Trees provide significant benefits to human society. Urban trees, however, are often at odds with their environment due to injury, disturbance, inadequate planting space, or lack of care. Construction, in particular, can present a major challenge; studies have found that unchecked construction activities can negatively impact the condition of tree trunks and root systems - which can ultimately lead to early tree death. To safeguard the benefits that trees provide, communities have begun to enact tree preservation ordinances that provide guidelines, backed by policy, for tree preservation during construction. This presentation provides an example of a municipality that has established a comprehensive tree preservation ordinance and the results of a study that evaluated its effectiveness for protecting trees on private, residential properties.
Speaker:
Kaitlyn Pike, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
Originally presented on Thursday, April 15, 2021
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This production is made possible through funding from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources & the USDA Forest Service.
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