<html dir="ltr"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"> <style>  </style><style type="text/css" id="owaParaStyle"></style> </head> <body lang="EN-CA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" fpstyle="1" ocsi="0"> <div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">They will be gradually damaged if left exposed to bike and foot traffic. Best to bridge them or armour them with aggregate, soil or wood mulch. <div> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:medium; margin:0px"> Shawn Gurney, Dipl. Tech.</div> <div style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:medium; margin:0px"> Urban Forester,</div> <div style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:medium; margin:0px"> Parks, Recreation and Culture</div> <div style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:medium; margin:0px"> (604) 853-5485 lcl. 5884</div> <div style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:medium; margin:0px"> <img alt="Operations Yard" height="82" width="276" style="max-width:100%; height:auto"></div> <div style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:medium; margin:0px"> “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein</div> </div> </div> <div style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000; font-size: 16px"> <hr tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRpF763497" style="direction: ltr;">From: CANUFNET [canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] on behalf of Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika via CANUFNET [canufnet@list.web.net] Sent: October 26, 2021 5:14 AM To: Canadian Urban Forest Network Cc: Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika Subject: [CANUFNET] Tree roots and bike trails </div> <div></div> <div> <div class="WordSection1"> 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 <a href="mailto:jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">jcorkumgorrill@charlottetown.ca</a> <a href="http://www.charlottetown.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.charlottetown.ca</a> <img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7CA49.D14E4530" alt="Description: cid:image001.jpg@01D1972A.003096E0" style="width:2.0312in; height:.8229in" height="79" width="195" border="0"> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail! This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the City of Charlottetown. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you ave received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. </div> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail! <hr> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the City of Charlottetown. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>