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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>To CUFN , <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In the spirit of brainstorming ....<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Re; private sector support ;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Are there collaborative models out there where the private sector has a stake in the eventual harvesting and processing the urban trees ? { Urban forestry ? } . <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Around here { temperate rain forest }, if the urban trees were groomed for higher value stems , not only would they be stronger and provide their services longer , but they would be an asset instead of a liability. { a large , gnarly tree around here costs thousands to remove in an urban setting. { and yields little but firewood , compost and biomass}. In comparison , a fairly clear, hardwood or softwood , custom cut for a specific processor , can be worth thousands. Now , if that processor operates in a “green” fashion , with “waste” converted to fuel , one has a “cradle to cradle” , sustainable, local industry. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’m sure I’m “ preaching to the choir” to many reading this. But that’s what we are up to. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Pat Lintaman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Pat Lintaman Design Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>(250) 478-0795<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>(250) 478-4453 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><a href="at@topnotchlog.com">pat@topnotchlog.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.shawniganecoindustrialpark.com">www.shawniganecoindustrialpark.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Englund, Lanny<br><b>Sent:</b> April-23-13 9:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Corporate Support for Urban Forests<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Sorry about the slow response Michael. I have inserted my responses below.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Lanny Englund</span></b><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>M.Sc., RPBio, ISA Cert. Arborist</span><br><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Urban Forestry and Park Services Manager</span> <br><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Parks, Recreation & Culture Services</span> <br><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>City of Coquitlam</span> <br><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>604-927- 3661</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a> [<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net">mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Rosen<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 02, 2013 9:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> Urban Forestry/foresterie urbaine<br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Corporate Support for Urban Forests</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am doing some work on private sector (i.e. corporate) support for urban forests and wanted to ask the Network some pointed questions, which I will keep in confidence, namely:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>How much in dollar figures would you say that the private sector supports the urban forests of your community or within your organization?<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>It fluctuates from year to year, but tends to be between $10,000 - $20,000.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>In % terms, how are those dollars divided amongst: tree planting, tree maintenance, education and awareness, insect/disease protection and other<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <br>80-90% tree planting, with the remainder being education and awareness.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'>-<span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span>Any observations wrt the motivation or knowledge base of the private sector would be appreciated<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt'> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Tends to be pretty basic in terms of wanting to get involved in the community doing some tangible work on the ground. Of course everyone loves to plant trees.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>Michael Rosen | President/Président | Tree Canada/Arbres Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>470 rue Somerset St. West/ouest |Ottawa, ON K1R 5J8 | T: 613-567-5545 ext 222 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:lbanks@treecanada.ca"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>mrosen@treecanada.ca</span></a>/<span style='font-size:9.0pt'>mrosen@arbrescanada.ca</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>| </span><a href="http://treecanada.ca/en/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>treecanada.ca</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>/</span><a href="http://treecanada.ca/fr/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>arbrescanada.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> <span lang=EN-US>| </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UsDvqDXsaU&list=UUKIlxgntPukVCbcE9dLxAlQ&index=1&feature=plcp"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E36C0A'>20th Anniversary video</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E87D1E'>/</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UsDvqDXsaU&list=UUKIlxgntPukVCbcE9dLxAlQ&index=1&feature=plcp"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E87D1E'>Vidéo sur le 20e anniversaire </span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E36C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><img border=0 width=145 height=48 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01CE40DF.E26CD130" alt="Bil_Green_noBack"><br><span style='color:#E36C0A'>Growing better places to live </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt'>| </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#E36C0A'>Des environnements plus sains prennent racine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tree-Canada/172923782752077?v=app_4949752878"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7293C3;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE40DF.E26CD130" alt="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/resources/pages/media/facebook.jpg"></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/TreeCanada"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7293C3;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=48 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE40DF.E26CD130" alt="http://www.treecanada.ca/site/resources/pages/media/Twitter_48.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>