[8.5] Individual Landowners Recognising the significant contribution that privately owned trees have for the city’s tree canopy cover, Cork City Council will also engage with private landowners.
Two notable opportunities include:
• With over 60,000 residential gardens in Cork City, there is significant potential for expanding canopy cover through cumulative planting efforts and through encouraging best practice management of existing trees (e.g., pruning practices).
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Several significant woodlands are in private ownership.
ACTION 29. Develop guidance notes and other supports to encourage and facilitate individual household tree planting and best practice tree management and care.
ACTION 30. Identify ways to collaborate with woodland owners on best practice management.
[8.6] Planting on Council-Owned Land Cork City Council is open to proposals for community tree planting projects on Council-owned land such as publicly managed streets, roadside margins, and open space. Such proposals will need to align with the principles outlined in Chapter 7. Some initial details to guide community proposals are provided in Appendix 2, and further guidance notes will be developed in collaboration with the community
ACTION 31. Further develop guidelines community groups can use to design and seek approval for tree planting proposals on Council owned land.
[8.7] Information Sharing Cork City Council will also engage with the community through information sharing, including: • A dedicated tree webpage including Frequently Asked Questions and neighbourhood level tree data • Development of a public Tree Removal Notification System to inform the public of the reason for any tree felling.
ACTION 32. Create a dedicated tree webpage on the Cork City Council website.
ACTION 33. Develop protocols for engaging with communities and residents for proposed significant tree management works and works affecting trees.
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