The City of Thunder Bay is currently searching for a new urban forester to update the city's urban forestry management plan, which dates back to 2011. The plan, which includes over 20 key recommendations, aims to better manage the city's trees and shrubs, including diversifying the tree canopy, establishing routine maintenance cycles, and strengthening tree protection bylaws. The new forester will also be responsible for managing the emerald ash borer infestation and continuing proactive maintenance efforts.
THUNDER BAY — The City of Thunder Bay is currently working at hiring a new urban forester, according to the city’s manager of parks and open spaces.
The current urban forestry management plan dates back to 2011 and it made over 20 key recommendations — and over 140 recommendations in total — for how to better manage the city’s trees and shrubs. They include diversifying the tree canopy, establishing routine maintenance cycles, bettering budget planning and tracking, strengthening tree protection bylaws, investing in new technology, and increasing public education initiatives.
“It's not a complete new approach that we're going to be bringing forward,” he said of an updated management plan. Foulds added that it’s important for the public to think about trees as we do roads or other infrastructure: assets which require constant upkeep.
URBAN FORESTRY TREE MANAGEMENT EMERALD ASH BORER SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENT
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