Last week, the Austin City Council unanimously approved a resolution adopting the Austin Urban Forest Plan: A Master Plan for Public Properties. However, critics say it falls short of a comprehensive plan, addressing only public property, which accounts for just 5 percent of the city’s trees. The plan was developed by Austin’s Urban Forestry […]
Austin Urban Forest Plan
Austin’s urban forest plan was intended to provide a framework for managing the city’s forests over the next 20 years. Adopted on March 6, 2014, by the Austin City Council.