Jessica Piskorowski's blog

A little holiday cheer

Jessica Piskorowski — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:20:35 +0000

Our Urban Forest Demonstration Gardens (UFDGs) offer an amazing opportunity to enhance our urban forest and beautify available green spaces across Toronto. They have created partnerships amongst organizations and fostered a sense of communal ownership around our natural areas. Our garden at Spadina Station – Walmer Exit has been a perfect example of seeing these opportunities in action.

Another year stewarding the urban forest

Jessica Piskorowski — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:29:35 +0000

Wow, the 2011 stewardship season at LEAF has been a busy one – and an amazing one! From creating small pockets of biodiversity through our Urban Forest Demonstration Gardens to taking part in large naturalization plantings, we’ve certainly left our positive mark on Toronto’s tree canopy.

Engaging Communities

Jessica Piskorowski — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:52 +0000

Starting your own urban forest initiative – or any community initiative for that matter – can be a rewarding learning process. Working with LEAF’s stewardship programs, I regularly get to hear about the amazing initiatives our Tree Tenders Volunteer Training Program graduates and like-minded individuals start up.

Read more from the Spreading Roots conference

The final tour of 2011

Jessica Piskorowski — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:06:58 +0000

The last tree tour of the season couldn’t have been a better one and I was happy to be the one leading it. It’s so great that Councillors like Mary-Margaret McMahon have shown support for the urban forest by organizing relevant events – including the Upper Beaches Fall Tour!

Identifying trees in Milne Hollow

Jessica Piskorowski — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:15:13 +0000

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.