compaction, nutrient accessibility, moisture availability, etc.) resilience to drought, weather conditions, sunlight, etc)
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SITE PREPARATIONS: Preparing the site is arguably the most important step to ensuring longevity in a tree population if a tree doesn’t have the opportunity to establish stability within its environment, it will not likely reach its full potential for size and age. SPECIES SELECTION: Selecting hardy species that can survive within the conditions of an urban environment, while ensuring that the diversity of the urban forest remains high (this creates resilience against disease and climate change). LOCATION: Determining available sites within the Downtown core for new trees. Catharines can invest in effective planning to ensure that new trees are provided with the proper ingredients to thrive and grow into maturity.Įach tree will require its own unique considerations and should be appraised by a professional. While the law can help protect the existing tree population, the City of St. Catharines will ensure that the services trees provide us are justly appraised and appreciated, so that proper management of these assets can create a sustainable investment into the future. “Natural asset management is a meaningful way for municipalities to respond to the impacts of climate change.”Ĭassandra Pacey, Asset Manager, City of Waterloo (August 2022)īy reclassifying trees as assets, particularly with an emphasis on Climate Change adaptation, the City of St. Catharines Asset Management department works to provide longevity for their assets, guide decisions, provide guidance for maintenance and rehabilitation, analyze costs/benefits, and strategically integrate this infrastructure with community objectives.
By reclassifying USTs, we will help establish these trees as valuable, sustainable, and significant assets for the City. This is where our first step comes into play. Since trees are so important, it can be difficult to truly capture the infrastructural importance of trees for our communities and the environment. Like many other animals, we use trees to keep us cool, to get around and to keep us safe. For many of us, trees are the reference for where we call home. We all love trees for their natural radiance: they provide us with shade, greenery, and a sense of community.
This would establish a cooperative force to ensure that urban street trees are effectively managed and prioritized as important infrastructure for the Downtown core.
Catharines’ Green Committee and the SCDA’s own StreetScape & Sustainability Committee.
To bring more harmony between the City wide greening efforts, a formal partnership could exist between the City of St. In a forest, some trees provide shade for other species to thrive beneath the canopy – while others share nutrients in the soil so that diversity can thrive! Similar to these forest trees, the best way to create strength and resilience for a sustainable urban forest is through the establishment of formal partnerships.
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