[CANUFNET] Trees are the best Solar Collectors, there is room for all, biomass energy is renewable

Mon Jan 5 11:30:06 EST 2015

Guidelines and policies exist in the renewable energy regulation under the Environmental Protection Act in Ontario.  It’s their implementation under the “streamlined approach” dependent on environmental impact studies prepared by proponents that may be suspect.
Bohdan Kowalyk, R.P.F.

From: CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Jackie Oblak
Sent: December-31-14 10:39 AM
To: 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Trees are the best Solar Collectors, there is room for all, biomass energy is renewable

I’m late to the discussion but very happy to see this discussion. I too have seen a number of woodlots ‘converted’ to solar panel farms. Some common sense guidelines would definitely be beneficial to protect our forest resources.

From: CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of stephen at ufora.ca
Sent: December-19-14 10:57 AM
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Trees are the best Solar Collectors, there is room for all, biomass energy is renewable

I’ve seen young forests and regenerating meadows being cleared to make solar farms in rural Ontario.

Stephen Smith
ISA Certified Arborist, Urban Forester
Urban Forest Associates Inc.

From: Sean Cosgrove<mailto:scosgrov at toronto.ca>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 10:27 AM
To: canufnet at list.web.net<mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>
Subject: [CANUFNET] Trees are the best Solar Collectors,there is room for all, biomass energy is renewable

Thanks for including solar thermal hot water and PV electrical panels in this discussion. I have been saying that "Trees are the best solar collectors".  I think it comes down to political culture. Here in Toronto we have very strong tree preservation by-laws even on private property. We must have this, trees are sacrosanct. We have begun to value our tree canopy and the more advanced see the urban forest as green infrastructure. I am a renewable energy professional and we worried early on that bad examples from the US of cutting trees for solar gain would infiltrate.  In the Solar Neighbourhoods program   http://www.solarneighbourhoods.ca/wrap_report.pdf  we tried to keep the panels in the sun, even though solar thermal can take some shade (solar PV not so).  Careful siting led to success.   Preservation of the urban forest is economic valuable in many ways. This includes recovery of dead trees for everything from furniture to biomass energy  http://www.yourleaf.org/urban-wood-resources.  Biomass is largest source of renewable energy in Europe. We must design holistically here.

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   1. Solar-Panels and trees (Rory Quigley)
   2. Re: Solar-Panels and trees (Cheryl Huxted)

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:35:16 -0500
From: "Rory Quigley" <rquigley at cobourg.ca<mailto:rquigley at cobourg.ca>>
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Hello
I'm look for some information regarding solar panels.
Has anyone developed Guild lines or policies as they relate to Public urban Trees and requests for pruning or removals?
Solar panels are starting to pop up everywhere, we are only just seeing this and was hopping that maybe a few others have been through the process. We would like to be constant moving forward.
Thank you for your time.

Regards

Rory Quigley
Arborist

Town of Cobourg
Engineering Department
Forestry Section
55 King Street West
Cobourg, Ontario
K9A 2M2

(office) (905)372-4555
(fax)     (905)372-1533
(e) rquigley at cobourg.ca<mailto:rquigley at cobourg.ca>

Help our community build an Urban Forest

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From: Cheryl Huxted <Cheryl.Huxted at waterloo.ca<mailto:Cheryl.Huxted at waterloo.ca>>
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This document covers a variety of situations where forestry likely will not accommodate a request.  Hope this helps

Cheryl Huxted, B.Sc.; A.Sc.T.
Forestry Technologist
Community Services, City of Waterloo
265 Lexington Court
PO Box 337, Station Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, N2J 4A8
P: 1.519.886-2310 X 30294
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From: CANUFNET [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Rory Quigley
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:35 AM
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Subject: [CANUFNET] Solar-Panels and trees

Hello
I'm look for some information regarding solar panels.
Has anyone developed Guild lines or policies as they relate to Public urban Trees and requests for pruning or removals?
Solar panels are starting to pop up everywhere, we are only just seeing this and was hopping that maybe a few others have been through the process. We would like to be constant moving forward.
Thank you for your time.

Regards

Rory Quigley
Arborist

Town of Cobourg
Engineering Department
Forestry Section
55 King Street West
Cobourg, Ontario
K9A 2M2

(office) (905)372-4555
(fax)     (905)372-1533
(e) rquigley at cobourg.ca<mailto:rquigley at cobourg.ca<mailto:rquigley at cobourg.ca%3cmailto:rquigley at cobourg.ca>>

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