Urban Tree Cover
A Commitment to Preservation
Through the establishment of a tree canopy target, the City of St. Albert is committed to preserving and managing urban forest.
The Urban Forest Management Plan defines urban tree canopy as the amount and distribution of leaf area in a community and is a useful way to assess an urban forest.
St. Albert's current overall canopy cover is approximately 13 per cent, which includes fully developed, developing, and undeveloped lands. A target of 20 per cent within 20 years (2037) has been established and requires existing trees to be retained, maintained and allowed to mature, and trees lost are replaced.
Benefits of increasing urban tree canopy include:
- climate control and energy savings;
- improvement of air, soil and water quality;
- mitigation of stormwater runoff;
- provision of wildlife habitat;
- increased real estate value; and
- community vitality.
Resources
Urban Forest Management Council Policy Related Pages
Last edited: September 26, 2024