We want to see the urban forest for the trees! And we want to see them through your eyes. So we’re launching a series to highlight our favourite photos. Each month we will choose one, but the goal is that they are all provided by you! So get out your cameras and snap emblematic shots that speak to what it feels like in our streets, parks and alley ways.
As I finish up my graduate studies, one thing has become clear: nothing in conservation happens without buy-in and support from everyone. Conservation is just too big and complicated for an elite team of professionals to make all of the calls on their own. No matter how much good research exists, it can’t be completely effective unless it takes to heart what is relevant and important to all of us.
When it comes to the issue of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), much of the media coverage has focused on gloom, doom and the sound of chainsaws. I can’t say I blame them. It’s easy to get caught up in the emotion; but there is more to the story, and it includes optimism, the power of community, and you. It is our EAB Call to Action.
I graduated from LEAF’s Tree Tenders Volunteer Training Program a year ago – in May 2011. This January, I was invited to participate in the Emerald Ash Borer Park Challenge. The purpose of this collaborative project with the City of Toronto was to help identify ash trees in city parks that are eligible to receive preventive TreeAzin injections to protect them against the Emerald Ash Borer infestation.
