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PRESENTATION BY ANDEE PELAN, PROJECT DIRECTOR OF LIVING GREEN (ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION BARRIE) CONCERNING A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THROUGH A TREE-PLANTING
Andee Pelan, Project Director of Living Green provided a presentation concerning a Climate Action Plan through tree planting.
Ms. Pelan discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• An overview of the Living Green Barrie Organization including membership and programs;
• Living Green’s Strategic Plan;
• The City of Barrie’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Implementation Plan;
• The provisions within the Strategy that speak to providing natural and constructed shade, and the creation of naturalized and edible landscapes using existing resources;
• That the growing of mature trees is missing from the strategy;
• A suggestion for a Living Green Climate Change Tree Planting Program for private and public lands;
• Proposal for Community Tree Planting events and Neighbourhood Tree stewards on public lands;
• Proposal for Backyard Tree Planting Program;
• Proposal for Corporate and Greening Health Program;
• Next steps in the process.
Members of the Committee asked the presenter and City staff several questions and received responses.
The Committee requested that staff from Forestry Services be invited to the next Committee Meeting to discuss this Program.