[CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails

[Shawn Gurney]

Just need to put some on the outside of the roots and raise above the tops of the roots.  Notice, in the photo, how the bark is beginning to scuff off of the top of the root in the foreground.

Shawn Gurney, Dipl. Tech.
Urban Forester,
Parks, Recreation and Culture
(604) 853-5485 lcl. 5884
[Operations Yard]
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein
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The mountain bikers often put stones over the roots to prevent abrasion. See picture.

Stephen Smith
Urban Forest Associates
Urban Forestry & Ecological Restoration
www.ufora.ca
Office/fax 416-423-3387
Cell 416-707-2164

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Subject: [CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails


Hello,



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?



Thank-you!
Jessika



Jessika Corkum-Gorrill
Forest and Environmental Officer

City of Charlottetown
PO Box 98, 199 Queen Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 7K2
902-629-4122

jcorkumgorrill at charlottetown.ca<mailto:jcorkumgorrill at charlottetown.ca>
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