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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Densification initiatives that don’t take account of green infrastructure are making it more and more difficult to sustain our urban forests. This issue speaks strongly to the need to plan for adequate green space when new urban development or conversion is being considered. As Astrid’s post makes clear, once the zoning and development permit guidelines for these areas are enacted, our hands are tied. A healthy city needs a diversity of treed environments across the entire urban landscape to realize the benefit potential of its urban forest. As arborists and foresters, we need to help our communities and local government think through what kind of treed environments are best suited to different urban settings or land-uses and how much canopy cover we need to optimize green infrastructure and other benefits from the urban forest. These are value-based choices that need the support of the public and that must be codified in local neighbourhood and official community plans. Once the community and civic leaders are on-side, we can work with urban planners to ensure that adequate space is provided to grow and sustain our urban forests. As Ian suggests in his response to Astrid’s post, integrated strategies that include private as well as public lands need to be explored.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Bickham Script Pro Semibold";color:black'>Jeremy Gye<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050'>Gye and Associates Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#00B050'>…Consultants in Urban Forestry and Arboriculture<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#00B050'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B050'>Office: (250) 544-1700<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B050'>Fax: (250) 544-2059<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B050'>Cell: (250) 883-4533<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B050'>E-mail: jgye@shaw.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nielsen, Astrid<br><b>Sent:</b> April-08-11 8:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] High density housing and tree planting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi urban foresters,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With a mandate of intensification, our City of Ottawa planning department is facing pressure to decrease the setbacks from home to the city right-of-ways down to 3 m. This would mean that trees could be planted as close as 3.5 m from the home, which could cause complications down the road from a tree trimming perspective. Are other jurisdictions facing this same pressure, and if so, how close to the homes are you allowing trees to be planted?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would be interested to know if other jurisdictions have developed species specific guidelines for how close trees can be planted to homes. Any information on this would be very useful. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Astrid Nielsen, RPF | Forester | Forestry Services | City of Ottawa | </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:gray'>, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>100 Constellation Ave. | Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 6J8| </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:gray'>(</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> (613) 580-2400 x15258 | Fax: (613)580-2611 </span><span style='color:#4F6228'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>This e-mail originates from the City of Ottawa e-mail system. 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