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Draft Urban Forest Management Plan Does Not Incorporate the Organizational Changes That Are Ongoing at the City of Ottawa 1 Putting Down Roots for the Future – DRAFT FOR REVIEW Putting Down Roots for the Future City of Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 DRAFT FOR REVIEW Prepared by: Urban Forest Innovations Inc., Beacon Environmental Ltd. and Dr. W. A. Kenney September 2016 City of Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 September 2016 2 Putting Down Roots for the Future – DRAFT FOR REVIEW Contents1 Acknowledgements.....................................................................................6 Executive Summary ....................................................................................8 1. Ottawa and its urban forest..............................................................17 1.1. Introduction .................................................................................. 17 1.2. What is the urban forest? ................................................................ 19 1.2.1. City of Ottawa.......................................................................... 20 1.2.2. Federal government and National Capital Commission (NCC) ......... 21 1.2.3. Provincial government............................................................... 22 1.2.4. Conservation Authorities............................................................ 23 1.2.5. Private property ....................................................................... 23 1.3. Urban forest benefits ...................................................................... 25 1.3.1. Health and social benefits .......................................................... 28 1.3.2. Economic benefits..................................................................... 30 1.3.3. Environmental benefits.............................................................. 32 1.4. Urban forest challenges and opportunities ......................................... 36 1.4.1. Challenge: Invasive species, pests and pathogens Opportunity: Proactive urban forest health management ................ 37 1.4.2. Challenge: Land use change and development Opportunity: Commitment to tree retention, protection, and establishment ............................................................................ 39 1.4.3. Challenge: Urban conditions Opportunity: Designing for the urban forest .................................. 40 1.4.4. Challenge: Tree loss on private property Opportunity: Tree preservation on private property ........................ 41 1.4.5. Challenge: Limited community awareness and engagement Opportunity: Improving awareness and engagement ...................... 41 1.4.6. Challenge: Need for integration Opportunity: Building internal and external partnerships ................. 42 1 This Draft Urban Forest Management Plan does not incorporate the organizational changes that are ongoing at the City of Ottawa. The final re-organization will be reflected in the final plan. City of Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 September 2016 3 Putting Down Roots for the Future – DRAFT FOR REVIEW 2. Urban forest management planning..................................................44 2.1. Context and background ................................................................. 44 2.2. Plan structure ................................................................................ 45 2.2.1. Tier 1: 20-year Strategic Plan .................................................... 45 2.2.2. Tier 2: 4-year Management Periods ............................................ 46 2.2.3. Tier 3: Annual Operating Plans ................................................... 47 2.2.4. Spatial scope of the Plan ........................................................... 47 2.3. Monitoring..................................................................................... 49 2.3.1. Active adaptive management and plan review .............................. 49 2.3.2. Monitoring using Criteria and Indicators ...................................... 51 3. Putting Down Roots for the Future: Ottawa’s Urban Forest Management Plan .....................................................................................52 3.1. Purpose of this Plan........................................................................ 52 3.2. Stakeholder and community consultation .......................................... 52 3.2.1. Local support for the UFMP ........................................................ 52 3.2.2. Stakeholder consultation ........................................................... 53 3.2.3. Consultation input .................................................................... 54 3.3. Vision ........................................................................................... 55 3.4. Guiding principles........................................................................... 57 3.5. Objectives and targets .................................................................... 61 3.5.1. Objectives ............................................................................... 61 3.5.2. Quantitative performance targets ............................................... 62 3.5.3. Urban forest canopy cover target................................................ 66 4. Current practices and opportunities in Ottawa .................................67 4.1. Urban forest management program structure and administration ......... 67 4.1.1. Urban forestry responsibilities at the City .................................... 67 4.1.2. Urban forest asset management and tree inventory ...................... 70 4.1.3. Canopy cover........................................................................... 71 4.1.4. Opportunities for improving urban forest management program structure and administration .................................................................... 72 4.2. Planning for the urban forest ........................................................... 76 4.2.1. Planning policies and process ..................................................... 76 City of Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 September 2016 4 Putting Down Roots for the Future – DRAFT FOR REVIEW 4.2.2. Tree by-laws and their implementation........................................ 82 4.2.3. Guidelines and specifications...................................................... 85 4.2.4. Opportunities for improving planning for the urban forest .............. 89 4.3. Maintaining and growing the urban forest.......................................... 96 4.3.1. Street and park tree maintenance .............................................. 96 4.3.2. City-owned woodland management ............................................ 99 4.3.3. Risk management of City-owned trees ...................................... 100 4.3.4. Urban forest pests and diseases ............................................... 101 4.3.5. Tree establishment ................................................................. 102 4.3.6. Opportunities for improving urban forest maintenance and growth 107 4.4. Urban forest outreach, education, stewardship and partnerships ........ 118 4.4.1. Outreach and education .......................................................... 118 4.4.2. Community engagement in stewardship .................................... 119 4.4.3. Partnerships........................................................................... 122 4.4.4. Incentives ............................................................................. 123 4.4.5. Opportunities for improving outreach, education, stewardship and partnerships ........................................................................................ 123 5. Recommendations ..........................................................................131 5.1. Urban forest management program structure and administration ....... 132 5.2. Planning for the urban forest ......................................................... 138 5.3. Maintaining and growing the urban forest........................................ 150 5.4. Urban forest outreach, education, stewardship and partnerships ........ 168 6. Glossary..........................................................................................181 7. References cited .............................................................................186 Appendix 1 – Street tree inventory analysis summary ............................192 Appendix 2 – Criteria and Indicators baseline assessment .....................230 Appendix 3 – The Public Health Value of Urban Trees and Green Spaces (Ottawa Public Health)......................................................246 Appendix 4 – Stewardship partnership programs ...................................255 Appendix 5 – Recommendation summary ...............................................261 City of Ottawa Urban Forest Management Plan 2018-2037 September 2016 5 Putting Down Roots for the Future – DRAFT FOR REVIEW List of Figures Figure 1: Social, economic and environmental benefits provided by the urban forest increase exponentially in quantity and value as tree size and leaf area increase... 27 Figure 2: The Urban Heat Island effect. .......................................................... 34 Figure 3: Urban forest benefits. ..................................................................... 37 Figure 4: Three-tier urban forest management planning and implementation framework. ................................................................................................. 45 Figure 5: Urban Forest Management Plan study area. ....................................... 48 Figure 6: The active adaptive management process for urban forest
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