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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To all Canadian members of CUFN,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The United States Forest Service and Canadian Forest Service are interested in your awareness and use of two digital products:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>iTree</b> - a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed <a href="https://www.itreetools.org/">
software suite</a> from the United States Forest Service (USFS) that provides urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/" target="_blank">U.S. Forest Service</a></span>, Davey
Tree Expert Company, National Arbor Day Foundation, Society of Municipal Arborists, International Society of Arboriculture, and Casey Trees have entered into a cooperative partnership to further develop, disseminate and provide technical support for the suite. i-Tree
tools are freely available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>My Tree</b> - a free app by the <a href="https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests">
Canadian Forest Service</a> that shows which trees will grow best in which Canadian locations. The
<a href="https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests/apps/19974">My Tree app</a> now includes more than <a href="https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests/apps/19974#species"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">180 native and introduced tree species</span></a> and
their colour-coded hardiness zones and is available on Android, Apple and Blackberry platforms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have time and experience with either of these tools, we’d appreciate your feedback. Please follow this link to complete a short survey:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVXFZLK">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVXFZLK</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Happy New Year,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Verna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#2F5496">Verna Crossman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Science Policy Advisor, Canadian Forest Service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:verna.crossman@canada.ca"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">verna.crossman@canada.ca</span></a><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> / Tel:
343-292-8505<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conseillère en politique scientifique, Service canadien des forêts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:verna.crossman@canada.ca"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">verna.crossman@canada.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> / Tel: 343-292-8505</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">À tous les membres canadiens du RCFU,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Le Service des forêts des États-Unis et le Service canadien des forêts souhaitent en savoir davantage sur votre connaissance et votre utilisation des deux produits
numériques suivants : <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="FR-CA">i-Tree</span></b><span lang="FR-CA"> –
<a href="https://www.itreetools.org/">Suite logicielle</a> à la fine pointe de la technologie et examinée par des pairs produite par le Service des forêts des États-Unis qui offre des outils d’analyse de la foresterie urbaine et rurale et des outils d’évaluations
des bénéfices. Le </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CA">Service des forêts des États-Unis</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA">, la Davey Tree Expert Company, la </span><span lang="FR-CA">National
Arbor Day Foundation</span><span lang="FR-CA">, la </span><span lang="FR-CA">Society of Municipal Arborists</span><span lang="FR-CA">, l’</span><span lang="FR-CA">International Society of Arboriculture</span><span lang="FR-CA"> et </span><span lang="FR-CA">Casey
Trees</span><span lang="FR-CA"> ont conclu un partenariat de collaboration en vue de développer et de diffuser la suite et de fournir du soutien technique connexe. Les outils d’i-Tree sont gratuits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="FR-CA">Mon arbre</span></b><span lang="FR-CA"> – Une application gratuite offerte par le
<a href="https://www.rncan.gc.ca/forets">Service canadien des forêts</a> qui permet de découvrir quels arbres sont mieux adaptés aux différentes régions du Canada.
<a href="https://www.rncan.gc.ca/forets/applications/19975">L’application Mon arbre</a> comprend maintenant plus de </span><span lang="FR-CA">180 espèces d’arbres indigènes et introduites</span><span lang="FR-CA"> et indique le classement des zones de rusticité
par code de couleurs. L’application est offerte sur les plateformes Android, Apple et Blackberry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Si vous avez déjà utilisé ces outils, nous aimerions obtenir votre avis. Veuillez cliquer sur ce lien pour répondre à un court sondage :
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVXFZLK"><span lang="FR-CA">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVXFZLK</span></a></span><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bonne année,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Verna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#2F5496">Verna Crossman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Science Policy Advisor, Canadian Forest Service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:verna.crossman@canada.ca"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">verna.crossman@canada.ca</span></a><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> / Tel:
343-292-8505<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conseillère en politique scientifique, Service canadien des forêts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:verna.crossman@canada.ca"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">verna.crossman@canada.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> / Tel: 343-292-8505</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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