Lakeshore Advance, 2013-05-29, Page 11Wednesday, May 29, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 11
Ausable Bayfield Conservation plants more than 200 trees
Trees planted along
Highway 4, between
Brucefield and Clinton, on
behalf of Ontario Ministry
of Transportation
Staff members of Ausable Bayfield
Conservation have finished planting
more than 200 trees along the east side
of l lighway 4, between Brucefield and
Clinton, on behalf of the Ontario
Ministry of Transportation (M'I'O). The
tree planting work is part of a Ministry
of Transportation project. 'this project
follows upgrades to roads and ditches
along that section of the highway over
the past two years. Some trees had to be
removed at that time. The new trees
were planted this May and more tree
planting is planned for Highway 4,
between Kippen and Brucefield, in
spring 2014.
"We chose species that could best
stand up to salt spray," said Lan Jean,
Forestry and Stewardship Specialist
with Ausable Bayfield Conservation
Authority (ARCA). "We planted red oak,
bur oak, honey locust, Kentucky coffee
tree, hackberry, and soft ample trees."
About half of the trees are honey
locust. That species is planted in more
open spaces because it can tolerate a
Jeff Van Nlekerk, a field staff member with Ausable Bayfield Conservation, puts In
stakes to support a tree planted south of Vanastra as part of a recent Ontario Ministry of
llansportation tree planting Initiative. This tree is a maple. It Is one of 205 trees planted
on the east side of Highway 4 between Brucefield and Clinton this May as part of the
MTO project to replace some trees that had to be removed as part of a highway upgrade.
high amount of salt spray, Jean
said. Staff members will monitor
the trees over the coming
months and stake them as
needed. They will also install
tree guards in the autumn to
prevent rabbits and rodents
from harming the trees. "We
spaced the trees between 50 and
65 feet apart to allow for proper
growth and to keep the sight
lines between the trees," Jean
said.
The tree planting that was
finished this week was on the
east side of the highway, on the
Ministry right of way.
lie Ministry of Transportation
also provides 100 per cent
funding for some windbreak tree
planting along the west side of
the highway that acts as a 'living
snow fence.' The Ministry
requires conifers planted as
living snow fences to be at least
15 metres from highway
shoulders. This guideline allows
space for snow to build up.
Along this stretch of highway the
MTO right of way is not wide
enough to accommodate show
accumulation, which means
living snow fences will be
established on a voluntary basis
on private property where
landowners choose to
participate. This tree planting is
funded by MTO when projects
are approved by the Ministry.
Those landowners who would
like to do this kind of windbreak
planting are invited to call Lan
Jean at Ausable Hayfield
Conservation at 519-235-2610 or
toll-free 1-888-286-2610.
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