Blogs
March 29, 2024
Jess Wilkin
March 20, 2024
Jess Wilkin
March 20, 2024
Joel Sloggett
No matter what characteristics you are looking to add to your garden, including making your property more welcoming to butterflies, LEAF has you covered. Here are four native shrubs that attract butterflies and help to promote biodiversity right in your own backyard.
March 06, 2024
Justin Lewis
In a previous blog, we discussed the benefits of having native butterfly and moth caterpillars in the backyard. They won’t damage your trees and shrubs; instead, they are both beautiful and contribute to the ecosystem by pollinating plants and serving as food sources for birds, which helps maintain balance in their populations. In this blog, we will explore how soft landings can further enhance your yard as a welcoming habitat for butterflies, moths and other pollinating insects.
February 28, 2024
Amba P
February 21, 2024
Jon Curtis
February 21, 2024
Natasha Jovanovic
Last year, I came across the YUFL program and thought it seemed too good to be true. I had been searching for a chance to meet fellow nature nerds and gain urban forestry experience, so I was thrilled to stumble upon this free, hands-on training and mentorship program for Toronto youth.
February 07, 2024
Justin Lewis
Native species are those that established in southern Ontario over thousands of years through natural evolution, as opposed to being introduced by humans from other regions. We hold a special appreciation for native species due to their adaptability to our local climatic conditions, their capacity to provide wildlife habitat and their tendency to demand less care once established. And let's not forget, they're beautiful as well!
Want to know about some recommendations from our planting team? Here are a few of their favorites:
December 19, 2023
Sarah Halonen
Urban forests face many challenges from development, climate change and extreme weather, invasive species and disease. These challenges become particularly pronounced when one or two tree species dominate a woodlot, and even more so when they are non-native. This very fact became apparent with the detection of pine wilt disease at Russett Park, a woodlot once dominated by the non-native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
November 21, 2023
Jeremy Lewis
Since 2018, LEAF has been working with Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) tenants to improve canopy cover and community ties through the TCHC Planting and Stewardship Program. The program offers shrubs and trees free of cost to TCHC tenants and supports tree stewardship activities carried out by tenants who care for their newly planted trees.