Action 5.5 Complete an Urban Forest Management Plan

• Complete the City of Windsor Street Tree and Park Tree Inventories;

• Complete a Canopy Cover Study & Benefits Assessment and develop a Tree Canopy Cover goal for the Windsor community to benefit the environment and human health;

• Work towards achieving the Tree Canopy Cover goal through increased quality tree planting, maintenance and replacement;

• Continue to protect the urban forest through enforcement of the public tree by-law (By-law 135-04);

• Explore additional tree protection measures to limit the removal of trees in Windsor;

• Increase awareness of the air pollution and greenhouse gas reduction benefits provided by trees.

Action 5.6 of-way Improve climate resilience of trees in urban forests, parks and in the public right-

• Ensure tree and plant species established are native where possible, diverse, disease resistant and have high climate adaptability;

• Where appropriate, identify safe opportunities for assisted tree migration from more southern regions;

• Use an integrated pest management approach to park and urban forest maintenance;

• Enhance tree maintenance programs to mitigate damage due to heat and extreme events;

• Review and update new tree irrigation procedures to improve establishment success and therefor long-term survival and performance of trees.

Action 5.7 Enhance Detroit River shoreline protection measures along Windsor’s riverfront and Peche Island

Action 5.8 Increase community level of knowledge on the benefits of natural areas

• Enhance support for the Ojibway Nature Center;

• Continue to provide education to the public about the importance of natural areas, invasive species and endangered species;

• Utilize Citizen Science Programs such as iNaturalist to help monitor and collect information on species at risk and invasive species.