24 December 2021
Project update: December 2021
Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback and contributed to the development of the draft Canopy Cover Plan. This plan is the delivery mechanism that will enable Council to meet an ambitious target of 30% tree canopy cover in Hobsons Bay by 2040.
Click here to read a summary of what we heard through the consultation process. More detailed information will be available in the new year.
Help
plant more trees across Hobsons Bay
Hobsons
Bay City Council recently developed and adopted their first Urban Forest
Strategy (2020), which outlines an ambitious target to achieve 30% tree canopy
cover by 2040. The draft Canopy Delivery Plan is the delivery mechanism for the
U.F.S objectives.
The
Canopy Delivery Plan seeks to:
- identify locations for street tree vacancies to be
planted
- identify priority areas for planting where more tree
cover is required. These sites include streets, gateways, open space
areas, along foreshore and waterways and areas vulnerable to heat.
- plant trees in ‘harder to plant’ locations such as
shared paths, car parks, in high hardscaped areas, commercial and
industrial areas.
- maximise tree canopy through water sensitive urban
design
- diversify tree species through replacements
How you can be involved
In order to meet the targets, we need your help to build an urban forest to clean our air, improve wildlife corridors, reduce electricity bills, provide shade and cool streets.
Click on the buttons below to be a part of the urban forest effort.
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