Category: Victoria – Urban Forest
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Presentation to Council- Urban Forest and Natural Assets, City of Victoria
Presentation: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. Council Chambers E. Request to Address Council E.7 Urban Forest and Natural Assets (LiDAR) update for Draft OCP “Victoria 2050” Video Link: https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=22a0de46-6b14-4887-83fe-114fa79ced8d&Agenda=Merged&lang=English&Item=29&Tab=attachments Documents: The City of Victoria has collected urban tree canopy data over multiple years by to perform ongoing measurements of its urban forest canopy. The City has outsourced urban tree canopy monitoring… Read more
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VCAN Community Mapping Project
A conversation about the distribution of biodiversity within and between the City of Victoria’s neighbourhoods. To complement the City’s excellent inventory of all trees on public land, the Victoria Community Association Network (VCAN) has involved each neighbourhood in an inventory of Garry oaks and other elements of biodiversity on private property. Each neighbourhood developed their… Read more
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Open Letter to City of Victoria Councillors about the Urban Forest
Dear Councillor Matt Dell, This letter serves as an open invitation for you to consider some of the unique community forest qualities in the territory that you now call home. The urban landscape of Victoria is characterized by Kwetlal, known also as the Garry oak ecosystem (GOE). This is a crucial detail often overlooked in… Read more
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City of Victoria 2013 and 2019 Tree Canopy Estimates by Neighbourhood
CITY OF VICTORIA 2019 TREE CANOPY ESTIMATES BY NEIGHBOURHOOD Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Area (Ha) 2019 Tree Cover (Ha) Percent of city-wide canopy Burnside 237 34 6% Downtown 77 7 1% Fairfield 297 92 17% Fernwood 175 56 10% Gonzales 136 53 9% Harris Green 24 4 1% Hillside/Quadra 166 57 10% James Bay 236 63 11%… Read more