District of Sechelt Urban Forest Plan

District of Sechelt Urban Forest Plan 2010
integrates the growing, nurturing and harvesting of trees for useful products with the conservation of
soil, air, and water quality, and wildlife and fish habitat.” 46
Urban forest: The total collection of trees and associated plants growing in a city or town. It includes
trees in parks and yards, along roadways and paths, and in other areas, both on public and private
lands. 47
Urban forestry: Urban Forestry is an internationally recognized term which is inclusive of the treed
environments in communities of all sizes and compositions. By use of the word “urban,” the phrase
reflects habitation of a space by people and is not intended to reflect whether the space is densely or
sparsely populated. An Urban Forest is the total collection of trees and associated plants growing in a
community, and includes trees in parks and yards, along roadways and paths, and on public and private
land. 48
Veteran Trees (vets): Old trees that are remnants of the previous forest stand that have been left
following a stand removal disturbance such as fire or logging.
46 World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future. (The Brundtland Commission Report). Oxford England:
Oxford University Press.
47 UBCM. 2008. “Glossary of Terms.”
48 Ibid.
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