DRG completed the canopy assessment with a particular focus on equity for the 24:1 area. Taking particular consideration for usability, DRG developed two separate reports for two different audiences—a technical report for forestry and ecology professionals and a community report for public stakeholders. Further, DRG delivered an online storymap and TreeKeeper® canopy system as a visual and multimodal companion to the reporting.

To exceed expectations, DRG’s marketing team collaborated closely with their Beyond Housing counterparts to ensure the report design aligned appropriately with the client’s branding guidelines.

Davey Resource Group used TreeKeeper, their proprietary software, to create a visual and multimodal companion to the reports for Beyond Housing
Davey Resource Group created a storymap to create a visual representation of Beyond Housing’s mission and progress.
Davey Resource Group developed two reports with Beyond Housing for professionals and public stakeholders.
>> Learn more about the DRG Missouri team’s work

Related Client Work

Post Removals Westbound Elizabeth Billiter
Non-Profit

DRG Provides Tree Inventory, Valuation Reports & Permitting For Citygate Church In Cincinnati, OH

DRG conducted a tree inventory, created valuation reports, and assisted in permitting for a vegetation removal project along I-275 in Cincinnati for Citygate Church.
Read More
Aerial Of Grandville
Non-Profit

Davey Resource Group Partners With ReLeaf Michigan To Bring Urban Forestry Management Services To Small Communities

DRG and ReLeaf Michigan have jointly implemented a program in Michigan and northern Indiana, providing community forestry data, training, and volunteer tree planting to small communities.
Read More
Two Employees (1)
Two Employees (1)

Get In Touch With Us!

We pride ourselves at Davey Tree on providing prompt, professional and personalized service from certified arborists that live, work and engage in your community. Contact one of our Davey Tree specialists for your residential, commercial, utility, or environmental needs.

Let's Find What
You're Looking For!