January 11, 2019
Brenna Anstett
Tags: BYTP
I grew up in Exeter on a property covered by giant spruce, cedar and maple trees. They were always such a huge part of my life, providing me with excellent hiding spots during neighbourhood games of hide-and-seek, giving us piles of leaves to jump into in the fall, providing us with shade to cool off in the summer and housing local wildlife, like robins and white squirrels! But another value that they offer - something that doesn’t always get a ton of attention - is the way trees can help conserve energy and provide us with financial benefits.
January 08, 2019
Daniela Serodio
Tags: BYTP
As the cold, dark nights of winter continue, beautiful outdoor lights can brighten our spirits. From houses to trees, everything seems to twinkle throughout the holidays and beyond. But, if not carefully managed, these decorations can be damaging and even fatal to trees!
December 03, 2018
Erin MacDonald
Tags: Volunteers
LEAF volunteers, project partners, board members and staff came together for a delightful night of celebration and mingling as we reflected on our many TREEmendous accomplishments of 2018!
November 30, 2018
Erin MacDonald
Tags: Town of Richmond Hill
LEAF and the Town of Richmond Hill are thrilled to launch this self-guided tree tour, showcasing the native tree species located in the beautiful Lake Wilcox Park.
November 21, 2018
Brenna Anstett
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The fall season is a great time to walk through our urban forest to see all the beautiful changing colours, and it is also a great time to add to our urban forest by planting new trees! Throughout September, October and November, our residential planting team worked hard to plant and deliver trees and shrubs to property owners across Toronto, Oakville, Ajax, and York Region!
November 19, 2018
Daniela Serodio
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Colonel Samuel Smith Park is famous as a bird watching hotspot and for its outdoor ice rink trail, but this year it became the site of another exciting development! In the spring and fall of 2018, LEAF hosted a special two-part Tree Tour series in this park. Tour participants had the delightful opportunity to learn seasonal tree identification tips from our certified arborist.
November 09, 2018
Natalie Secen
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It’s hard to believe that yet another season is almost complete in our Urban Forest Demonstration Gardens. Although we’re sad that we can’t get our hands dirty all year long, we can take the cold weather as an opportunity to reflect on our successful season.
November 05, 2018
Natalie Secen
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This year brought lots of exciting opportunities for LEAF, including a partnership with the Town of Richmond Hill to engage the community and increase urban canopy cover. Through five different events during the spring and fall of 2018, we planted over 1250 trees and shrubs to enhance Richmond Hill’s urban forest!
October 12, 2018
Daniela Serodio
Tags: Tree planting
On the morning of Saturday, September 15th community members from the King area joined LEAF, the Township of King and the Reginal Municipality of York for a public tree planting event! Even though it was a hot, balmy day, energy levels were high and everyone’s excitement could be seen as tree after tree went into the ground.
October 10, 2018
Visitor (not verified)
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As part of LEAF’s 2018 Young Urban Forest Leaders (YUFLs) program, Armita, Farheen, Megan and Sneha joined efforts with Our Place Initiative to launch a new Adopt-A-Park-Tree program in Centennial Park. To introduce the program, a public Tree Tour and stewardship event was held at the park on Sunday, August 26th, 2018. Though it was a hot summer afternoon, there was great community turn out with lots of excitement, energy and great stewardship spirit!