Woodland Management Strategy

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The City of Burlington is seeking community input to help develop a Woodland Management Strategy (WMS). The WMS will, for the first time, provide comprehensive 20-year strategic direction for the management of all City-owned woodlands in response to the challenges and pressures they face. Specifically, the WMS will provide:

• baseline information on the current state of Burlington’s woodlands 1-hectare in area and larger

• a long-term vision for the City’s woodlands

• management goals, recommendations, and targets

• forest management plans that will guide the management of individual woodlands

Visit this page between Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 to

The City of Burlington is seeking community input to help develop a Woodland Management Strategy (WMS). The WMS will, for the first time, provide comprehensive 20-year strategic direction for the management of all City-owned woodlands in response to the challenges and pressures they face. Specifically, the WMS will provide:

• baseline information on the current state of Burlington’s woodlands 1-hectare in area and larger

• a long-term vision for the City’s woodlands

• management goals, recommendations, and targets

• forest management plans that will guide the management of individual woodlands

Visit this page between Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 to provide your input. Please subscribe to this project page to stay up-to-date.



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  • Online Stakeholder Workshop

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    The City of Burlington is seeking industry professional input to help inform a Woodland Management Strategy (WMS).

    Industry professionals can learn about the project and provide feedback that will inform goals, targets and funding priorities. This includes financial and community investment into environmental protection for reducing floods, invasive species, green infrastructure and reducing our carbon footprint.

    Attend the online stakeholder workshop on Sept. 28, 2022 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to learn more about the state of Burlington’s woodlands and ask questions about the Woodland Management Strategy. The workshop will be hosted via Zoom and pre-registration at is required.

  • Submit an important location within a Burlington woodland

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    Submit locations you value in Burlington’s public woodlands, or places where you would like improvements to be made within woodlands, along with a photo of the location. Find out what other people think by clicking the points on the map. We will be collecting your urban woodland locations until Sept. 29, 2022.

  • Attend the virtual public information centre

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    Attend the online public information centre on Sept. 14, 2022 from 7:00 to 8:30pm p.m. to learn more about the state of Burlington’s woodlands and ask questions about the Woodland Management Strategy. The public information centre will be hosted via Zoom;

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