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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Looks like they put the bricks in to bridge over the low spot between the roots to make riding easier, not to save the roots from damage. Bricks on the other sides of the roots too would have been better. Not the best photo, but all I had. The IMBA has a manual on how to build bike trails that is well done.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Urban Forest Associates<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Urban Forestry & Ecological Restoration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.ufora.ca<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office/fax 416-423-3387<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell 416-707-2164<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Shawn Gurney <SGurney@abbotsford.ca> <br><b>Sent:</b> October 26, 2021 11:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet@list.web.net><br><b>Cc:</b> stephen@ufora.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Just need to put some on the outside of the roots and raise above the tops of the roots. Notice, in the photo, how the bark is beginning to scuff off of the top of the root in the foreground.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040'>Shawn Gurney</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040'>, </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040'>Dipl. Tech.</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040'>Urban Forester,</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040'>Parks, Recreation and Culture</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040'>(604) 853-5485 lcl. 5884</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#76923C'>“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein</span></i></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF115275><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> CANUFNET [canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] on behalf of Stephen Smith via CANUFNET [canufnet@list.web.net]<br><b>Sent:</b> October 26, 2021 8:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:stephen@ufora.ca">stephen@ufora.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The mountain bikers often put stones over the roots to prevent abrasion. See picture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Stephen Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Urban Forest Associates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Urban Forestry & Ecological Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.ufora.ca">www.ufora.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Office/fax 416-423-3387<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Cell 416-707-2164<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika via CANUFNET<br><b>Sent:</b> October 26, 2021 8:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> Canadian Urban Forest Network <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">canufnet@list.web.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika <<a href="mailto:jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca">jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Does anyone have experience or thoughts on exposed tree roots within mountain biking trails and whether more damage is caused by covering them up with soil or leaving exposed and riding over them?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Thank-you!<br>Jessika<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Jessika Corkum-Gorrill</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>Forest and Environmental Officer</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222A35'>City of Charlottetown</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222A35'>PO Box 98, 199 Queen Street</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222A35'>Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222A35'>C1A 7K2</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222A35'>902-629-4122</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><a href="mailto:jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca</span></a> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.charlottetown.ca/" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>www.charlottetown.ca</span></a> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=195 height=79 style='width:2.0333in;height:.825in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7CA60.88755120" alt="Description: cid:image001.jpg@01D1972A.003096E0"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#385623'>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail! 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