HRM Urban Forest Master Plan
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HRM Urban Forest Master Plan
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HRM Urban Forest Master Plan
• HRM’s Urban Forest• History• Themes in the Plan• Management Framework• Status of the Plan Today
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HRM’s Urban Forest• The peri-urban forest Halifax
is expanding• 157,000 HRM-owned street trees• Private residential trees
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Challenges• Development• Species and age-class diversity (Norway maple, over
mature street trees)• Construction/conflict with infrastructure• Imperviousness/plantable sites• Invasive species (DED, EAB, ALB, and many other
acronyms)• Climate change• Lack of knowledge
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History and Genesis of the Plan
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Halifax’s urban forest in 1750: dark and dangerous surrounding forest… and the gallows tree
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History• Trees cleared for development and strategic
reasons (Citadel and forts)• Trees widely planted in early/mid 20th century• European influence Prolific Norway maple,
elm, and linden• Lack of management (and tree planting) in late
20th century• Advent of research, management plans, model,
tools, etc. for SUFM -2000-2011
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Genesis of the Plan• Regional Council Motion - 2001• HRM UFMP policy in 2006 Regional Plan• Dalhousie/HRM collaboration 2007-2011• UFORE, STRATUM,LiDAR,GIS• Public Engagement 2010UFMP Team• Dalhousie: Peter Duinker, James Steenberg, Gary
Davidson, Jen Ross, Justin Hack• HRM: John Charles, Peter Bigelow, John Simmons
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Themes in the Plan:The Neighbourhood Approach
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UFMP Study Area
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10 Communities
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111 Neighbourhoods
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Four Scales of UF Management
• UFMP Study Area Community
Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Division
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Neighbourhood Analysis
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Urban Forest Canopy Data
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Neighbourhood Canopy Targets
• North End: 70%• Stadacona: 20%• Mulgrave Park: 20%• NSCC: 20%• Novalea Centre: 20%• Oland Brewery: 20%• Parks: 40%
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• Forest stands/ naturalized areas
• Riparian zones• Value trees
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0-8 8-15 15-30
30-46
46-61
62-76
76-91
91-107
>1070.00
200.00
400.00
600.00
Age Distribution of Trees
Diameter at Breast Height (cm)
Num
ber o
f Tre
es
STRATUM
Norway maple
American elm
Linden
Littleleaf linden
Callery pear
Sycamore maple
Sugar maple
Northern red oak
Amur corktree
Other
0 20 40 60 80
Species Mix
Percent of Trees
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Neighbourhood Types
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Landscape Pattern Language
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Network
Patchwork
Ribbon
Belt
Wedge
Dartmouth Today
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Network
Patchwork
Ribbon
Belt
Wedge
Dartmouth Tomorrow
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The Management Framework
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Operational Principles1. Comprehensive
approach2. Urban forest values3. Space and location4. Time and timing5. Climate change6. Naturalness7. Invasive species8. Public understanding
9. Stewardship10. Priority-setting11. Green infrastructure12. Sense of identity13. Cooperation and
partnerships14. Equity15. Integrated planning
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Values, Objectives, Indicators, Targets (VOITs)
ValueAn urban forest characteristic or
entity considered by an interested partyto be important in relation to a
defined forest area
ObjectiveA broad statement describing
a desired future state or conditionfor a value
IndicatorA variable that measures
the state or condition of a value
Targeta specific statement describing
a desired future state or conditionof an indicator
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Actions
Three major types of actions:1. Actions derived from VOITs2. Actions derived from Operational Principles3. Policy-based actions (e.g. MPS,LUB
amendments).
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Status of the Plan1. VOIT development in summer, 20102. Community engagement in summer, 20103. Neighbourhood classification and analysis in
spring/summer, 20114. Management framework development in summer, 20115. First draft completed in early September, 20116. Plan released to Steering Committee and public in fall,
20117. Regional Council, 2012