October 04, 2011
Jessica Piskorowski
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This season, LEAF and City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry and Recreation teamed up to provide tours, workshops, plantings, and mulching events at one of Toronto’s least known but most spectacular naturalized spaces – Milne Hollow.
October 03, 2011
Mark Sherman
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This past Sunday morning I represented LEAF at the Official Opening of Baker's Woods. There to spread the word about our Back Yard Tree Planting Program in Vaughan, I was lucky to have the opportunity to get to check out this exciting and unique environmental and cultural site in the heart of the city.
September 24, 2011
Guest Blogger
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Accolades for the book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder pour in from around the world. Will Rogers, now the president of the Trust for Public Land in the USA wrote “Anyone who cares about the future should heed Richard Louv’s prophetic message… Last Child in the Woods should be on every conservationist’s – and every parent’s – bookshelf.” I agree.
September 23, 2011
Mat Laporte
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Who doesn't love a good hemlock? The Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is a native conifer tree with a good pyramidal form that makes it ideal for use as a privacy screen.
September 23, 2011
Janet McKay
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It's the first day of fall and our first day of planting, so I wanted to take an opportunity to share some tips on caring for your trees. As the leaves turn to a beautiful display of colour overhead, let's all work together to keep our urban forest healthy.
September 22, 2011
Melissa Williams
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Have you heard about the emerald ash borer (EAB)? This introduced pest from Asia that feeds on and kills ash trees was first detected in the City of Toronto in 2007 and in York Region in 2008, and now poses a serious threat to our urban forests.
September 22, 2011
Janet McKay
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The provincial election is fast approaching and we all want to know where the parties stand on key environmental issues.
September 22, 2011
Andrea Bake
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Q: What are these orange growths on my cedars and serviceberry trees?
September 22, 2011
Matthew Higginson
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This week is National Forest Week – what better time than now to build a space dedicated to our stories from the field, projects across the urban forest, and issues that affect our leafy counterparts?
September 21, 2011
Janet McKay
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For those of you who are not familiar with LEAF, we are a community-based, not-for-profit organization that engages urban residents in the protection, care and regeneration of our urban forest. I would like to share with you today the ways in which the University of Toronto has contributed to LEAF’s evolution.