<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="">Hi Peter:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is a down side to the manicured state of Central Park that is delivered by the Central Park Conservancy in return for $3,000,000 / annually of NYC taxpayer dollars. In addition to the Shakespeare Garden being locked for use only by Fifth Avenue residents, there are other not-so-great things happening in the Park such as Excavators and other construction equipment being stored within the critical root zones of Park trees.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The devil, as always, is in those small details.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Naomi<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 14, 2023, at 6:32 PM, Peter Shields 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 dir="auto" style="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;" class="">Hi Dwayne,</div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class="">If you ever get a chance to visit Central Park, they allow grasses and wildflowers to grow around the base of many of their trees. They also block pedestrian access in many areas, or at least limit access to make it more difficult. This prevents socially built trails, and compaction of course.<span class=""></span></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class="">This is one of the most well-kept parks anywhere and may be an extreme example. But the results are in the pudding. Along with very diligent operators.<span class=""></span></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class="">In Markham, parks staff underwent training each spring, maybe a lecture even from the mean forestry supervisor too, with some success.</div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class=""> </div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class="">You'll never get 100%, but minimizing is a goal. Trying new things like grass/wildflower growth at the base, natural Regen areas, connected mulch beds, etc. will generate some complaints from the public, but public info signs can help too, to inform the public of intentions. </div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class="">Risk reduction's first line in defense in H and S is removal from the risk, we gotta keep the trimmers and mowers away!<span class=""></span></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="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;" class="">Peter</div><div style="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;" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature" dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="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;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet-bounces@list.web.net</a>> on behalf of Dwayne Gilbert via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, November 13, 2023 8:24:50 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: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>) <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Dwayne Gilbert <<a href="mailto:Dwayne.Gilbert@mississauga.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Dwayne.Gilbert@mississauga.ca</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[CANUFNET] String trimmer damage</font><div class=""> </div></div><div lang="EN-CA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="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;" class=""><div class="x_WordSection1"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Good morning, I have a question for all but perhaps more so for municipal arborists/contract administrators who manage newly planted trees in city parks.</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Have you had issues with other city staff causing damage to young trees with string trimmers while performing maintenance?</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>If so, did you come up with a solution or various solutions to remedy that problem with good success?</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thank you for your time!</div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dwayne Gilbert</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Woodlands and Natural Areas Technician</span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Certified Arborist</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">T.R.A.Q.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">City of Mississauga</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">(905) 615-3200 ext. 4581</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><a href="mailto:Dwayne.Gilbert@Mississauga.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">Dwayne.Gilbert@Mississauga.ca</span></a></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><a href="http://www.mississauga.ca/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: blue;" class="">City of Mississauga</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>| Community Services Department,</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Parks, Forestry and Environment Division</span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><img border="0" id="x_Picture_x0020_1" alt="tree 4" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DA160A.B7796040"><img border="0" id="x_Picture_x0020_2" alt="Spruce 2" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image004.jpg@01DA160A.DEE87030"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="">Studies show trees last longer when not cut down… </span></i></b></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>