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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>One compelling argument linking trees to human well being came
from some work done by the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beijing</st1:PlaceName>, on the basis of which the
government of <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region> built
the Forest Capital Hotel, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Manchuria</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Province</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> outside of
Yichun in the middle of the 3 million hectare Yichun forest. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>The Forest Capital Hotel is a lavish $55 million complex of
13 buildings each designed to reflect the architecture of some part of the
world--there was a log mansion with a dozen rooms, as well as the main
convention centre with 15 meter pillars and Greek statues in cascading
fountains and pools with large stair cases. I was one of the international
speakers invited to be part of the Yichun Declaration of Forest Ecosystem
Protection in August 17, 2007, which also inaugurated the Hotel. Needless to
say I was impressed with the location and government investment and so I asked
the most important person, the Mayor, a central party official—(the Mayor
was responsible for the VP entourage in which we were conveyed for four hours
at 130Km/hour with, impressively, police or military standing at attention at
every little dirt road intersection stopping traffic for us) -- why they built
this enormous hotel in the middle of the forest? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>The Mayor said that researchers at the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Beijing</st1:PlaceName> had found that there were
30,000 negative ions per cubic centimeter in the middle of the Yichun forest,
whereas there were less than 1000 in a cubic centimeter of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:City> air. So they built the hotel here as
a place where government officials can make better decisions, because negative
ions help individual well being and create clear headedness. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>The presence of negative ions is, I understand from some of
the University of Beijing professors there, associated with the volatile
organic oils precipitating from the forest around which light rain drop
accumulate whose fine mist spins free ions that attach to oxygen and create
what are called negative ions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Of course, planting trees in the city does not create 3
million hectares of forests, however, the more trees the more negative ions <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>But this reverts the question to, where is the evidence that
a high level of negative ions is associated with healing, well being and health?
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>There is a lot of associative experiential evidence and an explanation
of negative ions can be found and their life cycle is at <a
href="http://www.trifield.com/air_ions.htm">http://www.trifield.com/air_ions.htm</a>.
This data may correlate with places you have experienced well being and perhaps
even associates with why you work with trees.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>There is an abundance of email sites from those who sell negative
ion generators for offices, homes and cars. For some clinical data on the
anti-depressant effect of negative ions on patients with seasonal affective
disorder and some related data see <a
href="http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/10/875">http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/10/875</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Dirk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy'> & Associates Reforestation Ltd <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></font><font size=1
color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=1 color=navy
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Brinkman</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=1 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:navy'> y Asociados Reforestacion Centro America SA</span></font><font
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color:navy'> Forest Restoration Ltd IBC <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Barbados</st1:place></st1:country-region> </span></font><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:navy'>. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New Westminster</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">BC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">V3M 4R2</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><font
size=1 color=navy><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Canadian Off: 604 520 2800; fax:604 520
1968; Cell: 604 787 4033<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>web: <a href="http://www.brinkmanforest.com/"
title="http://www.brinkmanforest.com/"><font size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>www.brinkmanforest.com</span></font></a></span></font><font color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:navy'>Vision: To
be recognized as the best at forest ecosystem renewal, world wide.</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:navy'>Mission</u1:place></u1:City></span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 color=navy face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:navy'>: We deliver innovative
ecosystem-based solutions for restoring and sustaining forests.</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Michael Rosen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> September 17, 2008 6:53 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Michael Rosen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [CANUFNET] Psychological
Benefits of Trees</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I am
looking to update a presentation on the Psychological Benefits of Trees. If
anyone has some recent research, not necessarily Canadian that they can quickly
refer me to, it would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Michael Rosen</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>, R.P.F.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=maroon face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;color:maroon'>President / président, Tree <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>
/ Arbres <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=maroon face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;color:maroon'>402 – <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">222
Somerset St</st1:address></st1:Street>.</st1:address></st1:Street> West</st1:address></st1:Street>
/ 402 – 222, rue <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Somerset</st1:City></st1:place>
ouest<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=1
color=maroon face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:maroon'>Ottawa</span></font></st1:City><font
size=1 color=maroon><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:maroon'> <st1:State
w:st="on">ON</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">K2P 2G3</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=1 color=maroon face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>T</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=maroon><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:maroon'> 1.877-666-1444;
613. </span></font><font size=1 color=maroon><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:
7.5pt;color:maroon'>567-5545 X. 222 ; <strong><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>F/Téléc</span></font></b></strong> (613)
567-5270 </span></font><span lang=FR><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=1 color=maroon face=Arial><span
lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon'>E/C</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=maroon><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt;color:maroon'> </span></font><a
href="mailto:mrosen@treecanada.ca"><font size=1><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:7.5pt'>mrosen@treecanada.ca</span></font></a><strong><b><font
size=1 color=maroon face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:maroon'> </span></font></b></strong><span
lang=FR-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.treecanada.ca/" title="blocked::http://www.treecanada.ca/"><font
size=1><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt'>www.treecanada.ca</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=blue><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> / </span></font><a
href="http://www.arbrescanada.ca/" title="blocked::http://www.arbrescanada.ca/"><font
size=1><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt'>www.arbrescanada.ca</span></font></a><font
size=1 color=maroon><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt;color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;color:green'>Canadian Urban Forest Conference , 24-26 septembre 2008 /<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=green face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA
style='font-size:7.5pt;color:green'>Conférence canadienne sur la forêt urbaine,
24 – 26 septembre 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.cufc8.ca"><font size=1><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:7.5pt'>www.cufc8.ca</span></font></a></span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:
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