Here is the link to find out more, and don’t be mislead by the title “Urban forests..” it is about our signature parks right here in our city ..
Here is the link to find out more, and don’t be mislead by the title “Urban forests..” it is about our signature parks right here in our city ..
[[Comment copied from Council website.]]
A COMMENDABLE AND VISIONARY PLAN WORTH READING BEFORE ENGAGING IN EMOTIVE REACTION
It is pleasing to see a plan with a 60 year time horizon that is based on maintaining our heritage in the light of experience of more than a century, and is informed by applied science. The subject is difficult to relay in short public gatherings, such as the recent Residents 3000 meeting, simply because it is complex and emotive. Emotional responses about ‘our’ Plane trees, denial of long evidence of dying Elm trees, and assumptions that the majority of the City’s trees are popular European species may be normal for many of us who have grown up in an around the City – but they seem to be misconceptions. Planned replacement, with multi-decade budgetary commitments, is the only responsible response that I can see; the authors of the report are to be commended. Failure to act would be to deny the legacy of even greater foresight by our forefathers and their adventurous vision for what has become a fine City. from –
Prof. Falvey, formerly Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture, University of Melbourne.