Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Table of Gontents
Table of Contents................ ...'.......'......'..... 1
Acknowledgernents.... ............... 1
1.0 Introduction.......... -'.'......-.'..4
1.1 Rationale............ .'..'.'.....4
1.2 TheRole of the Urban Forest........ ....'......"........ 5
1.2.I Air Quality
.....'........5
1.2.2 Regional Climate Change '..."..' 6
1.2.3 Energy Conservation.......... ....'..7
7.2.4 Water Conservation............. ...-.'.............-...7
1.2.5 Social Benefits ..-'....7
7.2.6 Economic 8enefits............ ....'... 8
2.0 Methodology...... .'....'.'.......8
2.1 Plot Selection .................8
2.2 DataCollection ..........'. 10
2.3 DataAnaþsis ........"..... 10
3.0 Results and Discussion .......... ............ 10
3.1 UrbanForest Structure... ....'.-......... 10
3.2 Yegetation Cover and Plantable Space.... .......'74
3.3 Pest Susceptibility............. .....'....'.. 16
3.3 Pollution Removal by the Urban Forest........ -.............'......11
3.4 Energy Savings .....'.....' 18
4.0 Conclusion and Recommendations...... ...'...'....".. 18
5.0 References............ ............27
Appendix 1. Plot Locations (GPS Coordinates) ..-.....23
Acknowledgements
The following people contributed to this study: Meaghan Eastwood (University of
Toronto, Master's student); Dr. David Nowak and Robert Hoehn (USDA Forest
Service); and Ralph Adams and Eric Taylor (BC Ministry of Environment).
The project was supported in part through a grant from the Tree Canada
Foundation.
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