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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#282828"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear colleagues,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maria Toledo a Ph</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">D</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">student ( on a stipend from the Mexican government) selected to do her PhD work in Canada and transfer our Urban and Peri-Urban knowledge, research and practical experience
to Latin America. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Her
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Ph</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">D</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.
in urban forestry (UF) ,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> at the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">F</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">aculty of Forestry University of Toronto, is</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
specifically related to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">modeling and mapping urban biotopes, projecting their canopy
and ecological goods and services potentials. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maria’s research work combines traditional field methods and tree measurements , along with use of remotely sensed images and spatial information.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Her study area is her home town - Mexico City</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">, where s</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">he
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">also
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">envisions building an urban forestry
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> research
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">program
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">and UF
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">movement</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maria is starting her field sampling in January</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> 2017</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> but her </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">stipend is not enough to fully support her field work
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">, and she is trying new ways ( listed below) of supporting her research:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you have any equipment that is of no use to you , but that is still in good shape and that </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">could
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> survives 2 field seasons , please contact at Maria at
<a href="mailto:m.toledo.garibaldi@mail.utoronto.ca">m.toledo.garibaldi@mail.utoronto.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(e.g. old gps units, DBh tapes, hypsometers , compass</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">, calipers, field wests, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">…)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you could and would like to support</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> her research please see the links below.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="https://www.crowdrise.com/trees-are-the-answer/fundraiser/mariatoledo">https://www.crowdrise.com/trees-are-the-answer/fundraiser/mariatoledo</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#282828"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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