City will create inventory database of trees
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This article was published 11/08/2018 (2597 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A multi-year tree inventory project has been launched by the City of Brandon, which will play an important role in the local urban forestry management plan.
The project, which began this summer, will create a comprehensive database of municipally owned trees.
“As the City of Brandon looks more toward asset management as a way to track and evaluate the many community infrastructure assets in its care, we know that our tree inventory is an important part of that,” said Perry Roque, director of community services, in a press release.
Three seasonal staff members with the community services department have been spending the summer cataloguing trees using GIS software, collecting data such as tree species, height, condition and estimated age.
The project began on the north side of Brandon and will make its way across the city until all trees under the municipality’s care have been logged.
It is estimated the project will take three years to complete.
Once compiled, the data will be used to manage the control of the spread of Dutch elm disease and emerald ash borer beetle, as well as assist in the department’s annual tree-planting and removal schedule.
For logistical reasons, Roque said, the project will not include trees on private property, or any of the city’s natural forested areas.
Once complete, the catalogue will be added to the city’s open data portal: opengov.brandon.ca.
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