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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'>Perhaps ask the folks at <a
href="http://www.norfolkalus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=13">Norfolk
ALUS Pilot Project - Alternative Land Use Services</a> what they have. E.g. <a
href="http://www.norfolkalus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=13">their
demonstration project page</a> mentions “</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1.39 acres of
pollinator habitat in the form of Pollinator Hedgerows - perhaps the most
groundbreaking effort of the Norfolk Pilot, the pollinator hedgerow is aimed at
finding solutions to restore populations of native pollinators.”<font
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canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Les Misch<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 12, 2010
4:35 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Canadian Urban Forest Network<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [CANUFNET] CANUFNET
Digest, Vol 62, Issue 6</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Hello Sue,</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>With regards to the importance of hedgerows, they
provide a number of benefits, particularly in fragmented landscapes comprising
a mosaic of separated habitat patches.</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It has been proven, both by scientific research and by many
years of observation, that hedgerows provide habitat function (e.g.
corridors, cover, foraging, etc.) for various wildlife species travelling
between habitat patches as well as for species that are adapted to open landscapes
(There are in fact certain bird species in Ontario that are predominantly found
in hedgerows). Hedgerows can also contribute to genetic diversity within
habitat patches adjoined by vegetative linkages such as hedgerows due to
transfer and seed dispersal (excretion, food caching, etc.) by species moving
between habitats. In <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ontario</st1:place></st1:State>
at least, hedgerows have by default allowed certain tree species to avoid being
killed from area infestations. For example, a number of Elm trees now
surviving in hedgerows have escaped the spread of dutch elm disease due to
their isolation from main forests where infestations were greatest and easily
spreading from tree to tree. Many hedgerows in rural areas also contain
piles of various sized boulders cleared from adjacent farm fields which
offer ideal refuge for resident or transitory snakes, insects and small
mammals. Obviously, hedgerows can also play a significant role in reducing
topsoil erosion by reducing wind velocities across open fields. In general, the
wider and more plant diverse and dense a hedgerow is, the more
important it is likely to be for fucntional ecological purposes.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have attached a couple interesting scientific
articles I was able to quickly pull from our electronic resource library that
elaborates/touches on some of the befits I discussed above. Hope this helps.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Les Misch</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
Principal/Senior Ecologist</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><u1:p> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'> <u1:p> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#003399;font-weight:bold'>AET
Group Inc.</span></font></b><font size=2 color=green face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:green'><br>
</span></font><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>531 Wellington Street North</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><u1:p><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Kitchener</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">ON</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">N2H 5L6</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><br>
<font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'>T 519.576.9723<br>
F 519.570.9589</span></font><u1:p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u1:p><u1:p></u1:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>lmisch@aet-group.com</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>www.aet-group.com</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Susan Stroud<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> February 11, 2010 10:44 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> Re: [CANUFNET] CANUFNET
Digest, Vol 62, Issue 6</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I need some good information on
the importance of hedgerows in an eco system. Can anyone point me to some
good information that comments on wildlife, insects, small trees and
bushes and their interrelationship with large trees, farmland etc.?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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> Subject: CANUFNET Digest, Vol 62, Issue 6<br>
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> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:11:41 -0500<br>
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> 1. Black knot problems in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>
(Trevor Thistle)<br>
> 2. Re: Black knot problems in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>
(Jim Donnelly)<br>
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> Message: 1<br>
> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:41:58 -0700<br>
> From: Trevor Thistle <Trevor.Thistle@edmonton.ca><br>
> Subject: [CANUFNET] Black knot problems in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City><br>
> To: "'canufnet@list.web.net'" <canufnet@list.web.net><br>
> Cc: Kim Bendle <Kim.Bendle@edmonton.ca>, Costigan<br>
> <Doug.Costigan@edmonton.ca>, Marshall Mithrush<br>
> <Marshall.Mithrush@edmonton.ca>, Travis Kennedy<br>
> <Travis.Kennedy@edmonton.ca>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rogers</st1:place></st1:City>
<Megan.Rogers@edmonton.ca>,<br>
> Prutton <Norm.Prutton@edmonton.ca>, Megan, Dan Chouinard<br>
> <Dan.Chouinard@edmonton.ca>, Mark Wartenbe<br>
> <Mark.Wartenbe@edmonton.ca>, Bonnie Fermanuik<br>
> <Bonnie.Fermanuik@edmonton.ca>, Norm, Suzana Bodnar<br>
> <Suzana.Bodnar@edmonton.ca>, Doug, John Helder<br>
> <John.Helder@edmonton.ca>, Bev Minsky
<Bev.Minsky@edmonton.ca>, Guy<br>
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> To Whom It May Concern:<br>
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> For the past few years the City of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>
has been experiencing an outbreak of black knot (Apiosporina morbosa). <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>'s urban forestry
unit, River Valley Forestry and Environmental Services (RVFES) has been
responding by pruning out the visible fruiting bodies, and by removing trees
that are beyond saving. However, if we continue these practices we will
eventually end up removing thousands of our valuable ornamental trees of the
genus Prunus. So, we are asking other municipalities about their experience
with this fungal pathogen and what steps they have taken to battle black knot.
RVFES would greatly appreciate if you could aid us in our fight against black
knot by taking the time to answer the following questions.<br>
> <br>
> * Does your region have problems with black knot? If so do you have a
campaign or strategy for combating it? If yes, how do you communicate your
strategy to the public, and what do you do to encourage citizens to take care
of black knot on their own trees?<br>
> * If your municipality does treat for black knot, what treatments were and
were not successful?<br>
> * How serious is black knot mortality in your municipality?<br>
> * Aside from Amur cherry, do you know of any black knot resistant
varieties? Have you had success with any of these varieties?<br>
> * How does your municipality dispose of infected material?<br>
> * Has your municipality tried or had any success with the biological
control agent, Trichothecium roseum (fungal parasite)?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Thank you for you time,<br>
> <br>
> Trevor Thistle B.Sc. (Forestry)<br>
> Urban Forester & ISA Certified Arborist<br>
> The City of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>,
Asset Management and Public Works<br>
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Forestry and Environmental
Services<br>
> Email: trevor.thistle@edmonton.ca<br>
> Ph: (780) 944-7833<br>
> Fax: (780) 496-4978<br>
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> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:40:50 -0700<br>
> From: Jim Donnelly <jdonnelly@cityofgp.com><br>
> Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Black knot problems in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City><br>
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> We have run a black knot program the last 10 years when southern <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alberta</st1:place></st1:State><br>
> started to have major issues. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> 1. We inspect all public cherries in early May (before leaf) and<br>
> again in August (for new infections)<br>
> <br>
> 2. If a plant is found we perform a concentric survey inspection<br>
> of both public and private parcel cherries and hand out information<br>
> leaflets to home owners<br>
> <br>
> 3. We inspect all nursery stock we buy and what the local<br>
> greenhouses/vendors buy in May<br>
> <br>
> 4. When an infected tree is found we find out where the tree was<br>
> bought (so far with the exception of a few Canadian Tire trees most have<br>
> been from respectable nurseries)<br>
> <br>
> 5. Amur still get black knot here<br>
> <br>
> 6. We deal with the diseased wood the same as noxious weed seed<br>
> heads. Landfill it and ask for "immediate cover"<br>
> <br>
> 7. Black Knot hasn't been nasty enough here yet to trial any<br>
> biological controls and most trees are found before more than a few<br>
> braches need to be removed so tree mortality is at 1 or 2 per year.<br>
> <br>
> 8. These measures have kept BK under control so far however the<br>
> number of cases has doubled each of the last 3 years so what really has<br>
> to happen is better regulation in the nursery trade. Hopefully the<br>
> Nursery Certification Program continues to gather momentum.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Jim Donnelly<br>
> <br>
> Integrated <st1:place w:st="on">Pest</st1:place> Management Coordinator<br>
> <br>
> Parks Operations<br>
> <br>
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">City of Grande Prairie</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">AB.</st1:State></st1:place><br>
> <br>
> Tel: 780-513-5226<br>
> <br>
> Fax: 780-532-7588<br>
> <br>
> Cell: 780-814-3763 <br>
> <br>
> jdonnelly@cityofgp.com <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> From: canufnet-bounces@list.web.net<br>
> [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] On Behalf Of Trevor Thistle<br>
> Sent: February 10, 2010 1:42 PM<br>
> To: 'canufnet@list.web.net'<br>
> Cc: Kim Bendle; Costigan; Marshall Mithrush; Travis Kennedy; Rogers;<br>
> Prutton; Megan; Dan Chouinard; Mark Wartenbe; Bonnie Fermanuik; Norm;<br>
> Suzana Bodnar; Doug; John Helder; Bev Minsky; Guy Nighbor<br>
> Subject: [CANUFNET] Black knot problems in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> To Whom It May Concern:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> For the past few years the City of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>
has been experiencing an<br>
> outbreak of black knot (Apiosporina morbosa). <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>'s urban forestry<br>
> unit, River Valley Forestry and Environmental Services (RVFES) has been<br>
> responding by pruning out the visible fruiting bodies, and by removing<br>
> trees that are beyond saving. However, if we continue these practices we<br>
> will eventually end up removing thousands of our valuable ornamental<br>
> trees of the genus Prunus. So, we are asking other municipalities about<br>
> their experience with this fungal pathogen and what steps they have<br>
> taken to battle black knot. RVFES would greatly appreciate if you could<br>
> aid us in our fight against black knot by taking the time to answer the<br>
> following questions.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> * Does your region have problems with black knot? If so do you<br>
> have a campaign or strategy for combating it? If yes, how do you<br>
> communicate your strategy to the public, and what do you do to encourage<br>
> citizens to take care of black knot on their own trees?<br>
> <br>
> * If your municipality does treat for black knot, what<br>
> treatments were and were not successful?<br>
> <br>
> * How serious is black knot mortality in your municipality?<br>
> <br>
> * Aside from Amur cherry, do you know of any black knot<br>
> resistant varieties? Have you had success with any of these varieties?<br>
> <br>
> * How does your municipality dispose of infected material?<br>
> <br>
> * Has your municipality tried or had any success with the<br>
> biological control agent, Trichothecium roseum (fungal parasite)?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Thank you for you time, <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Trevor Thistle B.Sc. (Forestry)<br>
> <br>
> Urban Forester & ISA Certified Arborist<br>
> <br>
> The City of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Edmonton</st1:place></st1:City>,
Asset Management and Public Works<br>
> <br>
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Forestry and Environmental
Services<br>
> <br>
> Email: trevor.thistle@edmonton.ca<br>
> <br>
> Ph: (780) 944-7833<br>
> <br>
> Fax: (780) 496-4978<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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