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The City of Thunder Bay is reviewing municipal policies governing trees and the urban forest. Trees help define where we live, providing major benefits for our neighbourhoods and the overall community.
As we consider updates to the City’s tree policies, we’re looking for feedback from the public on current policies as well as urban forestry interests and concerns.
On this page, you can learn about our urban forest and the City’s existing tree policies and fill out a survey to share your input.
About the Urban Forest
City trees are investments in the city; they are valuable assets and part of the green infrastructure carefully implemented throughout Thunder Bay. Individual trees make up the urban canopy, which provides numerous benefits to the community.
Without a healthy urban forest, air quality would be reduced, rainfall events and flooding would be more drastic, and energy costs for homes would increase. You can read more about the benefits of urban trees at our website.
Maintaining and improving the urban forest is essential to continuing these benefits. This survey was developed to gather information on various Urban Forestry topics in Thunder Bay. Your responses will help provide insight and will be used in management reports.
Current Tree Policies
The City is responsible for maintaining the trees located on municipal property. The City’s approach is to preserve, rather than remove, public trees whenever feasible. Tree removals are only considered when the health of the tree is poor or when there is a risk to safety.
Our current urban forestry related policies are our Urban Forest Management Plan and Tree By-law. Both provide information on a variety of tree topics, and survey results may be used to inform proposed updates or additional policies. One area of particular interest are positive and negative tree impacts experienced by residents and overall tree related benefits to the community. The distinct value of a City tree will also be improved throughout our policy updates, as it is not currently well-defined.
For more information on Thunder Bay’s Tree Policies:
The City of Thunder Bay is reviewing municipal policies governing trees and the urban forest. Trees help define where we live, providing major benefits for our neighbourhoods and the overall community.
As we consider updates to the City’s tree policies, we’re looking for feedback from the public on current policies as well as urban forestry interests and concerns.
On this page, you can learn about our urban forest and the City’s existing tree policies and fill out a survey to share your input.
About the Urban Forest
City trees are investments in the city; they are valuable assets and part of the green infrastructure carefully implemented throughout Thunder Bay. Individual trees make up the urban canopy, which provides numerous benefits to the community.
Without a healthy urban forest, air quality would be reduced, rainfall events and flooding would be more drastic, and energy costs for homes would increase. You can read more about the benefits of urban trees at our website.
Maintaining and improving the urban forest is essential to continuing these benefits. This survey was developed to gather information on various Urban Forestry topics in Thunder Bay. Your responses will help provide insight and will be used in management reports.
Current Tree Policies
The City is responsible for maintaining the trees located on municipal property. The City’s approach is to preserve, rather than remove, public trees whenever feasible. Tree removals are only considered when the health of the tree is poor or when there is a risk to safety.
Our current urban forestry related policies are our Urban Forest Management Plan and Tree By-law. Both provide information on a variety of tree topics, and survey results may be used to inform proposed updates or additional policies. One area of particular interest are positive and negative tree impacts experienced by residents and overall tree related benefits to the community. The distinct value of a City tree will also be improved throughout our policy updates, as it is not currently well-defined.
For more information on Thunder Bay’s Tree Policies:
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