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Ancient Forest AllianceDec 11 2012

Big Trees of Vancouver featured in major Chinese-language newspaper.

Dec 11 2012/News Coverage

Here are a series of articles in the Sing Tao Daily News, a major Chinese-language newspaper in Vancouver, about the biggest trees of Vancouver that also features the Ancient Forest Alliance and our campaign to protect them!

愛樹團體籲省府保育

[2012-11-28]

本報記者王露報道

卑詩省古樹聯盟(Ancient Forest Alliance)20個支持者,上周六到省長簡蕙芝(Christy Clark)於溫西格雷岬(Point Grey)選區辦公室外示威,促請省府保護本省珍貴古樹。
聯 盟發起人吳俊諺說,他與支持者計劃去格雷岬約2,000個家庭,向他們解說保護古樹的重要,並邀請他們簽署請願信,呼籲省府成立一個卑詩古老森林保護計 劃,阻止砍伐溫哥華島及低陸平原等地區的珍貴古樹。他們還希望省府能確保本省伐木業者不要砍伐古樹,選擇5至50年樹齡的年輕樹木砍伐。
吳俊諺指出,卑詩低陸平原地區約有2萬公頃的古樹森林,需要保護。而距離下屆省選不到7個月時間,簡蕙芝仍有機會推動改變。他說,聖誕將至,簡蕙芝應該送給卑詩省一份可持續受惠的聖誕禮物。他們稍後會把收集到的請願信交到簡蕙芝選區辦公室。

 

溫市樹木也有新移民

[2012-11-28]

本報記者王露報道

人均擁樹2.6棵不負最綠城市美譽
除了人和建築物外,溫哥華市最常見到就是樹木。據統計,溫市共有160萬棵樹,當中有「原住民」──西部紅柏與道格拉斯冷杉,也有「新移民」──源自上世紀日本的櫻花樹。目前全市居民平均每人有2.6棵樹。溫市府計劃未來8年增種15萬棵樹,延續溫哥華最綠色城市的美譽。
由 香港移民溫市30多年的溫市府社區發展及社會政策部規劃師黃永安稱,上世紀80年中期至90年代初,大批香港人湧入,當時有建築商為吸引新移民買家,在翻 新舊屋或建新屋時,砍掉院子內原有樹木。由於入住這些屋苑多數是香港移民,本地居民誤以為華裔移民不懂珍惜樹木因而衍生反感,經華社領袖出面解釋,雙方誤 會才告化解(詳另文)。
160萬棵樹 擬8年增1成
根據市府資料,溫市現在約有160萬棵樹,包括約14萬棵街樹,並計劃在未來年再種植5萬棵,增幅約一成(見附表)。
百多年前溫市開埠初期,木材是本地的主要經濟命脈,不少街名也以樹命名。最普遍的是西部紅柏(Western Red Cedar)和道格拉斯冷杉樹(Douglas Fir),史丹利公園(Stanley Park)及市面仍可見到它們的蹤影。
溫哥華綠色文化俱樂部會長林聖哲說,溫市街樹很有特色,例如樹葉變化最多的楓樹,最常見的榆樹等;為保護街樹,市府還立例,砍樹須申請及種下新樹苗。
相對於「原住樹」,源自上世紀30年代日本的櫻花樹就是溫市的「新移民」,陪伴日裔移民融入本地生活,對他們有特別意義。
櫻花樹是「新移民」
據 溫市府樹木修剪師斯蒂芬(Bill Stephen)憶述,1967年,日本政府代表昭和天皇送給溫市幾百株櫻花樹,作為象徵加日友誼的禮物,它們被分種在溫市不同區域。1977年,本地日 裔為慶祝第一代日裔抵埠百年,在奧本海默公園(Oppenheimer Park)種下21棵櫻花樹。其後,更有日裔團體發起櫻花節,現已成為每年城中盛事。
但四年前,公園局計劃在奧本海默公園增建運動場館,打算移走部分櫻花樹,遭日裔社區反對。斯蒂芬指,起初公園局並不知這些櫻花樹對日裔有重要歷史意義,後經溝通,公園局放棄原計劃,櫻花樹保留。
古 樹保護聯盟(Ancient Forest Alliance)發起人之一吳俊諺說,小時候父母曾帶他去公園垂釣,令他愛上樹木及自然環境。長大後,他報讀卑詩大學(UBC)生態學系,想要更加瞭解 周圍的綠色環境。他記得讀書時,有一次學校要砍伐校園大片森林,為保護這片森林,他曾堅持在樹上靜坐一星期示威。

 

違例砍樹 可罰千元

[2012-11-28]

本報記者王露報道

根據溫市樹木保護附例,業主如要砍伐自己物業內的樹木,必須事先申請砍樹許可(tree permit)。
一般業主只可在12個月內,申請砍一棵樹,該樹樹圍必須在64釐米以上,樹輪直徑20釐米以上,離地至少1.4米高,才能被砍。
此外,業主在砍樹後必須種下一棵新樹苗。如有人違法砍樹,市府將對違法者罰款,每棵樹500至1,000元。
溫市府表示,市府平均每年發出1,500至1,600個砍樹許可。市府在近年曾有過兩個較嚴重的違法砍樹案例,其中一個業主無許可而砍下25棵樹,被罰3.1萬元。
另一宗發生在西南海旁大道(SW Marine Dr.),業主和承建商沒有許可砍下14棵樹,分別被罰3.2萬元和2.1萬元。

 

溫市中部Heather St. 首條以樹命名街道

[2012-11-28]

本報記者

溫市在1867年開埠,早期居民主要在煤氣鎮一帶,從事伐木和鋸木工作,時至今日,這個城市樹木密度,仍然遠高於人口密度。
事實上,從溫市許多街道都以樹種命名,就可知本地和樹木有不解之緣。
在1874年,溫市中部出現第一條以樹種命名的街道,即意為石南樹街的希瑟街 (Heather St.),而命名者是卑詩省伐木先驅麥基(William Mackie)。
繼石南樹街由市中部延至南部之後,溫市西區陸續有更多街道以樹命名,例如意為野草莓樹街的阿布特斯街(Arbutus St.)、意指橡樹街的渥街(Oak St.),以及白蠟樹街的阿什街(Ash St.)等。

https://news.singtao.ca/vancouver/2012-11-28/headline1354098933d4220784.html
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