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<DIV>Hi Andy </DIV>
<DIV>I am exploring the protection status of rare and endangered plant species
in Edmonton where we are fortunate to have the protection afforded by the North
Saskatchewan River valley. Outside of the valley, naturalists are salvaging
genetic material ahead of the rapid subdivision and industrial expansion. We do
not yet have an official list of these species in Edmonton or well developed
goals for these efforts. </DIV>
<DIV>I am seeking information from other Canadian urban centres that have
developed policies, procedures, and research that ensures the protection of
these rare and endangered species. </DIV>
<DIV>I look forward to hearing from members in the network.</DIV>
<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Ross</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Dr. Ross W.
Wein, <BR>Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta<BR>7135 Saskatchewan Dr.,
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2A4<BR>Tel: 780-436-0141; Email:
rosswein@shaw.ca<BR>University website: <A
href="http://www.rr.ualberta.ca/en/ContactUs/ProfessorEmeriti/RossWein.aspx">http://www.rr.ualberta.ca/en/ContactUs/ProfessorEmeriti/RossWein.aspx</A>
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our Book: Don't Worry Mom, I'll Be Home for Christmas <BR>(Danny Wein's story of
his motorcycle trip, his near death crash in South America, <BR>and his 13 years
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Astrid.Nielsen@ottawa.ca
href="mailto:Astrid.Nielsen@ottawa.ca">Nielsen, Astrid</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:22 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=canufnet@list.web.net
href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">Canadian Urban Forest Network</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [CANUFNET] A Quick Urban Street Tree Inventory for
Municipalities</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Hi Andy,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I’m not sure if this has been
shared on CANUFNET before... if not, please do. It’s a neat tool I just
discovered that was developed by NRCan to complete a quick urban street
inventory that is based on sampling 10% of the total
inventory:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><A
href="http://gmaps.nrcan.gc.ca/uts/index.php?lang=e&page=overview.php">http://gmaps.nrcan.gc.ca/uts/index.php?lang=e&page=overview.php</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">They have already mapped the
sample points for many towns/cities across the country, and provide a field
sheet for collecting data. It seems to be an inexpensive way for municipalities
on limited budgets to estimate their forest cover. Here is a cut and paste of
their general approach:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Most urban centers
have thousands of trees within their boundaries; counting and identifying each
one would require a tremendous effort. Therefore we have developed an approach
that surveys only a sample of the trees in a city/town, but still allows us to
accurately estimate the total number of trees and tree species composition.
Surveyors will walk a number of routes (0.5 km in length) that have been
randomly located throughout their urban centre, identifying trees to genus (or
to species if possible) as they go. In total, the routes will cover about 10% of
the total length of roads in each urban centre.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: gray'>Astrid Nielsen, RPF
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: gray'>Section Manager, Forest
Planning and Protection Unit<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: gray'>Forestry Services, City
of Ottawa</SPAN><B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; COLOR: gray">, </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: gray'>100
Constellation Ave. | Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 6J8| </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; COLOR: gray">(</SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: gray'> (613)
580-2400 x15258 | Fax: (613)580-2611 </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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