Trees in Newmarket

Protection for trees in Newmarket that exist already is great!

That said I see the town of Newmarket planting trees that will never exceed 3-5m in hight. Yes this is appropriate in certain areas. That said we need to focus on planting trees that will achieve an treed canopy that will be 20m in hight. These are the pieces that will consume up to 10gal of weather a day, lower summer temperatures by 2-3 C.

New developments need to have a by-law that forces the planting of NATIVE TREE spices in a minimum of 50% of the yards.

As a Forest Technician that has worked with trees for many years I have seen that politics getting in the way of proper management. Looking at todays dollars and not, the long term 20 plus years in the future. Or ideal the next generation and what we want for them.

We can do better, if landowners want to plant a tree on the front yard instead of the back yard help them achieve this.

Take the time to enjoy tree or two today and tomorrow.