Apply leading standards and practices to plant and maintain structurally and biologically diverse, long-lived, healthy and climate-resilient trees in parks and street boulevards
(Full action name in the CCAS)Loading
Strucutrally and biologically diverse tree planting increases the climate resilience of our urban forests. The Urban Forest Management Strategy, Biodiversity Design Guidelines and Shade Tree Management Plan provide guidance for staff on improving the diversity of our tree planting programs. Metro Vancouver's Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Initiative’s tree species selection database provides guidance on selecting suitabile tree species based on the current and projected future climate in the Metro Vancouver region.
Working with UBC Faculty of Urban Forestry to review street tree survivability patterns.