parks forestry and recreation 2011 report, KEY PARKS ASSETS

parks forestry and recreation 2011 report

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-35402.pdf
Richard Butts
Deputy City Manager, Cluster B
January 28, 2011

KEY PARKS ASSETS
1,512 named parks
• 7,527 hectares of citymanaged parkland /
greenspace
• 77 water play/splash pads
• 51 outdoor artificial ice
rinks
• 2 ski and snowboard
centres
• 5 public golf courses
• 5 ferry boats
• 835 sports fields
• 630 tennis courts
• 818 playgrounds
• 8 greenhouses
• 3,084 hectares of turf
mowed
• 17 Children’s Gardens
• 51 Community Gardens
• 1,674 Allotment Garden
plot



Urban Forestry Branch – Service Profile:
– Tree Care Maintenance
– Tree Protection
– Tree Planting
– Tree Policy & Planning Review
– Special Projects – Asian Long Horn Beetle



Urban Forestry Branch – Key Assets and Outputs:
– 3.4 million trees in 7,527 hectares of parks and
ravines
– 6 million trees on private property
– 144 tree species in Division’s database
– 45,000 tree inspections per year
– 60,000 trees pruned per year
– Over 14,000 caliper trees and over 100,000 small
trees and shrubs planted annually

Staff reports coming forward
– Early in 2011
• Parks Plan progress report and
consultation strategy in March 2011http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2453741831395021283#
• Emerald Ash Borer Strategy in March 2011
– Remainder of the Term
• Parks Plan Final Report in Nov. / Dec. 2011
• Ongoing implementation of Parks Plan