<div dir="ltr"><div>In the Ontario 2020 Provincial Policy Statement, the terms "street
trees" and "urban forests" occur in the definition of "Green
infrastructure" on page 44.</div><div><br></div><div>Bohdan Kowalyk<br></div>
</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:47 AM Bohdan Kowalyk <<a href="mailto:bohdan.kowalyk@gmail.com">bohdan.kowalyk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>In the Ontario 2014 Provincial Policy Statement, the terms "street trees" and "urban forests" occur in the definition of "Green infrastructure" on page 42.</div><div><br></div><div>Bohdan<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:36 AM Jack Radecki via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">We all have a really good idea of what Green Infrastructure means. In my<br>
previous post I was looking for the words "tree" or "urban forestry" at<br>
least in Ontario's PPS. Does anyone see it?<br>
<br>
Jack Radecki<br>
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(again)<br>
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Just as a point of history, my belief (I could be wrong about this) is that<br>
the term "green infrastructure" was only adopted rather recently in the<br>
Clean Water Act in the U.S. by the USEPA and is used primarily for CWA<br>
regulations and permitting and thus has a rather heavy stormwater management<br>
focus. A similar phenomenon has occurred with the term Low Impact<br>
Development--it is frequently used very narrowly for stormwater management<br>
facilities. My recollection is that "green infrastructure" has been in use<br>
since the 1990s or perhaps earlier in the broader sense of<br>
infrastructure--i.e., the foundational support system for something, often<br>
cities or more broadly, life on earth. I have noted that virtually everyone<br>
defines it before talking about it, perhaps realizing that the term is used<br>
in a variety of contexts for different purposes. I know I certainly do!<br>
<br>
One could argue that the confusion makes the term less useful. Nonetheless,<br>
the concept has been found useful for emphasizing that trees and soils etc.<br>
do not need to be wiped away in order to build something, but are instead a<br>
critical foundational system. Whether this helps protect trees... I suppose<br>
the jury is out on that one. -Susan Day<br>
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1. Re: Urban Trees Are Infrastructure - Natural Capital Assets<br>
(Naomi Zurcher)<br>
2. Muncipal Forestry Institute Webinar (owen croy)<br>
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Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:08:17 -0500<br>
From: Naomi Zurcher <<a href="mailto:treerap@sprintmail.com" target="_blank">treerap@sprintmail.com</a>><br>
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Dear Tenley, Ian, Alex and Erna:<br>
<br>
It is always interesting to present provocative thoughts to see where the<br>
resulting dialogue leads.<br>
<br>
I follow the postings on canufnet religiously as there are often interesting<br>
questions posed and answers / opinions offered.<br>
<br>
I am actually located in Switzerland and involved with European Urban<br>
Forestry and Arboriculture as well as remaining active in the US<br>
arboricultural / UF community and I have yet to see appreciable results from<br>
adopting the language preferred by Planners / Architects / Landscape<br>
architects - that is, Green Infrastructure as their equivalent of Urban<br>
Forest. <br>
<br>
What I see, for the most part, is spatial development happening the same old<br>
way and trees being removed that could have been protected, preserved and<br>
retained for lack of Best Management planning and design during the design<br>
phase of public infrastructure projects. It?s one thing to have laws and<br>
ordinances, it?s quite another to see that realized before damage is done<br>
and trees are removed. We have many strategies to enable a Building WITH<br>
Trees approach to ecological design but realizing those strategies and<br>
making them required is a whole another ball game.<br>
<br>
Please let me know me if my observations are not, for the most part,<br>
correct.<br>
<br>
In addition, let?s really look at the term Infrastructure as it is applied<br>
to trees and the landscapes they populate, aka soil. When we construct a<br>
building, we do that with people?s needs in mind in addition to all the<br>
regulations and standards. We consider the building infrastructure but do we<br>
also consider people infrastructure? They are, according to the dialogue<br>
offered, part of the construct but we never assign infrastructure to people<br>
as a descriptive. <br>
<br>
Now, if we look at how we might design a sidewalk if we wish to accommodate<br>
trees. We might construct root paths or soil trenches or we might install a<br>
structural substrate such as CU? soil underneath the sidewalk. This is<br>
definitely infrastructure but we are doing that, as with building<br>
construction, to accommodate the living organism we are asking to exist in<br>
this location. How is that different than the people who will occupy the<br>
building that?s been constructed?<br>
<br>
Last, yes, trees and other flora are used in bioswales and bio retention<br>
constructions but when you study this with Penn State Extension and<br>
Philadelphia Water, which I have, only the water retention part of the<br>
construct is referred to as Green Infrastructure. The plants and the soil<br>
are not, as they are not construction elements in the infrastructure sense<br>
but rather functional living elements that enhance the ability of the<br>
construct to retain water and facilitate filtration.<br>
<br>
In most of Europe, Urban Forestry is not readily available as an area of<br>
study in universities and many of the BMPs known in the US and Canada are<br>
not known here. Planners, Architects and Landscape Architects are still<br>
dictating the HOW we Build WITH Trees but affording our urban trees their<br>
preferences is not yet the order of business. Here in Switzerland, there is<br>
a continuing education initiative that?s getting under way to remedy that<br>
situation and actually create the profession of Urban Forester. The term<br>
Green Infrastructure was successfully challenged and it?s control of the<br>
dialogue diminished.<br>
<br>
Just some food for thought.<br>
<br>
Kind regards from Luzern Switzerland<br>
Naomi<br>
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> On Feb 19, 2021, at 2:11 PM, Tenley Conway via CANUFNET<br>
<<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> I think we also need to recognize that how the term green infrastructure<br>
(or Canada?s ?natural? infrastructure) is regularly used is different than<br>
whether it is an effective conceptualization that will help achieve urban<br>
tree/forest goals, including providing new funding opportunities (although<br>
I am in favor of tress as GI, as well).<br>
> <br>
> Ian Mell?s book Global green infrastructure: lessons for successful<br>
policy-making, investment and management (2016) has several introductory<br>
chapters identifying the multiple origins of the term green infrastructure,<br>
which had led to the varied understandings of it that we have today. While<br>
the US EPA?s stormwater definition is dominant in the US, in Europe green<br>
infrastructure is typically considered networks of connected green space<br>
that provide multiple ecosystem services and support biodiversity, and<br>
increasingly is broadly discussed as a process for strategic landscape<br>
planning. My research on Canada (primarily focused on Ontario) is that<br>
different definitions are used within and between different<br>
governments/municipalities, although trees are often front and center.<br>
> <br>
> Finally, the US EPA definition includes trees and other vegetation, with<br>
city?s like Philadelphia planting trees as part of their green<br>
infrastructure initiative to address EPA stormwater requirements.<br>
> <br>
> Tenley<br>
> <br>
> Tenley Conway | Professor and Associate Chair-Research Department of <br>
> Geography, Geomatics and Environment| University of Toronto- <br>
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> Associate Editor | Urban Forestry and Urban Greening <br>
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> From: CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>> On Behalf Of Ian Wilson <br>
> via CANUFNET<br>
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> Cc: Ian Wilson <<a href="mailto:IWilson@kelowna.ca" target="_blank">IWilson@kelowna.ca</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Urban Trees Are Infrastructure - Natural <br>
> Capital Assets<br>
> <br>
> EXTERNAL EMAIL:<br>
> I?m in agreement with Alex on this. While cities also benefit from<br>
?natural capital? such as intact watersheds that provide clean water,<br>
there?s a lot of ?green infrastructure? being installed and maintained to<br>
provide benefits such as storm water management. This includes trees,<br>
bioswales and other vegetation. It?s installed and maintained just like<br>
other infrastructure.<br>
> <br>
> Ian Wilson<br>
> City of Kelowna<br>
> <br>
> From: CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>>> On Behalf Of Alex Satel via <br>
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> Sent: February 19, 2021 9:41 AM<br>
> To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a> <br>
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> Cc: Alex Satel <<a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca" target="_blank">asatel@ufis.ca</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca" target="_blank">asatel@ufis.ca</a>>><br>
> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Urban Trees Are Infrastructure - Natural <br>
> Capital Assets<br>
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> Naomi,<br>
> <br>
> With respect ? it is my humble opinion, and one that I know is shared by<br>
many, that trees and urban forests in fact are infrastructure. I suspect<br>
your comment might ruffle more than a few feathers in the Canadian urban<br>
forestry community, many members of which have been working long and hard<br>
for our urban forests to be recognized precisely as such. I would argue that<br>
the distinction of whether something is a human physical construct or not is<br>
an arbitrary and outmoded way to define infrastructure ? what counts is why<br>
and how those assets are managed for the services they provide to<br>
communities and the environment.<br>
> <br>
> While neither your citation nor mine are from Manitoba?the home of Trees<br>
Please Winnipeg?it may be of interest to you to note that Ontario Regulation<br>
O. Reg. 588/17: Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure under<br>
the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2015, S.O. 2015, c. 15<br>
defines a green infrastructure asset as:<br>
> <br>
> ?an infrastructure asset consisting of natural or human-made elements that<br>
provide ecological and hydrological functions and processes and includes<br>
natural heritage features and systems, parklands, stormwater management<br>
systems, street trees, urban forests, natural channels, permeable surfaces<br>
and green roofs.?<br>
> <br>
> Perhaps Manitoba has similar legislation?that I don?t know. Regardless,<br>
the whole objective is to recognize trees and urban forests as the vital<br>
community infrastructure assets they are so that they will be managed using<br>
some of the same principles and approaches as more ?traditional?<br>
human-constructed municipal infrastructure . In fact, the above-cited<br>
regulation compels Ontario municipalities to do just that by 2023, and with<br>
very good reason.<br>
> <br>
> For a great example of the application of infrastructure asset management<br>
principles to urban forest infrastructure assets, refer to York Region?s<br>
Green Asset Management Plan, and to the Green Infrastructure Ontario<br>
Coalition?s Urban Forest Asset Management Primer here<br>
<<a href="https://greeninfrastructureontario.org/app/uploads/2016/06/UF-Toolkit-Part-2-Asset-Management-Primer-Final.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://greeninfrastructureontario.org/app/uploads/2016/06/UF-Toolkit-Part-<br>
2-Asset-Management-Primer-Final.pdf</a>>.<br>
> <br>
> With kind regards,<br>
> <br>
> Alex<br>
> <br>
> Alexander Satel, MFC<br>
> Urban forestry and arboricultural consultant ISA Certified Arborist <br>
> ON-1353A ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ)<br>
> <br>
> Urban Forest Innovations, Inc.<br>
> 1331 Northaven Drive<br>
> Mississauga, ON L5G 4E8<br>
> T: (905) 274-1022<br>
> <a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca" target="_blank">asatel@ufis.ca</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca" target="_blank">asatel@ufis.ca</a>> <a href="http://urbanforestinnovations.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">urbanforestinnovations.com</a><br>
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> From: CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>>> On Behalf Of Naomi Zurcher via <br>
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> Sent: February 19, 2021 12:18 PM<br>
> To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a>>><br>
> Cc: Naomi Zurcher <<a href="mailto:treerap@sprintmail.com" target="_blank">treerap@sprintmail.com</a> <br>
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> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Urban Trees Are Infrastructure - Natural <br>
> Capital Assets<br>
> <br>
> Hi Erna:<br>
> <br>
> You?ll forgive me but trees are NOT infrastructure.<br>
> <br>
> Infrastructure is what humans construct. Trees are a living organism - NOT<br>
a human construct.<br>
> <br>
> Trees are an essential part of the Urban Forest which can be defined as<br>
follows:<br>
> <br>
> " The Urban Forest is an ecosystem characterized by the presence of <br>
> trees and related flora and fauna, the soils and landscapes they <br>
> populate and the air and water resource they coexist with, all in a <br>
> dynamic association with people and their human settlements."<br>
> (Z?rcher, N. In review. Connecting Trees with People: Synergistic <br>
> Strategies for Growing the Urban Forest. Springer Publishing)<br>
> <br>
> Green infrastructure is a term that was coined by the US EPA and was<br>
defined as follows:<br>
> "Section 502 of the Clean Water Act defines green infrastructure as<br>
"...the range of measures that use plant or soil systems, permeable pavement<br>
or other permeable surfaces or substrates, stormwater harvest and reuse, or<br>
landscaping to store, infiltrate, or evapotranspirate stormwater and reduce<br>
flows to sewer systems or to surface waters."<br>
> Green infrastructure is a cost-effective, resilient approach to managing<br>
wet weather impacts that provides many community benefits. While<br>
single-purpose gray stormwater infrastructure?conventional piped drainage<br>
and water treatment systems?is designed to move urban stormwater away from<br>
the built environment, green infrastructure reduces and treats stormwater at<br>
its source while delivering environmental, social, and economic benefits??<br>
> <a href="https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure</a><br>
> <<a href="https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure</a>><br>
> <br>
> Thank you for your attention to this important information<br>
> <br>
> Kind regards<br>
> Naomi Z?rcher<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Feb 19, 2021, at 11:52 AM, ebuffie--- via CANUFNET<br>
<<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Hi Everyone,<br>
> <br>
> Trees Please Winnipeg has made a budget submission to the federal <br>
> government asking for natural infrastructure funds for urban forests.<br>
> If you have time you can help to support our efforts by reading our <br>
> submission here:<br>
> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpBsp1Ai_wJPX7020UqP4miVDZlVeoVA/view" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpBsp1Ai_wJPX7020UqP4miVDZlVeoVA/view</a><br>
> ?fbclid=IwAR32HXwFpjVrYvEXUPwKCjTCB7P5tcLOa4HwKr8A0M3BkGeJOqN1ViKXugU<br>
> <<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpBsp1Ai_wJPX7020UqP4miVDZlVeoVA/vie" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpBsp1Ai_wJPX7020UqP4miVDZlVeoVA/vie</a><br>
> w?fbclid=IwAR32HXwFpjVrYvEXUPwKCjTCB7P5tcLOa4HwKr8A0M3BkGeJOqN1ViKXugU<br>
> ><br>
> <br>
> Then take a few minutes to:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> 1. Fill out the budget 2021 questionnaire and make sure you include <br>
> ?Invest in Communities through public transit, affordable housing, and<br>
green infrastructure? as one of your choices for Question One.<br>
> <a href="https://letstalkbudget2021.ca/pre_budget_consultations" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letstalkbudget2021.ca/pre_budget_consultations</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://letstalkbudget2021.ca/pre_budget_consultations" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://letstalkbudget2021.ca/pre_budget_consultations</a>><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> 2. EMAIL Finance Minister Freeland and cc your MP to let them know why <br>
> you urban trees matter and support our request for infrastructure <br>
> funding. <a href="mailto:Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca" target="_blank">Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca" target="_blank">Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca</a>><br>
> <br>
> You can also read an oped on the subject <br>
> here:<a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/urban-forest-d" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/urban-forest-d</a><br>
> eserves-multi-layered-support-573826582.html?fbclid=IwAR0BcLtz36j_RckK<br>
> mlpYrbWGsvcDM-SPPCLC42H17kRJ7Yfvu351k-o6NaE <br>
> <<a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/urban-forest-deser" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/urban-forest-deser</a><br>
> ves-multi-layered-support-573826582.html?fbclid=IwAR0BcLtz36j_RckKmlpY<br>
> rbWGsvcDM-SPPCLC42H17kRJ7Yfvu351k-o6NaE><br>
> <br>
> Thanks for your time!<br>
> <br>
> Erna<br>
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*Tuesday, February 23, 2021 *Go To Meeting<br>
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*8:00-9:00 PM** Gumby Reunion*<br>
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Grab your favorite beverage and join us for a virtual Happy Hour. This will<br>
be your chance to see who will be on the call tomorrow, and talk with MFI<br>
grads and teaching Cadre.<br>
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*Wednesday, February 24, 2021 *Go To Webinar<br>
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*Noon-12:45* *Developing a Leadership Approach to Urban Forestry* Led by<br>
Lori Hayes, Class of 2017<br>
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*1-1:45* *Growing and Enhancing Your Urban Forestry Program* Led by Carlos<br>
Campero, Class of 2019<br>
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*2-2:45* *What the New Administration Means to Urban Forestry.* Guest<br>
speaker Beattra Wilson, USDA Forest Service<br>
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*3-3:45* *Communicating Your Message*<br>
Guest Speaker Rosa Linda Perez, RLP Communications<br>
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*4-4:45* *Where Do We Go From Here?*<br>
Led by David Jahn, Class of 2012; Claudia Alzate, Class of 2020; Scott<br>
Altenhoff, Class of 2016; Jean Zimmerman, Class of 2020; and Sam Cook, Class<br>
of 2020<br>
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*4:45-5:00 **Closing Remarks*<br>
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