& PLANNING. Community Engagement Plan.

Open public website with contact information for local people to share general enquiries or ask questions of the public - allowing them to lead the design and planting choices.

Flyers regarding the works shared with local businesses and residents to inform them of the project proposal.

Invites of public comments on open forum page allowing

Public planning meetings with both Cortillia and Forestami to give feedback and input on the types of plants and features

Design workshops with Cortillia, local residents groups and

Inviting the public and especially local schhools to participate on the forestry process and help plant and maintain - also educating them on the benefits of urban forestry.

Inviting the public to aid in smaller decisions such as public accessible features, furniture, access and design of hardscaping

Larger decisions about plant choice, planting scheme, timeline and ecosystem planning is led by experts with the consideration of local persons input

Techniques

This technique is not used as part of the project as the land is intended to be mostly for non-human usage and deisgned in a way to be beneficial for pollinators. It therefore relies upon the opinions and decisions of experts and allowing the public to make the final say on certain key planting decisions would be detrimental.

Flyer inviting the public to attend planning meetings

The local public will be enaged on the planning and planting of Il Bosco Mangericcio, through a series of public planning meetings, focus groups and events inviting local people to engage with the public, have their say on which plants and vegetables they would like to see grown and the supplementary features of the site.