<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Dear Shelley,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Because you seem to prepare a talk to your city council, let me share with you really good papers about the economics of urban forestry. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I think the question should not be “How should we spend?”, but “How much can we invest?”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">As you may know, urban trees are a worth investment, and here some of my favorite references when it comes have quantitative arguments to persuade people to invest in their urban forest.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Urban Forest Values : Economics Benefits of Trees in Cities<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Wolf, 1998)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">The environmental psychology of shopping (Wolf, 2007)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Trees are worth downtown’s investment (Wolf, 2006)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Business District Streetscapes, Trees And Consumer Response (Wolf, 2005)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Economics and Public Value of Urban Forests (Wolf, 2004)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">City Trees and Property Values (Wolf, 2007)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Getting more than we pay for (McPherson, 2006)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">Treeconomics (McIntyre, 2008)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">How cities use parks for…. Economic development (American Planning Association, 2002)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">And those articles are easily findable through Google. The main researchers that are working at quantifying the benefits of urban trees are Kathleen Wolf (</FONT><A href="http://www.naturewithin.info/"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif" color=#800080>http://www.naturewithin.info/</FONT></A><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">) and Greg McPherson (</FONT><A href="http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/"><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif" color=#800080>http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/</FONT></A><FONT face="tahoma, new york, times, serif">) and navigating their website is such an interesting…hum…enticing experience!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "canufnet-request@list.web.net" <canufnet-request@list.web.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> canufnet@list.web.net<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, February 14, 2009 12:00:27 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> CANUFNET Digest, Vol 51, Issue 7<BR></FONT><BR>Send CANUFNET mailing list submissions to<BR> <A href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" ymailto="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</A><BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR> <A href="http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/canufnet" target=_blank>http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/canufnet</A><BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR> <A href="mailto:canufnet-request@list.web.net"
ymailto="mailto:canufnet-request@list.web.net">canufnet-request@list.web..net</A><BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR> <A href="mailto:canufnet-owner@list.web.net" ymailto="mailto:canufnet-owner@list.web.net">canufnet-owner@list.web.net</A><BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of CANUFNET digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR> 1. Safety Testing of Fruits & Nuts/heavy metals + other<BR> contaminant testing. (Andrea Dawber)<BR> 2. Per Capita Spending (<A href="mailto:SVescio@thunderbay.ca" ymailto="mailto:SVescio@thunderbay.ca">SVescio@thunderbay.ca</A>)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:53:34 -0500<BR>From: Andrea Dawber <<A href="mailto:adawber@sympatico.ca"
ymailto="mailto:adawber@sympatico.ca">adawber@sympatico.ca</A>><BR>Subject: [CANUFNET] Safety Testing of Fruits & Nuts/heavy metals +<BR> other contaminant testing.<BR>To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <<A href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" ymailto="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</A>><BR>Cc: <A href="mailto:a.kenney@utoronto.ca" ymailto="mailto:a.kenney@utoronto.ca">a.kenney@utoronto.ca</A><BR>Message-ID: <<A href="mailto:BLU0-SMTP685843ACB4B011D03D7A62D7B80@phx.gbl" ymailto="mailto:BLU0-SMTP685843ACB4B011D03D7A62D7B80@phx.gbl">BLU0-SMTP685843ACB4B011D03D7A62D7B80@phx.gbl</A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes<BR><BR>Dear Canufnet folks,<BR><BR>GreenHere has been using Andy Kenney's tree inventory in its taget <BR>area for the past 2 years, and there are almost 500 fruit trees - <BR>pears, plums, apricots, apples, serviceberries,
peaches, cherries, <BR>walnuts, hackberry, butternut, etc.<BR><BR>Food security/hunger and nutrition issues for the local communities <BR>could be partially addressed through the creation of a community fruit <BR>& nut harvesting program. (25% of families live on incomes of less <BR>than $20k.)<BR><BR>However, the area is mixed industrial/residential with 3 railway <BR>corridors running through it. Air and soil contamination is a concern <BR>with regards to the safety of fruit to be harvested from the area.<BR><BR>Does anyone have any experience with testing for industrial <BR>contaminants in fresh fruit and/or what are the threshhold limits for <BR>certain contaminants i.e. heavy metals like lead and mercury?<BR><BR>Any guidance or expert referrals that you may have with regards to <BR>ensuring the safety of food harvested and/or suggested tests to do <BR>would be most
appreciated.<BR><BR>Yours truly,<BR><BR>Andrea Dawber<BR>GreenHere Director<BR>Tel. 416-656-8025 ext. 371; 403<BR><A href="http://www.greenhere.ca/" target=_blank>www.greenhere.ca</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 2<BR>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:38:43 -0500<BR>From: <A href="mailto:SVescio@thunderbay.ca" ymailto="mailto:SVescio@thunderbay.ca">SVescio@thunderbay.ca</A><BR>Subject: [CANUFNET] Per Capita Spending<BR>To: <A href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" ymailto="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</A><BR>Message-ID:<BR> <<A href="mailto:OF525C1F70.277C20D0-ON8525755C.005B1549-8525755C.005B6FFA@thunderbay.ca" ymailto="mailto:OF525C1F70.277C20D0-ON8525755C.005B1549-8525755C.005B6FFA@thunderbay.ca">OF525C1F70.277C20D0-ON8525755C.005B1549-8525755C.005B6FFA@thunderbay.ca</A>><BR> <BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR>Hello,<BR>Our City
Council would like to know how Thunder Bay compares to other <BR>cities in per capita spending on urban forestry. Would anyone be willing <BR>to share their numbers with me? If you do, would you also tell me the <BR>population of your city? Thanks.<BR><BR>Shelley <BR><BR>Shelley Vescio MScF RPF<BR>City Forester<BR>City of Thunder Bay Parks Division<BR>Victoriaville Civic Centre<BR>111 Syndicate Avenue South<BR>Thunder Bay, Ontario<BR>P7E 6S4<BR>phone (807) 625-2473<BR>fax (807) 625-3258<BR><BR>The information transmitted by electronic communication is intended<BR>only for <BR>the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain<BR>confidential <BR>and/or privileged material. The sender does not waive any related<BR>rights or <BR>obligations. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other<BR>use of, or <BR>taking of any action in reliance upon this information, by persons<BR>or entities <BR>other than the intended
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