The Calgary skyline is pictured looking south from Nose Hill park in early October 2022.
The federal government's 2 Billion Trees program is providing more funds for planting trees around Calgary, which has one of the smallest percentages of tree coverage among major cities in Canada.Calgary is developing plans to add 930,000 new trees around the city, with nearly $61 million in funding through an agreement with the federal government.
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the new trees will offer more shade for the city's streets, increase Calgary's biodiversity, more effectively manage stormwater and enhance the city's collective social and mental well-being. This ongoing work is part of an overall effort to double the city's canopy coverage from 8.25 per cent, as it was measured to be in 2022, to 16 per cent by 2060. Urban canopy refers to how much of the city is covered by trees, their branches and leaves.
Bev Sandalack, a professor with the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Calgary, said the investment from the federal government is great news for the city. "Start where there are gaps, and then start to look at the underserved areas and see where can physically be possible."
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