<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks Cheryl. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The devil is always in the details when it comes to challenges such as de-icing roads and there’s usually a caveat in the solutions. Clearly, beet juice is not quite as eco-friendly as suggested in some literature.<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 23, 2023, at 10:34 AM, Cheryl Huxted 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; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; 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; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Food for thought on beet juice as de icer<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="https://modernfarmer.com/2022/01/beet-juice-deicer/#:~:text=Beet%20deicer%20has%20also%20been,animals%20like%20fish%20and%20amphibians" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://modernfarmer.com/2022/01/beet-juice-deicer/#:~:text=Beet%20deicer%20has%20also%20been,animals%20like%20fish%20and%20amphibians</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Naomi Zurcher via CANUFNET<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>January 23, 2023 10:20 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Canadian Urban Forest Network <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Naomi Zurcher <<a href="mailto:treerap@sprintmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">treerap@sprintmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[EXTERNAL] Re: [CANUFNET] solutions for de-icing products around trees on sidewalks and roadways.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Thank you Elaine. How fascinating. <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Can you please share a product name or how this is marketed in your location? I am always willing to try a new approach to this relentless problem so any additional information that would provide access to the product would be greatly appreciated.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Naomi Zurcher<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><img id="_x0030_94E4F52-8F8B-4768-BD7C-ACD4D0AB7E98" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image001.png@01D92F16.397F2480"><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Arbor Aegis<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Urban Forester / Consulting Arborist / I-Tree team affiliate member<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">6006 Luzern<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Switzerland<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">On Jan 20, 2023, at 4:41 PM, Elaine Ethier via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Costly but with time it should be the municipal options. It’s been talked about with the Ministery of Transports : Crystals of yellow beet juice is effective at minus 30Celcius. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">I am using it since last year on private pathways. No shrub or tree loss, no hurt to animals.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Elain Ethier<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Urban forestry consultant <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Téléchargez<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/aka.ms/o0ukef__;!!DZn6eUpkGJlb8g!1RfXjmLM74qlmMhYd0amlyGszbnSrLW1raxQDYk55muqvT7iDiVTVcMi48JE_V53Tz-L1dPy7R0O7rq2RUXqBWA$" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Outlook pour iOS</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><hr size="3" width="1205" align="center" style="width: 723.25pt;" class=""></div><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">De :</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>> de la part de Glenn Chernick via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Envoyé :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, January 20, 2023 3:11:37 PM<br class=""><b class="">À :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>' <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Glenn Chernick <<a href="mailto:GCHERNIC@regina.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">GCHERNIC@regina.ca</a>>; Veronica Schroder <<a href="mailto:VSCHRODE@regina.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">VSCHRODE@regina.ca</a>><br class=""><b class="">Objet :</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[CANUFNET] solutions for de-icing products around trees on sidewalks and roadways.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Good afternoon,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I was looking for information on eco friendly products for de-icing pathways in parks that are eco friendly to vegetation and pets. Anyone out there using something other than rock salt, calcium chloride ect?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Glenn Chernick<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Forestry Technician<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">City of Regina<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Ph. 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