The current target is 2,000 trees a year, but a report on the state of the urban forest says that’s not enough. Half the trees planted each year are replacements as a result of new development.
Saanich is looking at planting 10,000 trees a year within its borders after a report found the district has fallen behind in maintaining its urban forest.
The report by Vancouver-based Diamond Head Consulting graded Saanich’s forest management as “fair” and in need of improvement. The draft report, in its final stages, includes a review of the district’s urban forest policies, bylaws, plans, forest-management program and an analysis of the entire urban forest.
It’s estimated that half the trees planted each year are replacement trees as a result of new development. Council has left it to staff to determine how long it would take to ramp up to planting 10,000 trees a year, what it will cost and where the trees should be planted.
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