Maps

Maps tell a visual story and are vital for work in forest management. The maps below were presented as part of the community workshops and open house held in April and are forming part of the background data for the development of the strategy.

If you would like more context, please watch the presentation about the Forest Management Strategy on Youtube.

Canopy cover general

A generalized view of the City of Kingston's canopy cover across urban and rural areas.

mapping of canopy cover in the City of Kingston.Canopy cover by Census dissemination area

Mapping of the percentage of canopy cover in the City of Kingston summarized at the Census dissemination area scale (as presented in the 2021 Canadian Census). It allows us to relate sociodemographic information to canopy cover distribution. This will be undertaken as part of the development of the Forest Management Strategy.


Mapping of percentage of canopy cover in the City of Kingston summarized at the Census dissemination area scale (as presented in the 2021 Canadian Census). It allows us to relate sociodemographic information to canopy cover distribution. This will be undertaken as part of the development of the Forest Management Strategy.

Land surface temperature by Census dissemination area

Mapping of land surface temperatures in the City of Kingston during a particularly hot July day in 2023. Comparing land surface temperatures to canopy cover distribution provides a visual representation of just one of the benefits of Kingston’s rural and urban forest - heat reduction.

Mapping of land surface temperatures in the City of Kingston during a particularly hot July day in 2023. Comparing land surface temperatures to canopy cover distribution provides a visual representation of just one of the benefits of Kingston’s rural and urban forest- heat reduction.

Land surface temperature

Similar to the map above this one shows land surface temperatures on a hot day in July, however, the values are shown as generalized across the area rather than by Census dissemination Area.

Similar to the map above this one shows land surface temperatures on a hot day in July, however, the values are shown as generalized across the area rather than by Census dissemination Area.

Planting opportunities

Mapping of the percentage of land available for tree planting. Comparing rural and urban forest canopy to area available for planting allows us to consider where tree canopy is presently low, and contrast that against where there might be areas readily available for planting. Where to best plant trees is a more complex consideration, encompassing land use planning, property ownership, traffic, and so on. The City will be considering these through the development of its Forest Management Strategy.

Mapping of the percentage of land available for tree planting. Comparing rural and urban forest canopy to area available for planting allows us to consider where tree canopy is presently low, and contrast that against where there might be areas readily available for planting. Where to best plant trees is a more complex consideration, encompassing land use planning, property ownerships, traffic, and so on. The City will be considering these through the development of its Forest Management Strategy.

Watersheds

Mapping of City of Kingston’s woodland cover by watershed areas. Watersheds in yellow, orange, or red have a woodland cover below 30% within the areas of the watershed inside Kingston’s jurisdictional area. Those with different shades of green have a woodland cover greater than 30% within the areas of the watershed inside Kingston’s jurisdictional area. The pie charts communicate how much of a watershed is outside of the City of Kingston (white pie ‘slice’), how much of a watershed is woodland cover and within the City of Kingston (green pie ‘slice’), and how much of a watershed is non-woodland cover and within the City of Kingston (grey pie ‘slice’). Pies with very large white ‘slices’ are watersheds whose area is mostly outside of the City’s jurisdiction. Pies with large green and grey ‘slices’ are mostly within the City’s jurisdiction. Large grey ‘slices’ and a watershed coloured in red, orange, or yellow, is indicative of a watershed below 30% woodland cover and mostly within the City. These include watersheds like Little Cataraqui Creek, Inner Harbour – Cataraqui River, and Mud Creek.

Mapping of City of Kingston’s woodland cover by watershed areas. Watersheds in yellow, orange, or red have a woodland cover below 30% within the areas of the watershed inside Kingston’s jurisdictional area. Those with different shades of green have a woodland cover greater than 30% within the areas of the watershed inside Kingston’s jurisdictional area. The pie charts communicate how much of a watershed is outside of the City of Kingston (white pie ‘slice’), how much of a watershed is woodland cover and within the City of Kingston (green pie ‘slice’), and how much of a watershed is non-woodland cover and within the City of Kingston (grey pie ‘slice’). Pies with very large white ‘slices’ are watersheds whose area is mostly outside of the City’s jurisdiction. Pies with large green and grey ‘slices’ are mostly within the City’s jurisdiction. Large grey ‘slices’ and a watershed coloured in red, orange, or yellow, is indicative of a watershed below 30% woodland cover and mostly within the City. These include watersheds like Little Cataraqui Creek, Inner Harbour – Cataraqui River, and Mud Creek.