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es to meet the City's Strategic Direction Towards 2020 and beyond. A key strategy to create and maintain an environmentally sustainable city has produced a Climate Change Action Plan, including a key action to develop a strategy to maintain and enhance the urban forest. Recently, I have been setting the foundations for the development of an Urban Forest Strategy for the City of Darwin. My focus has included evaluation and quantifi- cation of the city's urban forest, tree inventory comple- tion, and i-Tree Eco environmental and economic data reporting to Council. With sound strategic direction and clear targets, not only will I have the ability to improve the forests' drought tolerance, but improve and extend many other of its essential functions to the community. In a practical sense, I utilize an integrated approach for limiting drought stress on Darwin's tree population, including: • Species selection for drought tolerance • Adding organic compost and organic mulch to soil surface throughout the dripline for soil moisture retention, soil temperature remediation, and soil carbon addition/ increase • Soil amendment with water crystals pre- treated with humic/fulvic acids and vari- ous beneficial microbes to aid beneficial microbe population and to take advantage of the potential soil improvements created • Development and implementation of diverse irrigation provisions—routine water truck, water bags, tree tanks, tree wells, central- ized digital irrigation systems • Water Sensitive Urban Design WSUD, modifi- cation of storm water systems to irrigate root zones, and permeable pavement design • Experimentation with micorrhizal and other beneficial microbe inoculants to increase a tree's feeding ability and improving localized soil properties • Research/experimentation with other untried dryland/drought-tolerant tree species for uti- lization in Darwin's future urban forest The effects of climate change will have huge implica- tions for staff that are responsible for urban tree popu- lations. The challenge for us is to effectively combat the negative effects, and promote the urban forest as having an ability to do so. Our tree populations form part of the solution, and I am excited to be a leaf on the solution tree... —Edan Fisher, Technical Officer Parks and Reserves, City of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia BECAUSE CUSTOMER SERVICE, JUST LIKE TREES, SHOULD BE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. BARTLETT. We're Bartlett Tree Experts and we've been exceeding our customers' expectations for over 100 years. No matter the size or scope of your tree and shrub needs, our experts bring a rare mix of local service, global resources and innovative tree care practices that makes your landscape thrive. Trees add value to our homes and our lives. And Bartlett adds value to your trees. For the life of your trees. PRUNING . FERTILIZATION . PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT . REMOVAL PLEASE CALL 877 BARTLETT 877.227.8538 OR VISIT BARTLETT.COM 28 City Trees