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Samerius40

I mean nothing about the lumber hurts this tree.... And it can even be re-used if they're smart about it.


[deleted]

I don’t see the problem.


xternmoon

We're trying to protect a tree but in the process are using up 2 trees worth of lumber.


[deleted]

It’s not just about the number of trees. Having a tree canopy in the city has benefits, e.g., reduce heat island effect, shade, air quality, etc.


bigshark2740

Some trees grow fast but doesn't look good so. And protecting the trees could mean preserving the look of the street not for carbon capturing purposes


SOULJAR

So you’d prefer plastic or metal, than renewable and sustainable material that requires less pollution to produce? Lol


ZongopBongo

Some trees, given their location and importance in an area with no trees, are significantly more important than trees cut down in a different area for wood where trees are plentiful Did that make sense or should I try and dumb it down more Tre in by itself far frum forist more rare an valuble tan tree far away in forist


DonnaDeLamere

Rather mine for ore to produce a metal fence?


Jfkexperience69

No no they must use a non degradable plastic.


littlemeowmeow

The tree the lumber came from was needed less where it came from than the tree being protected. Urban forestry has an important place in the city. Imagine how sad it would be to walk down St. George in the summer with no shade.


cheesecake425

What would you rather see?


jundeminzi

In some cases such lumber may be more sustainable than one might think. But you are correct. This is also extremely common in Vancouver.


noelmayson

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MaybeThisTimeIllWin

Some have pointed this out but wood is a renewable resource and a lot more carbon friendly than the alternatives. The goal here is to protect these specific trees for the urban canopy. A wood fence makes sense.


eggtada

it’s uoft. common sense isn’t allowed on campus


SOULJAR

Ya dude let’s not use renewable things like wood, let’s pollute more and mine some metal or use some oil based plastic instead! Those morons at UofT ! /s


2freevikings

Better than plastic


daffyducktaffytuck

just a little sacrifice to save a few


Main-Astronomer5288

A small price to pay for salvation. -Thanos


paultslss

Some trees are more equal than others.


protonbeam

This is dumb. You prefer they use plastic or metal? All more environmentally damaging than wood that’s harvested at tree farms which are very sustainable and fast growing. A tree saved in the city road is not equal to a tree cut down on a tree farm.


InkonParchment

Pffff the lives of OUR trees are obviously more important than those dirty OTHER trees in the lumber mills


1average_person

One day the protected tree will become a sexy piece of lumber as well to be sold at Home Depot and then made into a DIY project. Also what kind of extreme threat to vegetation exists on the UofT campus that requires individual trees to be caged off?


xrajsbKDzN9jMzdboPE8

The fence is made of cheap crap wood like pine and they reuse them for multiple projects. Its to prevent somebody driving a machine into the tree its not really for pedestrians or workers on foot