<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello CANUFNET member,</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers are
conducting a research study to investigate which type of information Canadian
urban foresters collect for assessing the performance of urban forest
management programs and which indicators they find the most practical in terms
of ease of use. Your input will help provide information on methods and
challenges for measuring the performance of urban forests across Canada. <span style="font-size:11pt">If you are involved in the management or planning of urban forests (e.g. trees and associated vegetation in urban and peri-urban areas) in Canada, we will appreciate your time completing this survey.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Sylvain Martel and Sara Barron</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt"><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt">How are we evaluating urban forests in Canada?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Are you an urban forestry professional or arborist working
in Canada? </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We want to hear from you!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers are
conducting a research study to investigate which type of information Canadian
urban foresters collect for assessing the performance of urban forest
management programs and which indicators they find the most practical in terms of
ease of use. Your input will help provide information on methods and challenges
for measuring the performance of urban forests across Canada.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Who Can Participate?</b><br>
Urban forestry professionals across Canada, including those working in urban
forestry planning, operations, and policy development.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>What’s Involved?</b></p><ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">There
are 33 questions, and it will take 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Share
answer questions about how you use criteria and indicators in your work. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Your
responses will remain confidential, stored securely through UBC’s
Qualtrics platform</li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 18pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Why Participate?</b><br>
Your feedback will contribute to a better understanding of how we can measure
the effectiveness of urban forestry programs.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Any questions?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Contact Principal Investigator: Dr. Sara Barron
(<a href="mailto:sara.barron@ubc.ca">sara.barron@ubc.ca</a>)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><img alt="A picture containing text
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