Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Urban Forestry Plan will outline and define the role of our urban forests in mitigating climate change, cooling our urban heat islands, and providing other ecosystem and qualityof-life services. The plan will build upon the foundation of the existing Urban Forestry Plan and will work within the context of the city’s Municipal Development Plan, the Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Master Plan and the Nature Based Climate Solutions Plan. The plan will incorporate new goals and objectives as to how Burlington can protect and manage its urban forests to contribute to climate solutions with hands-on community engagement and action. The plan will also include an implementation matrix that outlines actions to be taken in the coming years/decades.