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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-CA'>Jessika,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>I would say that is depends on how much you cover them and also how you would plan to contain that soil so it doesn’t just disappear again. How often would you plan to go back and repeat this? In any case I would say filling them over will remove the direct physical damage to the roots and be better than “letting it ride”…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>If you would fill just over the roots with soil and then add wood chips over, that will likely be a good solution. You would then likely have to just replace wood chips every so often.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Just some off the top of the head thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Philip<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Urban Forest Innovations Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>1331 Northaven Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Mississauga ON L5G 4E8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Tel: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Cell: (647) 221-3046<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Fax: (905) 274-2170<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><img width=153 height=73 style='width:1.5937in;height:.7604in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D7CA53.1C1AE560" alt="UFI new logo very small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.urbanforestinnovations.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><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='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> CANUFNET <canufnet-bounces@list.web.net> <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 <canufnet@list.web.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika <jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca><br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>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></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thank-you!<br>Jessika<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Jessika Corkum-Gorrill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Forest and Environmental Officer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222A35;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>City of Charlottetown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US 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