<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class="">HI John </span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class="">To help decide your trees and sites please check this out </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class="">ACER has been working with TRCA, many conservation authorities and the city of Mississauga to plant and monitor success in riparian zone plantings in our Riparian Rangers program since 2014. See the reports </span><a href="http://www.acer-acer.ca/aboutus/publications" style="font-size: 13px;" class="">www.acer-acer.ca/aboutus/publications</a><span style="font-size: 13px;" class=""> </span><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">Field Guide for Native Tree and Shrub Monitoring is on line and includes identification and ACER monitoring protocols<a href="http://www.trca.on.ca/dotAsset/215966.pdf" class=""> http://www.trca.on.ca/dotAsset/215966.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br style="font-size: 13px;" class=""><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">TRCA has been the pioneer partner in ACER in developing this long-term data collection of 10% trees tagged with permanent metal tag </div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">Tags that we make to order have with a planting site 3 letter code, Season initial, year of planting, and unique tree number on a cable tie system large enough for a few years growth. </div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">TRCA hires summer staff to maintain (weed control, mulch) and remeasure on a regular basis</div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">They order these tags from us when they plan their planting season - we send them the tags on the cable ties on rings for easier use in the field </div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">also do express orders when pians change as we make them here in our office on our big Sterling machine special for aluminum embossing - ( machine is heavy duty - also used in auto vin numbers )</div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 13px;" class="">Stephanie Smith at TRCA has been in charge there for this program with Vince D’Elia supervising</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Alice Casselman for ACER</div><div class="">Office 905-891-6004</div><div class="">Cell 905-601-7685</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 13, 2018, at 7:01 AM, Naomi Zurcher via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi John:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best for these riparian zones is to use what is native to these flood plain areas. Whatever should be there is what works best.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Naomi<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 12, 2018, at 1:42 PM, Hennessy, John via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello All.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hope you are all doing well. I am curious as to what tree planting spec’s are out there regarding tree planting and “ Riverwalk” construction projects?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Is there a particular tree well better suited for areas that have flood potential?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">What catchment plantings plans have been used and what distance are they from the construction projects?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Any experiences to share are welcome and appreciated.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Looking forward to any and all insights available?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Many thanks,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">John.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">John Hennessy<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I.S.A. 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