Urban Forest Master Plan
Project Overview
The Edgewater Urban Forest Master Plan is a roadmap for how to maintain, preserve, and grow the city’s tree canopy. What is Edgewater's tree canopy like right now? Where should the city preserve trees? Where should the city plant new trees? What kind of trees does the community need and want? Do some parts of the city get to experience more benefits from trees than others. All of these questions, and more, will be asked and answered as part of the Urban Forest Master Plan.
Recommendations
- Leverage public and stakeholder support of Edgewater’s urban forest to better care for public street trees.
- Strengthen policies and procedures that preserve and protect trees.
- Enhance the City’s urban forestry services through utilization of internal and external professionals.
- Take a data driven approach to urban forest management and care.
- Develop a multi-year tree planting strategy including both public and private property.
- Build regional partnerships to support urban forestry operations.
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Provide Input on the Final Draft
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A couple items to note about the final draft: most of the photos in the plan are placeholders / Edgewater photos will be incorporated into the final plan; any typos or misspellings will be caught during the final edit of the plan; and, staff is truly grateful for all the community members that have participated in the creation of the draft plan!The Sustainability Board will be reviewing the final draft of the UFMP at their board meeting on April 23rd. The board meeting is 6 to 8p and all community members are welcome to attend. More details on this meeting can be found here.
