Penticton [has] tens of thousands of mature trees in its urban forest. Penticton council approved a staff recommendation to endorse the city’s first Urban Forest Management Plan following a presentation by Ysabel Contreras, parks planning and capital projects coordinator… Council also endorsed staff to incorporate tree canopy targets into the next Official Community Plan review and to submit an application to the Growing Municipal Fund: Growing Canada’s Community Canopies program in support of tree planting initiatives in the city for the next two decades. …Findings revealed mature tree canopy cover is 17 per cent within the municipal boundary, with an average of 12 per cent in urban areas, she said. The goal is to increase the overall number to 18 per cent, including an increase from 12 to 25 per cent in urban areas.