Tip sheet: Community engagement in urban forestry projects

Urban forestry projects thrive when communities come together and contribute. If your municipality is planning an urban forestry project and you are looking for practical tools to involve your community in a meaningful and inclusive way, read our tip sheet on Integrating Community Engagement into Urban Forestry that outlines clear, actionable steps to strengthen your engagement strategy.

This resource is designed to help your municipality build support for tree planting initiatives. From early planning to funding applications, it offers guidance to create inclusive projects that reflect the voices in your community.

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify and engage local groups, Indigenous communities and other stakeholders.
• Design inclusive engagement strategies that reduce barriers and promote equity.
• Apply best practices to improve participation, especially in underrepresented groups.
• Prepare funding applications that clearly demonstrate your community engagement process.

 Download the tip sheet today 

This resource was created in partnership by Tree Canada and FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for the Growing Canada’s Community Canopies initiative, which is delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada