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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
all</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been asked to
give a presentation on urban forestry to a group of Canadian forestry
professionals and policy makers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a question
for you as I develop my presentation. There have been a number of studies
in the U.S. that have looked at the impacts of urbanization on the urban forest,
e.g. Washington, DC lost 65% of it's tree canopy between 1985 and
1997.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although Toronto,
Calgary, Oakville and Kelowna have completed tree canopy / UFORE
analyses that measure the existing tree cover right now, I'm not
aware of any studies that have looked at tree canopy losses over time, or what
kind of impacts have already been seen due to urbanization.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anybody know of
other studies that have looked at this issue in Canada?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks,
Ian</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=055084318-14112007><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
lang=en-ca><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Ian Wilson, MPM, RPF,
Certified Arborist</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Urban Forestry
Supervisor</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Parks<?xml:namespace prefix =
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">City of </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kelowna</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Recreation, Parks and Cultural
Services<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Phone: (250)
469-8842</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Fax: (250)
862-3335<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Parks <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><st1:Street><st1:address><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">1359 KLO
Road</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Kelowna</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, B.C., V1W
3N8<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><A
href="http://www.kelowna.ca/">www.kelowna.ca</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><A
href="mailto:iwilson@kelowna.ca">iwilson@kelowna.ca</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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