City of Ottawa still short of its long-term tree planting goals

Eight neighbourhoods across Ottawa are in desperate need of urban tree canopy, according to a new tree equity analysis.

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Eight neighbourhoods across Ottawa are in desperate need of urban tree canopy , according to a new tree equity analysis. Article content

According to a city memo, Ottawa’s overall tree canopy increased from 34 per cent to 36 per cent between 2017 and 2022. Article content Article content

In rural areas, canopy cover rose from 36 per cent to 39 per cent. The city attributed this to the rapid growth of younger forests, natural regeneration and reforestation projects like the Green Acres program.

But inside the urban boundary, the results were much more complicated. Canopy cover actually declined slightly from 21.5 per cent to 20.6 per cent from 20