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The article and original title: Vancouver's new urban forest strategy faces challenges, academic says

Excerpts:

The city's goal is to increase its canopy cover – how much of the city is covered by leaves and branches when seen from above – from about 25 per cent of the city to 30 per cent by 2050, according to the updated urban forest strategy.

The plan sets a target to plant about 165,000 new trees over the next 25 years, and encourages residents to plant trees in their own backyards.

And while the plan has drawn praise from one expert, both city councillors and staff have acknowledged there will be difficulties in meeting the goals set out in the report.

In the wake of the B.C. government pushing hard for cities to increase housing density, Sheppard advised councillors to minimize the loss of existing urban trees when approving rezoning proposals.

The other map:

Multiple councillors pointed out the stark divide in canopy cover between neighbourhoods.

Shaughnessy has 41 per cent tree canopy cover, while Strathcona — which includes the Downtown Eastside — has only nine per cent.

The difference can be particularly significant during heat waves, according to the staff report, which says that vulnerable populations in low canopy areas faced a higher risk of heat-related deaths.

Coun. Mike Klassen asked staff to explore how to reduce urban heat islands in neighbourhoods with minimal tree canopy cover, including a "GreenShades" system that suspends large sails with planted greenery over streets.

The updated urban forest strategy passed unanimously with Klassen's amendment.

The article and original title: Vancouver's new urban forest strategy faces challenges, academic says

Excerpts:

The city's goal is to increase its canopy cover – how much of the city is covered by leaves and branches when seen from above – from about 25 per cent of the city to 30 per cent by 2050, according to the updated urban forest strategy.

The plan sets a target to plant about 165,000 new trees over the next 25 years, and encourages residents to plant trees in their own backyards.

And while the plan has drawn praise from one expert, both city councillors and staff have acknowledged there will be difficulties in meeting the goals set out in the report.

In the wake of the B.C. government pushing hard for cities to increase housing density, Sheppard advised councillors to minimize the loss of existing urban trees when approving rezoning proposals.

The other map:

Multiple councillors pointed out the stark divide in canopy cover between neighbourhoods.

Shaughnessy has 41 per cent tree canopy cover, while Strathcona — which includes the Downtown Eastside — has only nine per cent.

The difference can be particularly significant during heat waves, according to the staff report, which says that vulnerable populations in low canopy areas faced a higher risk of heat-related deaths.

Coun. Mike Klassen asked staff to explore how to reduce urban heat islands in neighbourhoods with minimal tree canopy cover, including a "GreenShades" system that suspends large sails with planted greenery over streets.

The updated urban forest strategy passed unanimously with Klassen's amendment.

I'll have to go and take a peek sometime this week, hopefully the owls are comfortable with all the attention they're getting lol

From the video:

According to locals the owl prowl crowd has been well behaved and the feathered celebrities mildly amused by all the attention

As a precaution the city has erected a fence and signs around the owl tree asking people to be quiet and respectful to get their photo and then move on

If you want an article about this instead: https://globalnews.ca/news/11192641/vancouver-barred-owls/

A news article discussing what this is about: https://www.404media.co/this-website-is-running-on-a-wii/

The Wii's live status page with system load info: https://blog.infected.systems/status/

According to the website, as of the time I'm making this post, “the experiment […] is still ongoing”

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About 100 people have signed up to speak for and against the proposed redevelopment of a Safeway lot next to the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station.

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