[CANUFNET] Community based planning

[Listar, Ivan]

London will be developing a strategic plan starting next year.  Our first step was to complete a UFORE analysis (which is in progress now and will be completed in 2009).  We hope to first identify the environmental importance of our urban forest and then tie that to our Official Plan environmental goal statements.  We have a Tree and Forests Advisory Committee with representatives from across the community that will review the UFORE analysis and will be actively involved in setting the direction and recommendations that go into a strategy.   

 

The City of Calgary recently published their Parks Urban Forest Strategic Plan on their website and this might be a good place for you to start.

 

Ivan Listar, R.P.F. 
Urban Forester, City of London 
A.J. Tyler Operations Centre 
663 Bathurst St. 
London, Ont.  N5Z 1P8 
Phone: 519-661-2500 ext. 4977 
mailto:ilistar at london.ca 
fax: 519-661-2352 

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From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Brad Gurr
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 6:47 PM
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Community based planning

 

Bradley, 

This was a community based planning project I managed.

The community is different but the methodology is sound.

It involves both community meetings and key individual  "tailgate"

meetings.

The completed document is here feel free to contact me via email to discuss.

http://www.mixedwoodforestsociety.org/docs/Protected%20Areas%20Report%20Feb%202005.pdf

Brad




Brad Gurr

" Dedicated to the Care and Preservation of Trees"



--- On Mon, 10/20/08, BDoff at thunderbay.ca <BDoff at thunderbay.ca> wrote:

From: BDoff at thunderbay.ca <BDoff at thunderbay.ca>
Subject: [CANUFNET] Community based planning
To: canufnet at list.web.net
Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 8:53 PM


I’m under the notion that successful city planning requires planners to be in-tune with their community’s true values and vision in order to appropriately and realistically plan for the future.  In the same manner, city foresters need to determine the heart and soul of their community before their planning process can be truly effective.  We are presently exploring how we can accomplish this in Thunder Bay as we develop our urban forest master plan. How would you approach this?  What values are essential in influencing your plan?  Would you work through a community based steering team?  What questions would you ask?  Any insight would be helpful!   


Bradley Doff, HBScF
Tree Stewardship Program Coordinator 
& Urban Forestry Technician 
The City of Thunder Bay
807.625.3731 (tel)
807.625.3258 (fax)
brad at treestewardship.com

Parks Division, Victoriaville Civic Centre
111 Syndicate Avenue South
Thunder Bay ON P7E 6S4

www.treestewardship.com 


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