stewardship

Stewarding Biodiversity at Planting Sites in Richmond Hill

LEAF staff and volunteer posing with bags filled with invasive plant material

Native trees and shrubs face an uphill battle when establishing themselves in disturbed environments. One of the main threats to their growth is invasive species. Without intervention, invasive plants can outnumber and outcompete native plants, eventually causing them to succumb to a lack of water, nutrients or space.

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Growing Whitby’s Urban Forest and Community

This fall, LEAF helped grow the urban forest in Durham Region by planting over 750 native trees and shrubs on public land. We partnered with the Township of Whitby to complete our first naturalization planting project in Whitby’s Rosedale Park. Our Naturalization Assistant, Elina Shahmirian, reflects on their planting experience.

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Enhancing York Region’s Urban Forest One Bag (and Bucket) at a Time

Volunteers with bags full of invasive plants

The first two years of a newly planted tree's life are crucial for its survival. That's why we hosted two volunteer stewardship events at recent naturalization planting sites in York Region this July. Our tree-rific team removed 54 bags of invasive plant species and mulched over 600 native trees and shrubs. In this blog, our new Stewardship Coordinator, Sarah Halonen, shares their first fieldwork experience!

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Tree Planting Has Lasting Effect on Biodiversity and Communities

This fall, with support from Ontario Power Generation’s Regional Biodiversity Program, we launched a new project to increase biodiversity on public lands in York and Durham Regions by the year 2022. We’re happy to announce a great start to this project! This fall alone, we planted 1,617 native trees and shrubs in and hosted a virtual tree tour, attended by 90 people.

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Planting for Biodiversity in the Time of COVID-19

Throughout the month of October, LEAF staff and volunteers worked together to naturalize 5,650 square meters of public land in the City of Richmond Hill. Together, we planted over 1,600 native trees and shrubs! It’s a great start to our bigger goal of planting 6,000 native trees and shrubs by 2022 with support from Ontario Power Generation’s Regional Biodiversity Program. Sites will be selected across York and Durham Regions. Below, we share information on our naturalization efforts and photos capturing our activities.

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Stewarding Biodiversity at Planting Sites in Richmond Hill

Growing Whitby’s Urban Forest and Community

Enhancing York Region’s Urban Forest One Bag (and Bucket) at a Time

Tree Planting Has Lasting Effect on Biodiversity and Communities

Planting for Biodiversity in the Time of COVID-19

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