A HEALTHY GREEN SPACE STRATEGY - Oakville

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H E A L T H Y G R E E N S P A C E Shealthy urban forests in Ontario as outlined on the website of the Canadian Urban Forest Network (http://www.treecanada.ca/programs/urban forestry/cufn/cufn.html).ACTION ITEM 17:The interdepartmental Technical Advisory Committee,identified in Action Item #11, should investigate thepotential role of zoning by-laws to reserve for the use ofthe tree, the land which supports the tree.ACTION ITEM 18:The Forestry and the Design & Construction Sections willwork together to expand the CU- SOIL pilot project whichwas initiated in Uptown Core in 2005.ACTION ITEM 19:THE UFSMP to identify a prime site management programfor large-stature and medium-stature trees.ACTION ITEM 20:The Parks and Open Space Department to establish a “soilrestoration program” as part of its prime site managementprogram.ACTION ITEM 22:The Town to review the Site Plan design guidelinesfor parking lot design with respect to tree habitat andestablish targets for urban forest canopy cover.ACTION ITEM 23:Forestry staff to conduct a pilot project to fine-tune infraredphotography as a cost saving technique to identifyareas that contain hazard trees.ACTION ITEM 24:The Forestry Section to submit a 2007 capital projectbudget request to conduct an inventory of Town ownedstreet trees, Town woodlands plus heritage trees as wellas develop a capital budget schedule to inventory thebalance of the Town trees in the open space land usetype.ACTION ITEM 25:The Forestry Section will update UFORE every fouryears and provide a State of the Urban Forest Report toCouncil.ACTION ITEM 21:The UFSMP will recommend a pruning cycle for Town trees.2 0
R E S O U R C E SBronte Horticultural Societywww.brontevillage.net/bhs.htmCommunity Foundation of Oakvillewww.thecfo.orgConservation Haltonwww.conservationhalton.on.caEnvironment Canadawww.ec.gc.caEvergreenwww.evergreen.caGround Breakers Oakvillewww.groundbreakersoakville.comOakville Community Centre for Peace,Ecology & Human Rightswww.oakvillepeacecentre.orgOakville Horticultural Societywww.oakvillehort.orgOntario Ministry of Natural Resourceswww.mnr.gov.on.caConservation Ontario and TorontoRegion Conservation Authoritywww.trca.on.caPlaces to Growwww.pir.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/cma_4_35657_1.htmlRegion of Halton Partners for Naturally Greenhttp://www.halton.ca/health/pesticides/default.htmThe Families and Nature Clubwww.ford.ca/english/LearnAbout/ConsumerEd/Environ-ment/Commitment/EnvironmentalInitatives/Community-Outreach.aspTown of Oakville Urban Forestrywww.oakville.ca/forestry.htmTown of Oakville Pesticide Awarenesswww.oakville.ca/env-pesticide.htmTown of Oakville Volunteer Opportunitieswww.oakville.ca/volunteeropps.htmOakvillegreen Conservation Associationwww.oakvillegreen.orgGardens Off Drugswww.gardensoffdrugs.comA H e a l t h y G r e e n S p a c e S t r a t e g y f o r P u b l i c L a n d s 2 1
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