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Design Your Yard from the Comfort of Your Own Home

Submitted by Natasha Keshavjee on May 29, 2020
LEAF arborist on the computer, text reads "Do-It-Yourself Tree Planting"
Looking for ideas on how to beautify your yard? Fancy getting your hands dirty? Need some help getting started? Look no further! Our Do-It-Yourself Tree Planting Program might just be right for you! Our certified arborists will connect with you virtually to help you select the right native tree for your yard and later we’ll deliver it right to your door. The best part - no previous gardening experience is required!

Sammy Tangir, from Young Urban Forest Leader to Outdoor Educator

Submitted by Lam Tran on May 25, 2020
Young woman holding a sign that says "I'm lichen it!"
Sammy Tangir is an outdoor educator and an alumnus of the Young Urban Forest Leaders program. For Sammy, learning never stopped, and she has continued to pursue her passions, learning all she can about trees. Today, she’s a self-published author of a number of plant identification guides and an avid nature photographer, interests that were spurred on after her time as a Young Urban Forest Leader.

From Sleeping Trees to Spring Leaves

Submitted by Natasha Keshavjee on May 06, 2020
Bud break of Freeman maple
I have always been captivated by how trees withstand the harshest of winter weather and know when to grow their new leaves in the spring. This isn’t magic. The process actually depends on a variety of factors, such as temperature, precipitation and species type, and the timing can even change from year to year! Bud burst, or in other words “leafing out,” in the spring, is a more remarkable process than many of us know!

How the Young Urban Forest Leaders Program Changed My Life

Submitted by Lam Tran on March 03, 2020
Lam Tran, Education Coordinator at LEAF
The Young Urban Forest Leaders (YUFL) Program provides hands-on training and mentorship for Toronto youths. As Education Coordinator at LEAF, I, Lam Tran, am in charge of running and delivering this amazing program. But, not too long ago, I was lucky enough to be a program participant myself. At the time, I was full of hope, curiosity and a bit of anxiety. Little did I know, becoming a YUFL would turn out to be a defining moment in my life. Today, I want to share my story.
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