[CANUFNET] Trees and Capital Construction

[Julian Dunster]

In Saanich, the parks staff managed to get the engineering section on 
side and any planned infrastructure upgrades that may affect a public or 
private tree come up for review by external consulting arborists. It 
works quite well. I get a set of plans with the upgrade designs. I visit 
the area and compare planned works to site conditions, write up a report 
with recommended actions for each tree conflict, and in some cases, I am 
on site to supervise the work as it takes place. Most of the worker bees 
in design and on site from the engineering section, are now well aware 
of tree issues and are very open to comments and help to work around the 
trees.  That being said, this is not something that I commonly see in 
other areas, so Saanich may be ahead of the game here. Now if I could 
get urban planners on side as well.................

jd

On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.


Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA

North American distributor for Rinntech
www.dunster.ca
www.treelaw.info
www.rinntech.info

On Wed/2/17/2021 7:15 AM, Wood, Crispin via CANUFNET wrote:
>
> Hello Folks,
>
> A question or two for the municipalities if I may:
>
>  1. How does you municipality protect trees when _designing _(not
>     constructing) streetscape renewal projects? i.e. Do you have
>     policy, strategy, orders of council etc?
>  2. How does your municipality compensate for mature trees removed
>     during capital construction (do you have a calculation of value,
>     and is it published in policy, bylaw or strategy)?
>  3. How do you plan for new green infrastructure in the Road
>     Right-of-way (do you have landscape design standards,
>     streetscaping standards, policy to protect or enhance green
>     infrastructure)?
>  4. Are your current tools working?
>
> Any responses are appreciated
>
> *Crispin Wood, MSFM*
>
> *Superintendent of Urban Forestry*
>
> *Road Operations & Construction*
>
> Transportation & Public Works
>
> (902) 225-2774
>
> *HΛLIFΛX*
>
> PO BOX 1749
>
> HALIFAXNS B3J 3A5
> halifax.ca <http://www.halifax.ca/>
>
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