[CANUFNET] Implementing a Tree Protection Policy in Prince Edward County, Ontario - looking for Cost-benefit examples

[Jennifer Gagné]

Thank you all for your responses. I received so many direct messages in
addition to those sent publicly.

I will contact many of you individually as soon as I have time. So many
well thought out ideas and tried and tested approaches.

I am very thankful to this community.

Happy Holidays!

Jennifer Gagné, MFC
I.S.A. Certified Arborist

On Wed., Dec. 16, 2020, 12:26 p.m. Jim McCready, <jdmccready at rogers.com>
wrote:

> Good Day Jennifer
> The Town of Carleton Place is not rural but with the four lane coming from
> Ottawa develop is going rapid in the Town. We have a Urban Forest Advisory
> Committee who reports to Council.
> Since the Ice Storm we have worked closely with Public Works , and
> Planning. For public trees no tree can be removed during development. Tree
> Preservation Plans identifies these trees and developers must protect these
> trees during development.
> We have removed a number of public trees due to EAB. The Town has
> Guidelines when a public tree is removed they are replaced 1:1. This past
> year we replaced 38 trees with 70mm trees of the Committee’s choosing.
> I am the chair of the Urban Forest and we have other foresters,planners
> etc. that sit on the Committee and give recommendations to staff and
> Council. Sometimes you have a Brown Council and sometimes a Green Council.
> We have tried for a number of years to get an arborist on board with
> little success as a small town like ours usually has other priorities. What
> we are doing at the moment is training a staff member in Public Works who I
> work with on the tree issues in Town. He is interested in trees and going
> to write his exam for a Certified Arborist when he feels he is ready. This
> was the best we could do in our small Town
> Give me a call if you want to discuss further.
>
> Jim McCready R.P.F./ Certified Arborist
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 16, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Jennifer Gagné via CANUFNET <
> canufnet at list.web.net> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am part of a Natural Cover Working Group in Prince Edward County,
> Ontario (formerly Ad Hoc Tree Policy Committee). Last year, we developed a
> Tree Protection Policy for all public trees and private trees on
> development sites. Development is increasing rapidly in Prince Edward
> County and many large trees are being removed on private and public land,
> so it is very timely that this policy gets properly implemented.
> >
> > There has been a fair amount of push back from County staff and
> Councillors, specifically for the cost implications, such as the cost of
> replacing public trees at a 1:1 ratio or having an arborist/urban forester
> on staff. The working group believes that these 2 items are crucial to the
> success of the policy, but unfortunately, the non-market values that we
> describe as positives for the implementation don't work for all of us.
> >
> > So my question is to those people who were involved in preparing or
> passing a tree protection policy - how did you communicate the importance
> of investing in replacement (at the very least) or getting a dedicated
> staff member? Did it work? Was it an incremental process?
> >
> > Would love to hear from you all, especially those in more rural areas.
> Please note that I would like to take your specific responses to Council,
> so if you are uncomfortable with being named, please let me know and I will
> mark your response as anonymous.
> >
> > For those of you who aren't familiar - PEC is a fairly rural area, with
> small towns, farmland, new developments and it is also a big tourism
> attraction, because of its wineries and beaches.
> >
> > Thank you so much. Your input is so appreciated.
> >
> > Jennifer Gagné, MFC
> > I.S.A. Certified Arborist
>
>
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