Hi Larissa,

We are glad you have noticed and appreciated Tree #3.

That is an excellent question about tree protection. It depends on where the tree is growing. Public land, such as the City of Courtenay boulevard that #3 is on, is a relatively safe site but trees on most private land are another story. Between municipalities, regional district and provincial guidelines, the rules around tree protection vary with tree species and the situation. Bottom line: it can be risky to be a tree, particularly in urban areas. If you care about trees, understand and stand up for reasonable tree by-laws and urban planning that considers the original green infrastructure (trees) and the smart ways we can integrate or protect existing groves of trees for livable cities.

We also would like to see which get the top votes (is there a vote?)

Krista also encountered a Server Error, which also is not specific to the forum. I’ve been getting those quite often while doing site maintenance recently (mainly this work). A while later the same operation will succeed, so I think this has nothing to do with our website at all. It’s just the inadequate web host. Very frustrating, and motivating to get out of here.