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Vancouver’s Great Trees Contest

The Vancouver Public Space Network is looking for your help in profiling the stars of the city’s urban forest.  Starting on Earth Day (April 22) 2010, and running throughout summer, we’re holding a contest to find the Vancouver’s most amazing arboreal specimens.  The goals?  A permanent record, an interactive “Great Tree” blog, and community-based map of the city’s favourite leafy giants.

What makes a tree Great?  Whatever you think. The tree in question doesn’t need to be big necessarily, just something you consider special, important, meaningful, amazing — for whatever reason.  It could be the shade at your favourite picnic spot, or the place you met for your first date… or maybe it’s the best climbing tree you’ve ever met.  If you’ve got a favorite tree in the city, then this is your chance to nominate them for a branchy high-five.

Win a prize for your efforts!  Just to be clear, we’re not picking a winning tree (they’re all winners after all, and who are we to judge!).  That being said, we will be randomly drawing one submission each week for a special “thank you gift.”  Good prizes too!  We’ve got some neat Vancouver-ish books and other city-friendly, tree-loving goodies to give away.