Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01268, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Millward, Andrew (Ryerson University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project seeks to understand the effects of de-icing salt accumulation in soil cells on urban street tree health_x000D_
and resilience. City trees have considerable functional value as green infrastructure, and are sited as vital_x000D_
contributors to urban sustainability. Substantial resources are invested by municipalities, and private industry,_x000D_
across Canada to introduce large-growing trees into urban areas to improve environmental quality, attract_x000D_
economic investment, and to enhance quality of life. City streets, however, are exceedingly harsh environments_x000D_
for tree growth. In this NSERC Engage-funded project, Ryerson University will work with industry partner,_x000D_
DeepRoot Canada Corp., a Vancouver-based landscape and stormwater design company, to conduct a robust_x000D_
investigation of the impact of de-icing salts, and the associated process of water flushing, post-snow melt, on_x000D_
the Londonplane (Platanus x acerifolia) trees planted along Queens Quay Boulevard, a prominent Toronto_x000D_
streetscape that was recently revitalized with soil cell technology to improve tree survival and augment_x000D_
maintenance practices. We will collect soil, environmental, and biometric data from Queens Quay trees and_x000D_
analyze them at Ryerson's Urban Forestry Lab with the objectives of (1) measuring de-icing salt concentrations_x000D_
in soil cells; (2) isolating impacts of salt concentration and soil residence time on tree condition; and, (3)_x000D_
evaluating the maintenance practice of water flushing the soil in the spring to dilute and remove salt residue in_x000D_
the soil. This project serves as an opportunity for refining urban street tree planting methods and structural soil_x000D_
cell design, which will result in new practices and associated productivity for DeepRoot Canada Corp. and the_x000D_
broader landscaping industry in Canada., program purpose french : This project seeks to understand the effects of de-icing salt accumulation in soil cells on urban street tree health_x000D_
and resilience. City trees have considerable functional value as green infrastructure, and are sited as vital_x000D_
contributors to urban sustainability. Substantial resources are invested by municipalities, and private industry,_x000D_
across Canada to introduce large-growing trees into urban areas to improve environmental quality, attract_x000D_
economic investment, and to enhance quality of life. City streets, however, are exceedingly harsh environments_x000D_
for tree growth. In this NSERC Engage-funded project, Ryerson University will work with industry partner,_x000D_
DeepRoot Canada Corp., a Vancouver-based landscape and stormwater design company, to conduct a robust_x000D_
investigation of the impact of de-icing salts, and the associated process of water flushing, post-snow melt, on_x000D_
the Londonplane (Platanus x acerifolia) trees planted along Queens Quay Boulevard, a prominent Toronto_x000D_
streetscape that was recently revitalized with soil cell technology to improve tree survival and augment_x000D_
maintenance practices. We will collect soil, environmental, and biometric data from Queens Quay trees and_x000D_
analyze them at Ryerson's Urban Forestry Lab with the objectives of (1) measuring de-icing salt concentrations_x000D_
in soil cells; (2) isolating impacts of salt concentration and soil residence time on tree condition; and, (3)_x000D_
evaluating the maintenance practice of water flushing the soil in the spring to dilute and remove salt residue in_x000D_
the soil. This project serves as an opportunity for refining urban street tree planting methods and structural soil_x000D_
cell design, which will result in new practices and associated productivity for DeepRoot Canada Corp. and the_x000D_
broader landscaping industry in Canada., agreement title english : De-icing salt movement in structural soil cells and its implications for urban tree performance, agreement title french : De-icing salt movement in structural soil cells and its implications for urban tree performance, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada