Jessica Piskorowski's picture

How will you celebrate Earth Day?

Posted by Jessica Piskorowski / April 16, 2013
Toronto Hydro Tree Planting
Earth Day is coming up, and as always, we have big plans to celebrate the urban forest and expand the tree canopy within the city! Our annual tree planting event aims to educate and share the beauty that surrounds us. This Sunday, the LEAF team (comprised of several staff and 25 dedicated volunteers) will celebrate Earth Day Weekend and National Volunteer Week by leading Toronto Hydro employees and their families in planting and mulching over 300 trees and shrubs in Milliken Park.
Read more
Jessica Piskorowski's picture

International Influences: Asheville, North Carolina

Posted by Jessica Piskorowski / March 26, 2013
Urban forest in Asheville, North Carolina
This year, my St. Patrick’s Day festivities took place in Asheville North Carolina, where we celebrated the luck o’ the Irish and trees together: It was Arbor Day in North Carolina! Much like our National Tree Day, North Carolina’s Arbor Day is a day where cities across the state come together to celebrate their urban forests.
Read more
Jessica Piskorowski's picture

Garden-Wise

Posted by Jessica Piskorowski / November 05, 2012
Garden Stewards
Nature can be an excellent teacher if you take the chance to learn from its various characters. In their own way, our Urban Forest Demonstration Gardens have instilled little bits of wisdom into everyone who has been touched by them. LEAF stewards and volunteers have been busy preparing our gardens for the looming cold (especially with the first snowflakes flying last week!)
Read more
Jessica Piskorowski's picture

International Influences: Seattle

Posted by Jessica Piskorowski / October 29, 2012
Seattle's urban forest
This summer I took the ultimate train trip out West on board VIA Rail’s The Canadian. After stops in Jasper & Vancouver, we made the international jump and continued travelling down the coast to Seattle. A mix of wild, rural, and urban scenery offered a whole new roster of tree species to admire and thoughts on trees and landscapes.
Read more
Jessica Piskorowski's picture

Junction Depave Paradise

Posted by Jessica Piskorowski / October 05, 2012
Depaving the junction
This National Tree Day we celebrated our urban forest by working to improve the health of street trees in the Junction. Simple things like routine watering and annual mulching can go a long way in improving the stressful lives of boulevard trees. But we decided to take it a step further in the Junction and pull up some pavement while we were at it.
Read more