Urban Forest Management Plan

The City of Langford has developed its Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). The UFMP identifies the community’s 25‑year vision and values in managing its urban forest and sets out the objectives that will guide the City in addressing the ranging challenges now facing urban trees and their maintenance. 

The UFMP contains tailored actions the City will seek to implement in achieving the community-led vision for its urban forest over the next 25 years and includes:

• Baseline information on the current state of Langford’s urban forest
• A long-term vision for the City’s urban forest
• Program goals, recommendations, and targets
• Operational plans, policies and specifications to support the Plan’s implementation.

Langford’s urban forest consists of all trees, forested areas, plants, soils, and ecosystem components located within the city boundary. Many types of trees make up the urban forest, including public street trees, park (i.e., ornamental) and woodland trees, as well as the trees on private land in both urban and rural landscapes. Langford’s trees are an important community asset, and the City has developed its first UFMP in recognition of this value. 

The urban forest is essential to Langford’s character, biodiversity, climate resilience, health and well-being. The UFMP will help ensure the community maximizes the benefits supported by the urban forest, providing a framework and specific recommendations designed to achieve fair balance between the diversity of interests held in urban forest management. 

This project is being funded through the province's Local Government Climate Action Program. The Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) provides local governments and Modern Treaty Nations with predictable and stable funding. This funding supports local climate action that reduces emissions and prepares communities for the impacts of a changing climate.