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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Regional District of Central Okanagan Parks
Services does not currently have a specific cycle for tree inspection however
we are working towards it. We currently use the Wildlife/Danger Tree
Assessor certification for Parks and Recreation sites developed by the Wildlife
Tree Committee of British Columbia and are collecting some baseline data on
trees in specific parks and trails. We hope to build this up to a system
which will lead to regular monitoring of trees along trails as well as
private/public boundaries. We have implemented this into a GIS database to
aid that return cycle inspection as the program grows.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As for data collected, trees with noticeable
defects are tagged gps,d and assessed according to the above noted
system. There are many assessment methods out there but we determined
that the Wildlife Tree Committee of BC system, which was developed in cooperation
with Work Safe BC, BC Parks and Ministry of Forests and Range, was the best fit
for our natural spaces and particularly addressed the wildlife values. </span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cathy MacKenzie, RPF</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <br>
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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>BGeerts@brantford.ca<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> April 21, 2009 8:46 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> canufnet@list.web.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [CANUFNET] Woodlot/Ravine
hazard tree inspections</span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>For the municipalities and land managers out there,
does anyone have a hazard tree inspection cycle for natural areas that abut
private land? IE: City woodlot abuts residential backyards; ravine along
schoolyard, etc.</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>"No"
answers are just as valuable as "yes".</span></font> <br>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>If
no, are there plans to start one? If yes, how long is the cycle? What
degree of data collection is there? Legal constraints/implications?</span></font>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>________________________<br>
Brian Geerts <br>
Urban Forestry Technician<br>
City of Brantford <br>
Parks & Recreation Department<br>
1 Sherwood Drive<br>
Brantford, ON N3T 1N3<br>
519.756.1500 x5511<br>
Fax 519.756.4893 <br>
bgeerts@brantford.ca</span></font></p>
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