Developing Tree Protection Ordinances in North Carolina a model Ordinance Tool
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Credit: Green Infrastructure Center, www.gicinc.org Properly designed and managed, right-of-way buffers, greenways and other designed green space can help connect natural areas. Minimal to no site disturbance for protected areas is essential. Natural vegetation should be retained. If small groups or individual trees are allowed to be mulched or other actions, the limitations to the disturbances should be established. The placement of sod within the critical root zone should be prohibited. If invasive non-native species are present, control of the invasive species and the re-establishment of the native species may be necessary. For example, the Tree Conservation Ordinance for Fairfax County, VA, not only describes the desired stand characteristics but specifically requires the management of non-native species, 12-0404.1A, 12-0404.2B and 12-0404.2C and requires it to be addressed in the plan, 12-0509.3D. The ordinance also provide incentives using increases credit for retained trees, based on specified benefits such as wildlife, 12-0510.3B(1)(b). Local governments can do the same, or even work with adjacent communities, to develop a common set of priorities or prioritized areas that work across their local landscape, as in the example below. Credit: Green Infrastructure Center, www.gicinc.org  Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 0.98 Mb. Share with your friends:
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