Trees
Recent stories about trees
Calls for public engagement: Stony Plain economy, Fort Sask forest, Vision Zero
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on various civic issues, including Stony Plain's economic development strategy, Fort Saskatchewan's urban forests, and Vision Zero Street Labs in various Edmonton communities.
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On the agenda: Jasper Avenue, downtown safety, and urban trees
This week, a public hearing will take place on June 12, and city council will meet on June 13 and 14. Here are some of the key items on the agenda.
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Calls for public engagement: Trees, zoning, and neighbourhood improvement
Here are some opportunities to offer your input to the City of Edmonton on various civic issues, such as renewal projects, service provision, and bylaws.
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On the agenda: Homelessness response, trees, and investment performance
This week, community and public services committee will meet on May 1, urban planning committee will meet on May 2, and executive committee will meet on May 3.
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City targets 2030 for two million new trees
The City of Edmonton says it will plant two million new trees by 2030, at a cost of about $114 million.
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Project looks to map saplings given to Alberta first-graders
For more than 60 years, the government of Alberta has distributed nearly 70,000 tree saplings to Grade 1 students during Alberta Forest Week. Now two local tree enthusiasts want your help to map those generations of lodgepole pine and white spruce.
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For Edmonton, a sustainable future depends on trees
Even though a council committee has put off passing a bylaw to protect trees on private property, the Tomorrow Foundation for a Sustainable Future is encouraged to see progress on a file that is vital to the city's ability to lessen and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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How to grow a climate change solution
In Episode 20 of Bloom, the founder and CEO of Wild + Pine outlines his company's efforts to maximize the use of a powerful tool to regulate the carbon cycle and mitigate the effects of climate change: the tree.
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Edmonton's disappearing green space needs replacing as the climate heats up
Edmonton is steadily losing its urban green space, making the city significantly hotter than the surrounding area as temperatures rise due to climate change.
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